Exposure Group
Definition
A group of persons who are exposed to the same agents and to the same exposure rating for these agents. The exposure group is an
Organizational Management
object type.
Use
The
exposure group
object type (just like the
position
,
job
and
task
object types) can be used to indirectly assign agents with the same rating to persons. Exposure groups make it easier to determine the persons who are exposed to the same agents and the same ratings for these agents, and who must therefore undergo a
health surveillance protocol
because of this exposure.
Example
Several welders working in a company are exposed to the agents
Welding fumes
and
Noise
. The exposure ratings for both agents are the same. In order to make it easier to manage the exposure data and health surveillance protocols for these welders, they are all grouped together according to their position as the
Welder exposure group
. If, for example, the agent
Noise
is no longer present because of suitable industrial hygiene and safety measures, you only need to make the one change to the
Welder exposure group
.
If the reference values for welding fumes are exceeded, the system proposes persons for the health surveillance protocol for welding fumes. It is able to determine these persons because they are assigned either directly or indirectly to the
Welding
exposure group by means of their positions or jobs.