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NIOSH Safety and Health Topic:Control Banding |
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NIOSH DRAFT Document for Comment Control banding (CB) is a technique used to guide the assessment and management of workplace risks. It is a generic technique that determines a control measure (for example dilution ventilation, engineering controls, containment, etc.) based on a range or “band” of hazards (such as skin/eye irritant, very toxic, carcinogenic, etc) and exposures (small, medium, large exposure). It is an approach that is based on two pillars; the fact that there are a limited number of control approaches, and that many problems have been met and solved before. CB uses the solutions that experts have developed previously to control occupational chemical exposures, and suggesting them to other tasks with similar exposure situations. It is an approach that focuses resources on exposure controls and describes how strictly a risk needs to be managed. NIOSH considers CB a potentially useful tool for small businesses. Control banding must be used in conjunction with health and safety practices such as substitution. Substitution for a less hazardous chemical is still highly recommended to prevent exposure. It is important to note that Control Banding is NOT a replacement for experts in occupational safety and health nor does it eliminate the need to perform exposure monitoring. CB highly recommends the use of professionals to provide recommendations. The fourth band specifically recommends seeking professional assistance for highly hazardous exposures. Furthermore, CB recommends exposure monitoring to follow the CB intervention to ensure the installed controls are working properly. International Control Banding Workshops, Symposia, and PresentationsControl Banding: Does the Model Work. 7 December, 2007. This workshop was presented by the University of Connecticut in 2007. U.S. National Control Banding Workshop, 9-10 March 2005. This link contains several presentations that were delivered at the Control banding workshop held in Ohio in 2005. The Practical Application in Developing Countries This external link to the ILO-WHO/IPCS is a report on the planning meeting on control banding, 13-16 June 2004 in the Netherlands. Global Implementation Strategy This link is provided by the ILO. It provides a report from the IPCS International Technical Group Meeting, 28 May 2004, on the global implementation strategy of the Occupational Risk Management Toolbox. 3rd International Control Banding Workshop, 21 September 2005. This link provided by the IOHA contains abstracts and presentations from the international workshop on Global Trends in Control Banding Collaborations. 2nd International Control Banding Workshop, 1-2 March 2004—This external link is provided by the ACGIH, and provides presentations from the Control Banding Workshop, entitled Validation and Effectiveness of Control Banding. 1st International Control Banding Workshop, 4-5 November 2002. This two day event was held in London in 2002. This link contains outlines and presentations from that workshop. Documents and PublicationsApplication of a Pilot Control Banding Tool for Risk Level Assessment and Control of Nanoparticle Exposures ‘Stoffenmanager’, a Web-Based Control Banding Tool Using an Exposure Process Model History and Evolution of Control Banding: A Review Control Banding: Issues and Opportunities Evaluation of the control banding method--comparison with measurement-based comprehensive risk assessment. Guidance for Conducting Control Banding Analyses Additional Control Banding LinksSeveral organizations maintain electronic topic pages on Control Banding. Please refer to the following websites for additional information. AIHA Control banding working group International Labour Organization International Occupational Hygiene Association e-COSHH Essentials (United Kingdom) Stoffenmanager 3.5 (the Netherlands) GTZ Chenical Management Guide for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (Germany)--Practical guide for enterprises on improving chemical management, gaining cost savings, reducing hazards and improving safety. Related NIOSH Topic PagesNIOSH ContactsFor additional information, contact T.J. Lentz (TLentz@cdc.gov) or Rick Niemeier (RNiemeier@cdc.gov).
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December 4, 2008
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