Defining the users of an assessment

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Summary

Purpose

In general terms, applying the new risk assessment method means managing the risk assessment process and producing the risk assessment outputs according to the method. By assisting this, the toolbox should be able to help the risk assessors to (see: General properties of good risk assessments for more detailed description of the properties mentioned below):

  • Improve the quality of the contents of risk assessment outputs
  • Improve the applicability of the risk assessment outputs
  • improve the efficiency of the risk assessment processes

Structure of the process

Input format

Procedure

Users and use purposes of the method

A spectrum of different potential users of the new risk assessment method can be described e.g. as:

  • A Scientists, risk assessors in administration, or consultants working for administration on the European level.
  • B Scientists, risk assessors in administration, or consultants working for administration on the national level.
  • C Risk assessors in administration or consultants working for administration on the community level.
  • D Authorities involved in managing risks but not actually qualified in making risk assessments (any level).
  • E Political decision-makers (any level).
  • F Representatives of the industry or business.
  • G Representatives of NGOs.
  • H Citizens directly affected by the risk assessment outcomes.
  • I Anyone interested.


A spectrum of different kinds of use purposes by different users of the method can be described e.g. as in the table. Also tentative priorities have been given for the toolbox to facilitate different uses for different users (XXX = high importance, XX = moderate importance, X = potential importance, empty cell = no identified need or low importance).

A B C D E F G H I
1 Managing an assessment XXX XXX XXX X
2 Contributing to an assessment as a risk assessor XXX XXX XXX X
3 Contributing to an assessment as a stakeholder X X X XX XX XXX XXX XXX XXX
4 Contributing to an assessment as a decision maker XXX XXX
5 Observing assessment-specific information XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
6 Observing general environmental health related information XX XX XX XXX XX XXX XXX XXX XXX
7 Observing general risk assessment related information XX XX XX X X XX XX X X
8 Producing general environmental health related information XXX XXX XXX X X XXX XXX XX XX
9 Producing general risk assessment related information XXX XXX XXX X X XX XX X X

Management

Output format

Rationale

See also

References

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