Exposure control efficiency Library

Exposure control efficiency Library

ECEL

ECEL is an online and open-source library containing occupational and environmental Risk Management Measures (RMM) that supports users in evaluating the effectiveness of a specific RMM or selecting the most suitable RMM for a given exposure or emission scenario. The library operates by using a filtering system. A tool user can search for relevant records & studies by selecting filters and focusing on a scenario of their choice. The selected data can then be visualized. Currently, in ECEL v3.0 3100 records (from 300 studies) are available in the occupational module, while 1100 records (from 220 studies) are available in the environmental module.

https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/men054; https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxae021

https://diamonds.tno.nl/projects/ecel

TNO

TNO

support.diamonds@tno.nl

2020

Fransman W, Schinkel J, Meijster T, Van Hemmen J, Tielemans E, Goede H. Development and evaluation of an exposure control efficacy library (ECEL). Ann Occup Hyg 2008; 52 (7): 567-575. Goede H, Ge C, Fransman W. Meta-analysis of the quantitative effectiveness of risk management measures (RMM) in the workplace. Ann Work Expo Health 2024; 68 (5): 495-509.

Integrates a broad spectrum of data and includes a wide range of RMM applications in different industrial settings. However, the data available for different types of RMMs remain highly variable. Although the overall number of available records is promising, sufficient reliable RMM effectiveness data for some less known RMM types is either limited or not available.