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HealthImpactAssessment-DepartmentofHealthHealthRiskAssessmentinWesternAustraliaHealthRiskAssessmentinWesternAustraliaThisdocumenthasbeendesignedtointroducethereadertothebasicconceptsofhealthriskassessment.Itprovidesanintroductiontothetopicandanoverviewofthepotentialusesandlimitationsofhealthriskassessments.Anoutlineoftheprocessisintendedtoclarifythecoreissuesofhealthriskassessmentandprovidearangeofreferenceswheremoretechnicalanddetailedinformationisavailable.Thedocumentfocusesondeliveringinformationthatcanbeusedtoconsiderthepotentialhealtheffectsofproposedprojectsinalogicalandobjectivemanner.Ithighlightstheroleandbenefitsofhealthriskassessmentsinprotectingthehealthofourselves,ourcommunityandourenvironment.Healthriskassessmentisaboutprovidinguswiththeinformationtomakeinformeddecisions.Wehopethatthisdocumenthelpsyoutodojustthat.AcknowledgementsThisdocumenthasdrawnprimarilyfromthe2004enHealthdocument“EnvironmentalHealthRiskAssessment:Guidelinesforassessinghumanhealthrisksfromenvironmentalhazards.”TheenHealthguidelinesareover200pagesinlengthandcovermanyofthetechnicalandscientificaspectsofhealthriskassessmentthatarebeyondthescopeofthisintroductorydocument.Forthosereadersseekingamoredetailedunderstandingofhealthriskassessment,theenHealthguidelinesarerecommended.ThedraftdocumentwaspreparedbyJefferySpickett,HelenBrown,MartinMatisonsandDianneKatscherian.MessagefromtheEnvironmentalHealthDirectorDevelopmentisgoingonallaroundusinWesternAustralia.Yetdevelopmentssuchaslandusedevelopments,industrialactivitiesorcleanupofoldwastesitescanputcommunitiesatriskandpossiblycauseillhealth.HealthRiskAssessmentistheprocesstheDepartmentofHealthinWesternAustraliarequiresofdeveloperstousetodemonstratethattheirproposalswillnotadverselyaffectthehealthofthesurroundingcommunity.Itrequiresproponentstoconsidereachaspectoftheirproposeddevelopment,todeterminewhethertheproposalhasanyrisksassociatedwithit,andtoconsiderwhatcouldbedonetoensurethatthecommunityisprotectedfromtherisks.TheAustralianproceduresforHealthRiskAssessmenthavebeendevelopedthroughcollaborationofexpertsacrossthecountryandpublishedbytheNationalEnvironmentalHealthCouncil(enHealthCouncil)asthe:EnvironmentalHealthRiskAssessment:Guidelinesforassessinghumanhealthrisksfromenvironmentalhazards.WehavefeltinWA,thatadocumentwasneededwhichclarifiedwhatHealthRiskAssessmentis,whyitisimportanttoassesstherisksfromdevelopmentandtoprovideproponentsandthecommunityalikeastowhatisrequiredoftheprocessforustobeassuredthatpeopleareprotected.Wehopeyoufindthisdocumentmeetstheseneedsandassistsallinvolved.JimDoddsDirectorEnvironmentalHealthHealthRiskAssessmentinWesternAustraliaPagePage4HealthRiskAssessmentinWesternAustraliaGlossaryTakenfromenHealth,EnvironmentalHealthRiskAssessment2004.Dose-responseassessment-Determinationoftherelationshipbetweenthemagnitudeofthedoseorlevelofexposuretoachemicalandtheincidenceorseverityoftheassociatedadverseeffect.EnvironmentalHealth-Thoseaspectsofhumanhealthdeterminedbyphysical,chemical,biologicalandsocialfactorsintheenvironment.Environmentalhealthpracticecoverstheassessment,correction,controlandpreventionofenvironmentalfactorsthatcanadverselyaffecthealth,aswellastheenhancementofthoseaspectsoftheenvironmentthatcanimprovehumanhealth.Hazard-Thecapacityofanagenttoproduceaparticulartypeofadversehealthorenvironmentaleffect.Health-Healthi...