Post graduate education in environmental toxicology, technology and management on health on environment risk and impact assessment

1 Post-Graduate Education in Environmental Toxicology, Technology and Management on Health/Environment Risk and Impact Assessment Exercise: WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit HH R

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Post-Graduate Education in Environmental Toxicology, Technology and Management on Health/Environment Risk and Impact Assessment

Exercise: WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit (HH RA Toolkit)

19 and 20 December 2011, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand

Introduction: Students will be presented with three case studies, including a pesticide, a PCB and a

chemical emergency case study Students will be divided into three groups Each group addresses one case

study The WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit (HHRA Toolkit) is the main resource material

Internet is provided to be able to access information sources mentioned in the HHRA Toolkit Students will

be presented with background information on case scenarios at the outset of the exercise Additional

information will be provided as students go along Brief plenary session will be used to share strategies and

intermediate results by Working Groups Resource persons will be in the class room for questions during

the 2 days of this session

PROPOSED AGENDA Day 1 – Afternoon, Monday, 19 December 2010

09:00-10:00 • Introduction

Output: Participants are familiarized with the exercise; the Toolkit is introduced; case

studies are presented; the time table is made known, working groups are formed;

students are informed about the final presentation to the "Health Minister"

10:00-10:30 • Working in groups - Session 1 on Problem Formulation, Hazard

Identification and Hazard Characterization

o Pesticide scenario (Working Group 1)

o Air pollution (Working Group 2)

o Chemical emergency scenario (Working Group 3)

11:00-11:45 • Working in groups - Session 1 (continued)

Output: Risk assessment problem formulated, strategies established by WG to address

risk assessment question/problem; hazards identified, guidance and guideline values

identified and their relevancy discussed

11:45-13:00 • Brief Reporting back from Working Groups - Session 1 and discussion

Output: WGs present case studies and problem statements; WGs present risk

assessment strategies to address problems; WGs present hazards; WGs present and discuss the relevancy of guidance and guideline values identified

13:00-14:00 Lunch break

14:00-15:00 • Working in Groups - Session 2 on Exposure Assessment

Output: Exposure information to address assessment problem in question discussed and

identified; strategies developed to produce missing exposure information

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15:00-15:30 • Reporting back from Working Groups - Session 2

Output: Students present the challenges of exposure assessment and their strategy to receive exposure data

16:00-16:30 • Brief Reporting back from Working Groups - Session 2 (continued)

Output: Students present the challenges of exposure assessment and their exposure assessment strategies

16:30-17:30 • Working in Groups - Session 2 (continued)

Output: Students finalize exposure assessment

Day 2 – Full day, Tuesday, 20 December 2010

09:00-09:30 • Introduction into Day 2

09:30-10:30 • Working in Groups - Session 3 on Risk Characterization

Output: Students compare exposure and health information and characterize risks

Students discuss uncertainties Students discuss further information needs Students discuss risk mitigation measures, if needed

11:45-13:00 • Working in Groups - Session 3 (continued)

Output: Students finalize RA and prepare final presentation (Comment: The final

presentation should be prepared as a 10 min briefing note to the Minister of Health to

inform about health risks and related action)

14:00-16:00 • Working Group present Risk Assessment Findings to "Health Minister" and

discussion

16:00-16:30 • Final discussion

16:30 Closure of day 2 and exercise