Tool: PRIO - A tool for Risk Reduction of Chemicals
The aim of PRIO is to help users in the assessment of health and environmental risks from chemical substances so that people who work as environmental managers, purchasers and product developers can identify the need for risk reduction. In order to achieve this goal, PRIO provides a guide for decision-making that can help in setting risk reduction priorities.
All the substances in the database have been allocated a prioritisation level; phase-out substance or priority risk-reduction substance.
| SMC Category | Hazard identification and risk assessment, Risk prevention and reduction |
| Subcategories | Hazard identification and chemicals risk assessment, Workplace safety assessment, Preventive measures, Protective measures |
| SME Activity | Product development and process design, Input material selection, Production |
| Resource Type | Online programme |
| Author | KEMI - Swedish Chemicals Agency |
| Company type | Synthesis of substances, Formulation of chemicals, Industrial users of chemicals |
| Year | Continuously updated |
| Link(s) |
http://www.kemi.se/en/prio-start |
How to use it
Inputs
1) Search by substance: Substance name or CAS number or EC number
2) or search by hazard properites
3) or search by substance group or product type
Outputs
1) Classification of selected high priority substances as
- phase-out substances or
- priority risk-reduction substances
2) General guidelines for managing chemicals safely
| Learning time | Short (<1h) |
| User expertise | Basic (no scientific/engineering background required/no business management experience required) |
| User-friendliness | Very user friendly |
| Advanced tool | No |
| Languages | Swedish, English |