STEP 2: Exposure Assessment
The characterization of potential human exposure is a critical component of the safety evaluation. Before the implications of any hazard can be assessed, it is necessary to establish the exposed populations and the levels, routes and duration of exposure that are relevant.
The concentrations of the product and its ingredients to which a person is likely to be exposed can be estimated from an understanding of the ways in which the product is manufactured, used, potentially misused and disposed of.
Procter & Gamble has decades of experience in evaluating how consumers use its products. This experience often forms the foundation for characterizing exposure from intended uses of the product and reasonably foreseeable misuses. Occupational hygiene considerations and workplace monitoring provide the basis for assessment of workplace exposures. If relevant data are lacking, experimental models and chemical analyses may be employed under conditions that simulate the exposure in question. In addition, a variety of mathematical models are available for estimating exposure levels from indirect sources (such as air or drinking water) or specific exposure scenarios.
The concentrations of the product and its ingredients to which a person is likely to be exposed can be estimated from an understanding of the ways in which the product is manufactured, used, potentially misused and disposed of.
Procter & Gamble has decades of experience in evaluating how consumers use its products. This experience often forms the foundation for characterizing exposure from intended uses of the product and reasonably foreseeable misuses. Occupational hygiene considerations and workplace monitoring provide the basis for assessment of workplace exposures. If relevant data are lacking, experimental models and chemical analyses may be employed under conditions that simulate the exposure in question. In addition, a variety of mathematical models are available for estimating exposure levels from indirect sources (such as air or drinking water) or specific exposure scenarios.
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