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Role of Various Stakeholders in Risk

Communication

Michael R. Korzelius

Environmental Compliance Specialist

City of Charlotte, North Carolina

• Environmental Compliance Specialist

- Environmental Crimes Task Force

- Educational Outreach

- Emergency Response

- Industrial Regulations

Knowledge and Experience

• Identify who the various stakeholders are in

a given risk scenario.

• Understand the role of various stakeholders

and their limitations.

Module’s Learning Objectives

Discussion Question

In a given risk scenario, what possible

stakeholders groups should be involved?

• Community Residents

• Local Health Officials

• Local Environmental Officials

• State Health Officials

• State Environmental Officials

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

• Polluting Industries

Stakeholders

• Represent the effected community

• Rally residents and start communication

process

• Seek out information to bring back to the

community

• Interpret technical terms for residents

Community Groups

• Explain adverse health effects

• Monitor Population

• Provide instructions on safeguarding health

• Develop public health assessments

Local Health Officials

• Protection of the public’s environmental

health

•“First-hand” knowledge of local pollution

problem.

•Knowledge of Industrial Contacts

Local Environmental Officials

• Set the agenda for the local agencies

• Capable of reaching larger audiences than

the local agencies

•Capable of Coordinating similar health effects

from different counties

State Health Officials

• Conduct larger environmental assessments

• Communicate results

•Draw information from a larger technical

base

State Environmental Officials

• Explain the nature and type of the

contamination

• Explain exposure pathways

• Inform about clean up measures

CollaborativePartnership

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

•Important Stakeholder to risk communication

process

•Knowledge of Industrial Process, and

Production

•Promote Environmental, and Public Health

Stewardship

Polluting Industries

Discussion Question

Which stakeholder should initiate the risk

communication process?

Case Study Scenario

Recap of Module’s Objectives

• Identify who the various stakeholders

are in a given risk scenario.

• Understand the role of various

stakeholders and their limitations.

Questions and Answers

Contact Information

Michael R. Korzelius

Environmental Compliance Specialist

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities

Environmental Management Division

5100 Brookshire Boulevard

Charlotte, North Carolina 28216

704.391.5166

mkorzelius@ci.charlotte.nc.us