Description

This app calculates the "Risk Index in Handling Chemicals" (IPMAQin Spanish) of a laboratory that manages chemical substances. It isa numeric value. With it you can: • Estimate the danger of alaboratory. • Sort the danger of a laboratory at four levels: themost dangerous Q4, Q3, Q2 and Q1 the less dangerous. • Provide atool to plan actions and containment measures aimed at control ofchemical risks in laboratories. • Identify variables that influencethe processes of chemical contamination in laboratories and therelationship between them. • Identify the most dangerous substancesused in the laboratory. The software facilitates the techniqueworks and simplifies calculation methodology, making the methodevaluation is even more applicable. This app can even be used byoccupational health and safety workers who need to evaluate thedanger and hazard of a laboratory with chemical substances. Thecalculation is based on a method developed by Dr. Francisco SiciliaGutiérrez and Dr. Pedro Espinosa Hidalgo at the University ofGranada and it has been endorsed by the National Institute ofSafety and Health at Work (INSHT in Spain) through the publicationof technical notes in prevention (NTP in Spanish) number 987 and988. More information about its applicability and usage in:http://dcab.ugr.es/pages/servicio_prevencion_riesgos_laborales Moreinformation about the app development in:http://core.ugr.es/beyondapps