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Risk Assessment: Rolie A. Castro
Risk Assessment: Rolie A. Castro
Rolie A. Castro
The aim of the risk assessment process is to remove a hazard or reduce the level of its risk by adding precautions or control measures, as necessary.
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Exposure Pathway
Exposure Exposure occurs when you come in contact with a material and that material enters your body. Pathway A path or pathway is the course along which a material in the environment moves from its source to a new location.
Exposure Pathway
Exposure Pathway refers to the way in which a person may come into contact with a hazardous substance, whether it is a chemical, biological, or some other harmful substance.
Exposure Pathway
Chemicals can be released into the soil, water or air from spilled or leaking containers, leaking landfills or dumps, through spraying, or released from smokestacks. When a substance enters the ecosystem where it is not normally found, it is called a contaminant. Humans become exposed to these contaminants by touching, breathing, or ingesting substances that contains the chemical
Exposure Pathway
To determine if human health is at risk of disease from contaminants, two things must occur: There must be an exposure to a contaminant The contaminant must be toxic.