Open AccessHazard identification, risk assessment, and control measures as an effective tool of occupational health assessment of hazardous process in an iron ore pelletizing industry
Author(s) -
B.K. Rout,
BK Sikdar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_19_16
Subject(s) - risk assessment , hazard analysis , occupational safety and health , hazardous waste , environmental health , pelletizing , health risk assessment , hazard , operations management , business , risk analysis (engineering) , medicine , engineering , health risk , waste management , computer science , computer security , reliability engineering , pellets , oceanography , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology , geology
With the growing numbers of iron ore pelletization industries in India, various impacts on environment and health in relation to the workplace will rise. Therefore, understanding the hazardous process is crucial in the development of effective control measures. Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, and Control measures (HIRAC) acts as an effective tool of Occupational Health Assessment.