CARB Health Risk Assessment Capacity Building Session: Part 2
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), Transportation and Toxics Division (TTD), is planning two follow-up sessions to the Health Risk Assessment (HRA) Capacity Building Session held December 14, 2021. The first of these will continue an introduction to HRAs. The second session, which will be held in May 2022, is intended to act as a forum to discuss potential improvements to the health risk assessment process.
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HRAs are used by a variety of government agencies to evaluate
the potential health impacts of air pollution emissions. This tool is often
used to help inform decision makers and determine whether actions should be
taken to reduce emissions and their associated impacts. For this reason, CARB
is hosting a second capacity building session to better equip attendees to
understand the uses of HRAs and the significance of information they provide in
decision‑making at various levels of government.
Meeting Information
Health
Risk Assessment Capacity Building Session - Part 2 (Introduction to HRAs)
March
29, 2022
3:00 – 5:00pm
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Information:
This interactive session will cover:
- Background
on what the Air Districts are responsible for versus what CARB is
responsible for.
- A high-level
overview of what HRAs are, why they are conducted, and what
information we get from them.
- Who is
required to conduct HRAs?
- How CARB,
local Air Districts, and facilities use HRAs:
·
Assembly Bill (AB) 2588
·
New Source Review
·
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
·
Rule Development
- How HRA’s
can be used by community members and advocates.
Technical staff from CARB and the Office of Environmental
Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) will be available throughout
the session to answer questions and hear your suggestions.
We look forward to seeing you there!
If you have any questions or would like to receive updates for
this event, please contact Amanda Anderson, at amanda.anderson@arb.ca.gov.