Workshop report: strategies for setting occupational exposure limits for engineered nanomaterials

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• Personal Author:
  Butala JH ; Carter JM ; Elder A ; Gordon SC ; Gordon T ; Gray G ; Sayre PG ; Schulte, Paul A. ; Tsai CS ; West J
• Description:
  Occupational exposure limits (OELs) are important tools for managing worker exposures to chemicals; however, hazard data for many engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are insufficient for deriving OELs by traditional methods. Technical challenges and questions about how best to measure worker exposures to ENMs also pose barriers to implementing OELs. New varieties of ENMs are being developed and introduced into commerce at a rapid pace, further compounding the issue of OEL development for ENMs. A Workshop on Strategies for Setting Occupational Exposure Limits for Engineered Nanomaterials, held in September 2012, provided an opportunity for occupational health experts from various stakeholder groups to discuss possible alternative approaches for setting OELs for ENMs and issues related to their implementation. This report summarizes the workshop proceedings and findings, identifies areas for additional research, and suggests potential avenues for further progress on this important topic. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Biological Factors
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Nanotechnology
  • Health-standards
  • Exposure-assessment
  • Exposure-levels
  • Exposure-limits
  • Permissible-concentration-limits
  • Permissible-limits
  • Analytical-processes
  • Biological-factors
  • Toxic-materials
  More +
• ISSN:
  0273-2300
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Indiana ; Minnesota ; New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  305-311
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043737
• Citation:
  Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2014 Apr; 68(3):305-311
• Contact Point Address:
  Steven C. Gordon, 3M Company, Toxicology Assessment and Compliance Assurance, 3M Center, Bldg. 220-6E-03, Saint Paul, MN 55144, USA
• Email:
  scgordon@mmm.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  New York University School of Medicine
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20120701
• Source Full Name:
  Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology
• End Date:
  20130630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195558/cdc_195558_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 303.89 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eeb905eea43a00d7f6823b83901a48706e8ce33bdb11b93f82454ed8d0bc084d0886f550b410297e0d182451a0d7e630b8816c801f199c307e6a944b08c37bb6