Determine relevant management measures
Employers should include in their management consideration as to whether the risks from the hazardous chemicals used can be eliminated by
- Ceasing to use the chemicals;
- Replacing them by less hazardous chemicals or by the same substances in a less hazardous form; or
- Using an alternative process.
Where the use of hazardous chemicals cannot be prevented, control measures for the storage, transport, disposal and treatment of hazardous chemicals should be followed.
As you have decided that your country has limited resources to implement an occupational safety and health management scheme, the option proposed is to implement control banding techniques to determine risk management measures.
Also see the Risk management element of the Industrial Chemicals Management Scheme.
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- ILO: Safety and health in the use of agrochemicals: a guide
- WHO: Protecting workers' health series No. 1: Preventing health risks from the use of pesticides in agriculture.
- ILO: SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE USE OF CHEMICALS AT WORK: A TRAINING MANUAL
- ILO: WARM: WORK ADJUSTMENT FOR RECYCLING AND MANAGING WASTE
- WHO/IPCS : Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit
- ILO International Chemical Control Toolkit
- WHO : Healthy workplaces: a WHO global model for action