Table 4.
International activities on nanoparticle exposure assessment
| Relevant documents | ||
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| OECD WPMN | SG8 (Co-operation on Exposure Measurement and Exposure Mitigation) | -Emission assessment for identification of sources and release of airborne manufactured nanomateirals in the workplace; compilation of existing guidance (No .11) |
| -Comparison of Guidance on Selection of Skin Protective Equipment and Respirators for Use in the Workplace: Manufactured Nanomaterials | ||
| ISO TC 229 | WG3 | -TR 12885: Health and safety practices in occupational settings relevant to nanotechnologies |
| -TR 12901-1: Guide to safe handling and disposal of Manufactured Nanomaterials | ||
| -Nanomaterial Risk evaluation Framework | ||
| -DTS 12901-2: Guidelines for occupational risk management applied to engineered nanomaterials based on a "control banding approach | ||
| -DTR 13121: Nanomaterial risk evaluation process | ||
| -DTR 13329 :Preparation of MSDS for nanomaterials | ||
| -ISO TR 27628: Workplace atmosphere-ultrafine, nanoparticle and nano-structured aerosol-inhalation exposure characterization and assessment | ||
| -ISO 28439: Workplace atmosphere-characterization of ultra fine aerosols/nanoaerosols-Determining the size distribution and number concentration using differential electrical mobility analyzing systems | ||
| UK | -UK British Standards Institute developed BSI PD 6699-2:2008: Guide to safe handling and disposal of manufactured nanomaterials (http://www.bsi-global.com/en/Standards-and-Publications/ Industry-Sectors/Nanotechnologies/) . | |
| US | -US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health released a second edition of “Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology” in August, 2006 (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/safenano/) , which contains guidance for exposure measurements and exposure mitigation in the workplace. | |
| -ASTM WK8985 (Technical Committee on Nanotechnology E56) : Standard guide for handling unbound engineered nanoparticles in occupational settings, 2007 | ||
| Germany | German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) and German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) have developed a best practice guideline for handling and use of nanomaterials in the workplace (http://www.baua.de/nn_49456/en/Topics-from-A-to-Z/Hazardous- Substances/Nanotechnology/pdf/guidance.pdf) . | |
| VCI is planning submission of New Work Item Proposals on standards for exposure measurements to the ISO TC229 WG3. | ||
DTR, draft of technical report; TR, technical report; TS, technical specification; PD, public document.