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Hazard

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Hazard Analysis

Hazard Analysis
What protective measures must be taken?

Why is a systematic hazard analysis so important?

To serve as the basis for selecting personal protective equipment

To meet the legel requirements according to the Occupational Health and Safety Act and
the Ordinance on Hazardous Substances

To guarantee maximum protection for the employees in question

Because the many types of hazards are largely unknown

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Workplace analysis Æ Hazard assessment Æ Measures

Procedure for hazard assessment:

1. Workplace analysis
What potential risks e.g. exposure from hazardous substances
are there? What are the maximum permissible exposure levels? E.g. AGW limits*

2. Hazard assessment
What hazard level are employees subject to at their workplace?
Is the employee's health endangered?

3. Measures
What measures can be taken to reduce exposure
to a tolerable level?

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Sources of danger

Selecting necessary safety measures by analyzing and assessing potential


risks which employees are subject to at their workplaces.

How dangers arise?

• Design and set-up of a workplace

• Physical, chemical and biological influences


employees are subject to at their workplace

• Selection and handling of substances,


machines, devices and systems

• Employees not sufficiently qualified

• Working and manufacturing processes used

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Hazard analysis factors

In Germany, according to §7 of the Ordinance on Hazardous Substances, hazards posed


to the health and safety of personnel must be determined based on the following aspects:
1. Properties of the substances used
2. Information by the manufacturer on safety and health
(e.g. safety data sheet according to §6 GefStoffV
(Hazardous Substances Ordinance))
3. Extent, type and peiod of exposure (with consideration to
all types of exposure)
4. Physical and chemical effect
5. Possible alternatives
6. Occupational conditions and manufacturing processes
7. Limit values of exposure (OEL lists, AGW levels)*
8. Safety measures already taken
9. Results of the work-related medical examinations

Check your local regulations for national requirements

* OEL = occupational exposure limits


AGW = workplace exposure limits

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Legal foundations of the hazard analysis

§ In Germany a hazard analysis is stipulated and described by three


institutions completely independent of one another.
Furthermore, the analysis of hazards can be regulated individually by
additional guidlines.

Important documents on hazard analysis:

BGR 190 – Guidelines of the employer's liability insurance association

GefStoffV – Ordinance on Hazardous Substances

ArbschG – German Occupational Safety and Health Act

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Taking measures

A correct hazard analysis is the most important precondition for selecting


the correct filtering respiratory device for your individual application!

For your own sake and in the interest of your personnel, be sure to carry out
your hazard analysis with the necessary care while adhering to the required
methods and regulations to ensure the utmost in safety.

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Important information

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absolutely necessary to understand and strictly observe the operating instructions when using any of
the products shown or mentioned on the pages of this Web site. In particular, the content of these Web
sites shall in no way be used in place of or as a supplement for these operating instructions.

The employees' self-information does not release the employer from observing the required safety
instructions.
The APR training course does not serve as an exemption from having to observe national codes of
practice and laws, such as the BGR 190 in Germany.

The information and material for training courses provided on the APR Online Web site are protected by
copyright for Dräger Safety & Co. KGaA. They may be used for your own training purposes by correctly
and completely indicating the source and referring to the copyright of Dräger Safety. The use for
commercial training purposes is not permitted.

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Thank you for
your attention.

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