ArticleAnnals of work exposures and health2025
Risk assessment methods in occupational health and hygiene: a scoping review.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Occupational hazard exposures among archivists.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Application of large language models as decision support tools in occupational health and safety management: a cohort study of industrial workers.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Approach to Chemical Health Risk Assessment for Maintenance Workers at Electronics Manufacturing Facilities.Safety and health at work · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere are a variety of risk assessment methods to evaluate occupational hazards in the field of industrial hygiene. With the development of emerging technologies in the workforce, the previously established risk assessment methods may need to be adapted or new methods developed to address the risk of new hazards.
methodsA scoping review was conducted consistent with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Data was extracted and analyzed using a matrix method before undergoing a narrative synthesis. Risk assessment methods were classified as traditional and nontraditional.
resultsSeventy-nine articles were included in this scoping review, with 81% using traditional risk assessment methods and 19% using nontraditional methods. DISCUSSION: Among the nontraditional methods was control banding, with the most recent applications focused on nanomaterials. This approach, which was borne out of the need for a systematic approach for identifying potential health risks that required the use of engineering controls to be used safely, may have an important role in the area of emerging technologies, where the pace of technological innovation outstrips the rate at which health risks can be assessed and characterized. Risk assessment methods with the capacity to look at groups of similar chemicals and chemical mixtures are needed to address emerging hazards associated with emerging technologies.
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