NANOfutures Invites Input for Case Example: Practical Application of the BSI Guidance for Safe Handling Nanomaterials

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NANOfutures Invites Input for Case Example: Practical Application of the BSI Guidance for Safe Handling Nanomaterials
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The NANOfutures Safety Research Working Group would like to receive feedback from industry regarding the practical application of BSI PD 6699-2:2007 and other relevant guidance.

NANOfutures, whose activities are partially sustained by a CSA project funded by the European Commission under Framework Programme 7, coordinates 10 horizontal Working Groups (WGs) with expertise in different areas of nanotechnology.

The Safety Research WG - chaired by Dr Rob Aitken, Director of SAFENANO and Strategic Consulting at the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) - aims to improve knowledge concerning the risks exposure/toxicology/safety/impact, particularly in relation to risk assessment and to contribute to promote safe, sustainable and socially responsible nanotechnology.

The core activities of the Safety Research WG to date have, in collaboration with the other WGs and industrial sector representatives from European Technology Platforms (ETPs), focussed on the identification of key strategic nanotechnology nodes addressing issues of cross-sectional and nano-specific relevance for the innovation and rapid uptake of nanotechnologies in order to increase EU competitiveness.

'Safe and Sustainable' has been identified as one of five key nodes, which includes standards and best practice guidelines for handling nanomaterials, measurement protocols for nanomaterials, risk assessment and risk management strategies and environmentally-friendly and sustainable nanomaterial production processes.

The Safety Research WG is now working towards the development of successful Case Examples of relevance to the 'Safe and Sustainable' node. In relation to this, the group are interested in developing an example which describes a case in which the BSI PD 6699-2:2007 'Guide to safe handling and disposal of manufactured nanomaterials' (or another relevant BSI/ISO standard for nanotechnology) has been applied within a workplace. The case example could include a description of the aims of implementing this guidance and outline any challenges that were encountered in applying this guidance within the workplace setting.

If you have experience in applying such guidance within your workplace that you would be willing to contribute towards this case example, please contact Sheona Peters (sheona.peters@iom-world.org) as soon as possible for further information.

The case examples will be included in the September NANOfutures Newsletter and used for development of the NANOfutures roadmap.

About NANOfutures
NANOfutures is the European Integration and Innovation Platform which has the core objective to facilitate nanotechnology development and commercialisation by connecting all relevant nanotechnology stakeholders, including European Technology Platforms (ETPs) that require nanotechnologies in their industrial sector and products, industries, research institutions, universities, associations, regional and national clusters. NANOfutures is an open platform with free access to any nanotechnology stakeholder and will act as a "Nano-Hub" by linking ETPs, Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) and associations with expert groups in a collaborative environment. Further information is available on the NANOfutures website.

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