Risk and Risk Management in Chemical Industry

Sanda Visan ()
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Sanda Visan: Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania

REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, 2010, vol. 11, issue 3, 526-533

Abstract: Chemical industry shows a continuing risk to human health and the environment. Risk management with technology can prevent accidents and can keep people healthy. In this work some managerial actions of prevention, risk assessment and mitigation are presented. These activities involve: the knowing the nature and limits of occupational exposure to hazardous chemical agents at work; choosing appropriate technology; determining measures for risk mitigation; development of work instructions, labor protection and first aid.

Keywords: risk; risk management; industrial chemistry; dangerous pollutant. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L65 O14 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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