Managing Risks Assignment with Croda International (GC01151)

Table of Contents

4.1 Identify risk within your place of work.

4.2 Identify the source of the risk.

4.3 Assess the impact and likelihood of the risk.

4.4 Identify ways to minimize the impact and likelihood of the risk.

4.5 Conclusion.

References.

4.1 Identify risk within your place of work

My workplace name is Croda International. I have been working with this company as a team member for two years. Croda International plc is a British specialty Chemicals Company based at Snaith in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Croda is the name behind the high-performance ingredients and technologies in some of the biggest, most successful brands in the world: creating, making, and selling specialty chemicals that are relied on by industries and consumers everywhere (Croda, 2018.

Every employee in my workplace at Croda at risk of health hazards because my workplace included exposure to chemicals. A hazardous chemical is any substance that poses a physical or health hazard to you or others in the workplace. Chemical hazards and toxic substances pose a wide range of health hazards (such as irritation, sensitization, and carcinogenicity) and physical hazards (such as flammability, corrosion, and explosibility). Quite a number of the chemicals used in workplaces are hazardous by nature. The hazards may be classified into two categories namely Physico-chemical hazards and health hazards. Physico-chemical hazards are those arising from the explosive, flammable, or oxidizing properties of the chemicals, while health hazards are those arising from the toxic, corrosive, harmful, irritative, carcinogenic, or mutagenic effects. Some chemicals may not be hazardous by nature.

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4.2 Identify the source of the risk

The methods in which chemicals enter the body are called “routes of entry.”  There are three main “Routes of Entry” that are Absorption, Inhalation, and Ingestion. Absorption occurs when contact with exposed skin allows a chemical to be absorbed into the body. Inhaling can occur when chemicals become airborne in the form of vapor, mist, or dust allowing them to be inhaled into the lungs. Ingestion can occur when hazardous chemicals are eaten or swallowed (USI, 2018). Another potential hazard is transferring chemicals from one container to another. Chemicals are often transferred from large containers to smaller secondary containers. Many employees use chemicals when they feel comfortable around the chemicals and have worked with them for years without maintaining the hazcom standard. Many workers also never know about the risk of the chemical used in the workplace (Morrison, 2016)……………

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