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EMKG

Easy-to-use workplace control scheme for hazardous substances

Pitfalls & Surprises developing an E-tool

26 September 2017, E-Tools Seminar EU-OSHA, Bilbao Nicoletta Godas Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Germany

Contents

• Overview
• Development & Maintenance
• Promotion
• Sustainability
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Overview

Occupational safety and health – Risk Assessment

• EU Directive 98/24 EC
• German Occupational law
• Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV)
• Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances

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Risk assessment for activities involving hazardous substances Fire protection measures

TRGS 400 TRGS 800

Risks resulting from skin contact and inhalative exposure Risks resulting from hazardous explosive atmosphere

TRGS 401 TRGS 402 TRGS 720 TRGS 721 TRGS 722

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Overview EMKG

• Complies with German legal requirements
• 3 modules covering
• Skin contact
• Inhalation
• Fire & explosion risk
• Systematic approach: combined information
• Safety data sheet: labelling, OEL
• conditions of use: quantity and release of

substance, skin contact area and duration

… Control Banding Tool

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Overview EMKG

• Result: specific levels of Control Strategy
• Control Strategy 1:
• Control Strategy 2:
• Control Strategy 3:
• Expert judgement
• Control Guidance Sheets describe protective

measures

• Results can be documented for your risk

assessment

… Control Banding Tool

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Minimal standards

Emission reduction measures

Closed system

Development

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… Timeline … 2005 2008 2009 2013 2016 2017 … EMKG published modules: inhalation & skin Integration

• f OEL

substances Updates & Specific Control Guidance Sheets Adaption to CLP New module: Fire & Explosion EMKG Software & App Validation of Control Guidance Sheets

CGS supported with video sequences

Development & Maintenance

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product development content-related development didactic concept target group acceptance usability

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Development & Maintenance

• EMKG software:
• Languages: German and English

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• ther languages can be added, interested

institutions could contact BAuA

• Software versions: stand alone / server (coming soon)
• for free
• Development not finalized

 ongoing process Next steps:

• including module for fire & explosion risk

 entering maintenance phase: after release of EMKG 3.0

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Development & Maintenance

• Pitfalls:
• Software developers and chemists or safety engineers

speak different languages  communication

• Test phase needs time
• Test panel (voluntary companies, colleagues, contractor)
• Test cases
• Test protocol
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Development & Maintenance

• Surprises:
• EMKG App
• technical adaption of EMKG pocket disc and card

was not planned

• covers all 3 modules for a quick overview
• Needs of bigger companies
• never expected to have a growing group of bigger

companies using a tool developed especially for SME

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Development & Maintenance

• Conclusion:
• Developing an E-Tool is:
• challenging
• time consuming
• (inevitable)
• worth it
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Keep in mind:

• feedback process is important
• check comments in App-stores
• technical support
• FAQ
• keep track of regulatory changes
• communicate with your users

Promotion

• Trade Fairs:
• A+A: 2011, 2013, 1015, 2017
• Arbeitsschutz aktuell 2012, 2014, 2016
• IOHA London 2015
• World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, Frankfurt 2014
• IOHA Rom 2010
• Workshops
• for experts
• for multipliers
• for users

A+A 2017, 17. – 20. October, Düsseldorf HWC 2018/19 National kick-off session, 25 April 2018 Dortmund EMKG Workshop for User, 24 + 25 January 2018, Dortmund

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Promotion

• Lectures
• e.g. EMKG as part of lectures at Universities
• Newsletter
• German & English version
• Training Material:
• poster
• training presentations
• training examples
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Promotion

• Products:
• EMKG Software
• EMKG compact App
• EMKG pocket discs and card
• EMKG Control Guidance Sheets
• …
• New products:
• Starter Set
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Sustainability

• Updates
• Technical
• Content related (e.g. CGS update)
• Maintenance contract for regular updates
• Feedback
• Direct contact to all user groups
• Up to date with regulatory activities
• Connection to REACH via REACh2SDS
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Thanks for your attention!

Nicoletta Godas Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) 4.0 Scientific Management Division: Hazardous Substances and Biological Agents Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1-25 44149 Dortmund www.baua.de/emkg https://www.baua.de/EN/Tasks/Research/Research-projects/f2415.html

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