Module
Chemical Risk Assessment
Assess exposure, hazard and control effectiveness for every chemical formulation in use, not just for restricted substances.
Module details
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Roles
- EHS Officer
- Occupational Health Lead
- Chemical Manager
Outcomes
- Documented risk assessment per formulation and task
- Controls verified proportionate to residual risk
Workflow
- 1.Identify hazard, task, exposure route and duration
- 2.Rate likelihood, severity and current control effectiveness
- 3.Add engineering, administrative or PPE controls as required
- 4.Reassess on change of formulation, task or incident
Evidence
Common failures
- Generic assessment copied across dissimilar tasks
- Controls assumed effective without verification
Escalation
- High residual risk without approved controls → stop work and escalate to EHS lead
KPIs
- % formulations with current risk assessment
- Control verification pass rate
Official sources
- ZDHC Supplier to Zero Programme
Structured implementation programme for supplier chemical management maturity across foundational, progressive and aspirational levels.
ZDHC Foundation · Implementation guidance · Jurisdiction: Global · Applies to: Manufacturing suppliers implementing sustainable chemical management.
- ISO 14001 — Environmental management systems (ISO 14001:2015)
Requirements for an environmental management system covering context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation and improvement.
International Organization for Standardization · Voluntary standard · Jurisdiction: Global · Applies to: Organisations of any size implementing an environmental management system.
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