Hazard Banding Approach for Qualitative Exposure Assessments: Severity Rating (Part 1)

In many workplaces, Health and Safety professionals face challenges when evaluating occupational exposures due to limited access to quantitative data or opportunity for performing exposure monitoring. This webinar will explore practical qualitative methods that can help identify and manage workplace risks effectively.

A central focus of this session will be on developing accurate severity ratings based on potential health outcomes using global harmonization health hazard statements. Participants will learn how to apply the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)’s recommended algorithmic approach—incorporating severity, exposure, and certainty ratings—to generate a structured and defensible risk characterization.

Industrial hygienists, safety managers, and environmental health practitioners seeking to strengthen their exposure assessment processes using evidence-based, resource-efficient strategies will benefit from this webinar.

Objectives

Upon completion, participants will be able to:  

1. Recall a basic algorithm for qualitative exposure assessments (QLEAs)
2. List the resources for determining the global harmonization system (GHS) health hazard statements
3. Apply GHS health hazard statements to determine the severity rating for a paint thinner

Lecturer

Kent A. Candee, MS, CIH, CSP, ARM, CPCU

Instructor

Mr. Candee has a bachelor’s in Chemistry from the University of Northern Iowa and a Master’s in Industrial Hygiene from Montana Tech. He has over 30 years of experience, both as a technician while serving in the United States Air Force as a Bioenvironmental Engineering Technician and professionally. His professional career has included performing consulting and analytical laboratory analysis, and performing loss control services for an insurance company. Kent is currently at Los Alamos National Laboratory where he leads the Occupational Safety and Health – Industrial Safety and Hygiene, Industrial Hygiene Team in developing procedures, policies, and guidance documents for exposure and risk assessments, silica, chemical safety, indoor air quality, hearing conservation, noise evaluations, oxygen deficiency hazards, biological hazards, respiratory protection, personal protective equipment, ventilation, and monitoring equipment. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Safety Professional, and obtained the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designations.

Credit

This course contains 1 hours of instruction. 0.1 CEUs are offered for this course.

As an IACET Accredited Provider, Bowen Learning Network offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.

Eligible for contact hours with the BGC, BCSP, IHMM, and other OEHS certifying agencies.

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Completion Requirements

To receive a Certificate of Completion for this course, participants are required to complete the following items:

1. Participate in the live webinar or review the on-demand webinar recording.
2. Score 70% or higher on the quiz.
3. Complete the webinar evaluation.

No certificate will be awarded to participants who do not meet the above completion requirements.

Computer Requirements

The Bowen Learning Network online virtual classrooms are powered by BigBlueButton. It fully supports the Windows, Mac OS X, and Chromebook platforms (see below for versions supported). Support is available for iOS (iPads) and Android Tablets. While smart phones can be used, the screens are too small to display all of the aspects of the Virtual Classroom.  For the best online learning experience, the use of a device with a larger screen is HIGHLY recommended. A physical keyboard is also recommended.

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