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OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Nanotechnologies safety and health initiatives: Using NIOSH Resources

August 21, 2007

Scott M. Hollenbeck, CIH Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA

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Resources available to the Nanotech R&D Community, a customer’s perspective

• What is NIOSH? • NIOSH Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology • NIOSH Website • R&D into S&H for Nanomaterials (defining

hazards and controls) • Library of reference materials • Training and education • Control Banding information

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About NIOSH

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is:

the U.S. Federal agency responsible for conducting research and

making recommendations for the prevention of work-related

injury and illness.

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Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology A key resource used in developing the CNMS and

DOE Control guidance NIOSH created the Approaches to Safe

Nanotechnology guidance document to: raise awareness of potential safety and

health concerns from exposure to nanomaterials, and to

address current and future research needs essential to understanding the potential risks that nanotechnology may have to workers.

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Information Resources on the NIOSH Nanotechnology Topic Page

• Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology: A Dialogue with NIOSH • The Nanoparticle Information Library

– Particle-specific information • Physical and chemical form • Origin • Available toxicity data

– A contributor database to facilitate networking – Direct search links to:

• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards • Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) • Wilson Center research database • ICON EHS Bibliography

– Options for including control information and lessons learned

www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech

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NIOSH: Top Five Measurement Research Needs

1. Develop methods for detecting nanomaterials in biological matrices, the environment, and workplace

2. Understand the effect of modifications on the properties of nanomaterials

3. Develop methods for standardizing assessment of particle size and size distribution

4. Develop Standard Reference Materials for physicochemical characterization of nanomaterials

5. Develop methods to characterize a nanomaterial's spatio-chemical composition

(NNI Nanotechnology Environmental and Health Implications – 2007)

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The following viewgraphs are from NIOSH activities and laboratories

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Ideally, this will enable a comprehensive assessment of all task-specific exposure pathways

Adapted from NIOSH: Day et al. 2007

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VOLUNTEER PARTNERS NEEDED FOR THE NIOSH NANOTECHNOLOGY FIELD RESEARCH EFFORT

• The NIOSH field research team is available to visit and assess processes involving research, production, and use of nanomaterials.

• The team will characterize materials, processes, potential worker exposures, work practices, and control procedures.

• Information and recommendations will be shared with the volunteer partner.

• Information will be used by NIOSH to update the guidance that appears in Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology on the our NanotechnologyTopic Page.

If your organization is interested in volunteering to participate, please contact NIOSH

There is no cost to participate!!!

Charles L. Geraci, PhD, CIH E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 513-533-8339 FAX: 513-533-8230

Mark M. Methner, PhD, CIH E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 513-841-4325 FAX: 513-458-7147

Mark D. Hoover, PhD, CHP, CIH E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 304-285-6374 FAX: 304-286-6321

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Questions?

For more information on NIOSH and Nanotech:

Mark D. Hoover, PhD, CHP, CIH NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Center and Division of Respiratory Disease Studies National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1095 Willowdale Road Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888 Phone: 304-285-6374 Email: [email protected]

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