Foreword

Introduction

1Scope

2Normative references

3Terms and definitions

4Symbols and abbreviated terms

5General framework for control banding applied to NOAA

5.1General

5.2Information gathering and data recording

5.3Hazard banding

5.4Exposure banding

5.5Control banding

5.5.1Proactive implementation of control banding

5.5.2Retroactive implementation approach: evaluation of control banding and risk banding

5.6Review and data recording

6Information gathering

6.1NOAA characterization

6.1.1General

6.1.2NOAA information and identification

6.1.3Physicochemical properties and NOAA characterization

6.1.4NOAA toxicological data

6.2Exposure characterization

6.2.1General exposure characterization elements

6.2.2Physical form

6.2.3Amount of NOAA

6.2.4Potential for dust generation

6.2.5Quantitative exposure measurements

6.3Characterization of control measures

6.3.1General

6.3.2Reduction of emission

6.3.3Reduction of transmission

6.3.4Reduction of immission

6.3.5Workplace area and personal exposure monitoring data

7Control banding implementation

7.1Preliminary remarks

7.2Hazard band setting

7.2.1Hazard categorization of chemicals and general hazard banding process for bulk materials

7.2.2Allocation of a NOAA to a hazard band

7.3Exposure band setting

7.3.1Preliminary remarks

7.3.2Synthesis, production and manufacturing of NOAA

7.3.3Material dispersed in a solid matrix

7.3.4Material in suspension in a liquid

7.3.5Material in powder form

7.3.6Option for modifying the process to reduce exposure levels

7.4Control band setting and control strategies

7.5Evaluation of controls

7.6Retroactive approach — Risk banding

8Performance, review and continual improvement

8.1General

8.2Objectives and performance

8.3Data recording

8.4Management review

Annex AExposure algorithm in the Stoffenmanager risk banding approach (informative)

Annex BHealth hazard class according to GHS (informative)

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