P2Oasys Tool to Compare Materials
Options Assessment (P2OASys)
The Institute has developed a systematic tool that helps companies determine whether the TUR options they are considering may have unforeseen negative environmental, worker or public health impacts. Download this tool from the box on the right of this page.
P2OASys allows companies to assess the potential environmental, worker, and public health impacts of alternative technologies aimed at reducing toxics use. The goal is more comprehensive and systematic thinking about the potential hazards posed by current and alternative processes identified during the TUR planning process. The tool will assist companies in two ways:
- To systematically examine the potential environmental and worker impacts of TUR options in a comprehensive manner, examining the total impacts of process changes, rather than simply those of chemical changes
- To compare TUR options with the company's current process based on quantitative and qualitative factors.
Embedded formulae in P2OASys provide a numerical hazard score for the company's current process and identified options, which can then be combined with other information sources and professional expertise to make decisions on TUR option implementation. Additional features include:
- Available in both computer spreadsheet and worksheet formats
- Accompanied by a manual describing how to use and interpret results
- Actual examples from Massachusetts companies
Companies will input both quantitative and qualitative data on the chemical toxicity, ecological effects, physical properties, and changes in work organization as a result of the proposed option. (A large portion of the data needed for P2OASys is available through vendors, existing databases or through the Toxics Use Reduction Institute.)
For more information about P2OASys, contact Jason Marshall at the Toxics Use Reduction Institute.
This page updated Wednesday July 16 2008