Workshop SM2.

Almost everything you always wanted to know about ecological and human health risk assessment (but were afraid to ask)

Sunday, 8 September, 2019

Presenters: Dr. Jason Conder and Dr. Atul Salhotra

Summary

Risk assessment is used at contaminated sites to aid in the investigation, characterization, and management of the toxicological chemical risks to humans and ecological resources.  This 4-hour course will provide an overview of the risk assessment process, as well as detailed aspects such as risk assessment planning, data needs, risk assessment components, communication, and risk management.

Who should attend?

The workshop will be a valuable introduction to those who have no prior experience in risk assessment (i.e., no prior knowledge is necessary), and will be helpful to novice risk assessors with some initial experience as well as site/project managers that manage risk assessors.  Environmental professionals from government, industry, and consulting are the key audience for this workshop.

 

Detailed Course Outline & Schedule

Time Topic Presenter

9:00am

Introduction

  • Introduction to the trainers
  • Overview of the goals of the workshop
  • Attendees introduction and what they wish to gain from the workshop
 Dr. Jason Conder and Dr. Atul Salhotra

9:10am

Ecological Risk Assessment

  • Overview and goals of ecological risk assessment
  • Ecological risk regulatory framework in Australia
  • Ecological risk assessment, a practical step-by-step:
    • Formulating the scope/problem
    • Conceptual site models
    • Data needs and investigation
    • Data analysis and presentation
    • Screening assessment
    • Assessing exposures
    • Assessing effects
    • Advanced/additional investigations
    • Characterising and communicating risk
    • Helping manage risk (risk-based cleanup)
  • Key references and sources of information
  • Discussion
 Dr. Jason Conder

10:30am

 Morning tea  

11:00am

Human Health Risk Assessment

  • Data needs for risk assessment
  • Conceptual exposure model
  • Estimation of dose
  • Toxicity of chemicals
  • Estimation of risk: Forward mode
  • Estimation of target levels: Backward mode
 Dr. Atul Salhotra

12:15pm

Summary

  • Additional time for discussion and questions
 Dr. Jason Conder and Dr. Atul Salhotra
12:30pm Close