Review of the U.S. Navy Environmental Health Center's Health-Hazard Assessment Process (2000) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
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It serves as the central source or corporate center that provides the Navy and Marine Corps, ashore and afloat, with technical support for preventive medicine, medical management, health promotion, drug screening, and occupational and environmental health programs. For many of these programs, NEHC reviews toxicological and related data and prepares health-hazard assessments (HHAs)
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of the Industrial Hygiene Directorate is the primary group within NEHC responsible for conducting HHAs of materials or systems that range from single compounds to complex operational systems such as the Tomahawk cruise missile or helicopters. Recent examples of some of the HHAs developed by NEHC pertain to barrier coatings (e.g., antifouling paints and novel "preservative" coatings for surfaces exposed to salt spray)
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In this way, selections tend to be biased toward a "front-end" reduction of hazardous materials during the procurement process. HHAs also provide commanders and commanding officers with technical assistance for evaluating and monitoring hazardous materials in the workplace and by recommending precautionary measures, including the development of lists of hazardous materials authorized for use.
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in addition, the subcommittee reviewed the HHA processes used by chemical and pharmaceutical companies for their adaptability and usefulness to the military situation. STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT The remainder of this report is organized into three chapters.
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