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 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) 10:30-11:00 Coffee break 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. 2 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. 15:30-16:00 Coffee break 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. 10:30-11:00 Coffee break 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) 13:00-14:00 Lunch break 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 . 1 Post-Graduate Education in Environmental Toxicology, Technology and Management on Health/ Environment Risk and Impact Assessment Exercise: WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit. 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) 13:00-14:00. • Working in Groups - Session 3 on Risk Characterization Output: Students compare exposure and health information and characterize risks. Students discuss uncertainties. Students