CEN/TC 416 - Project Committee - Health risk assessment of chemicals
Standardization of the requirements for a training programme for human health risk assessors and the competences required for human health risk assessors of chemicals.
Project Committee - Health risk assessment of chemicals
Standardization of the requirements for a training programme for human health risk assessors and the competences required for human health risk assessors of chemicals.
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CEN/TC 416 is a Technical Committee within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Project Committee - Health risk assessment of chemicals" and is responsible for: Standardization of the requirements for a training programme for human health risk assessors and the competences required for human health risk assessors of chemicals. This committee has published 1 standards.
CEN/TC 416 develops CEN standards in the area of S21 - LABORATORY MEDICINE, CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND BIOSAFETY - Information technology. The scope of work includes: Standardization of the requirements for a training programme for human health risk assessors and the competences required for human health risk assessors of chemicals. Currently, there are 1 published standards from this technical committee.
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.
A Technical Committee (TC) in CEN is a group of experts responsible for developing international standards in a specific technical area. TCs are composed of national member body delegates and work through consensus to create standards that meet global industry needs. Each TC may have subcommittees (SCs) and working groups (WGs) for specialized topics.
This European Standard specifies the minimum requirements for a course programme to train risk assessors to be competent to assess the health risks posed by chemicals.
This European Standard does not comprehensively cover requirements for qualifications for workplace risk assessment according to Directive 98/24/EC.
Training of risk assessors consists of both course programs and on-the-job, practical experience. Only the course-based programme is covered in the current standard.
This European Standard sets out the requirements, which may be delivered as a complete course programme or as a series of individual courses.
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