Minimizing Potential Exposure to Nanomaterials in the Workplace Through Process Design

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• Personal Author:
  Heidel D
• Description:
  This presentation will discuss various design (or re-design) options and engineering controls that can be implemented at industrial facilities to minimize the potential occupational exposures to nanomaterials. The basis for the work is contained within the NIOSH Prevention through Design program (PtD). The most effective means of preventing and controlling occupational injuries, illness, and fatalities is to ?design out? hazards and hazardous exposures from the workplace. There is a long history of designing for safety for the general public and to a lesser degree for workers. NIOSH has launched a comprehensive national strategy to implement a Prevention through Design (PtD) Initiative. The growing nanomaterials ?industry' presents an opportunity for occupational health and safety and chemical process design engineers to collaborate in a proactive and prospective manner to use PtD principles to help eliminate any potential worker and environmental exposures during the synthesis, manufacture, or use of engineered nanomaterials. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Engineering Environmental Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Chemical Processing Environmental Exposure Exposure Levels Hazards Nanomaterials Nanotechnology Prevention Through Design PTD Risk Factors Risk Management Work Environment Workers

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• ISBN:
  9780816910656
• Publisher:
  American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050774
• Citation:
  2010 AIChE Annual Meeting, November 7-12, 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah. New York: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2010 Nov; :274h
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  2010 AIChE Annual Meeting, November 7-12, 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:39e16eb1b1395a365a1fe55132dc1a28be7e53d68e2accf54fb23c38fad9943aab0977138a93af33140ca20377f98897d42b060a3f6644d40861dab075d19cdb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210994/cdc_210994_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 264.19 KB ]