Risk Management Plan Exercise

  1. Title: Risk Management Plan Exercise
  2. Background: In a mid-sized city, there are multiple major chemical production facilities. One of the facilities uses Methyl isocyanate (MIC) and keeps a large inventory in stock. The production process must be carefully controlled and monitored, while managing health hazards.
  3. Key study questions: How should risks surrounding MIC be managed?
  4. Method: Identify several risk management recommendations and then prioritize the recommendations in order of what is most effective.
  5. Findings: I found 10 recommendations that could be implemented to reduce risks concerning MIC.
  6. Recommendations: Proper and frequent trainings for employees, ensuring each facility has a comprehensive Emergency Action Plan in place, employees have adequate Personal Protective Equipment when working closely with chemicals, frequent maintenance in facilities, proper ventilation and storage, hospitals prepped for possible emergencies, rotating schedules to avoid overexposure, frequent cleaning of surfaces within the facilities, and substituting MIC for a less hazardous chemical.
  7. Public health significance: Preparing for disasters where possible and trying to minimize the risk of them occurring in the first place is important to saving lives.
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