Reminder: CARB Health Risk Assessment Capacity Building Session: Part 2 on March 29

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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



Zoom Meeting Link: Register Here

(214) 765-0479

(888) 278-0296 (US Toll Free)

Conference code: 900977

 

Spanish Conference Line:

(866) 803-2146

Participant Code: 1083550



More Information:

This interactive session will cover:

 

  1. Background on what the Air Districts are responsible for versus what CARB is responsible for.
  1. A high-level overview of what HRAs are, why they are conducted, and what information we get from them.
  1. Who is required to conduct HRAs?
  1. How CARB, local Air Districts, and facilities use HRAs:

·        Assembly Bill (AB) 2588

·        New Source Review

·        The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

·        Rule Development

  1. 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.