Workshop on the Science of Safety for High Consequence Materials

高后果材料安全科学研讨会

• 批准号: 1550326
• 负责人: Richard Voyles
• 金额: $ 3.98万
• 依托单位: Purdue University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2019-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1550326&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Science; Safety; Consequence; Materials

High consequence materials are materials that if released into the environment in an uncontrolled manner, might cause damage or harm to people, animals and the Earth, itself. Examples of such materials include nuclear waste, biological contagions for which there is no cure (like the Ebola virus), and even return samples from outer space that may harbor unknown compounds or life forms. The chance of contamination of the general public by any of these materials is extremely small, however, there are professionals that are exposed to these types of dangers on a regular basis. Since these professionals must handle these materials, it is paramount not only for their safety, but for the safety of the general public, to take extreme measures to ensure that any and all possible mistakes are minimized and contained. This workshop explores current practices and difficulties of handling these types of materials with the goal of learning common methods and practices that cut across all such materials. This is referred to as the "science of safety" and it promises to benefit national priorities by making dangerous materials safer and more productive, by protecting citizens, healthcare workers, emergency responders, and researchers from accidental exposure, and by promoting business by streamlining procedures and improving work environments. The workshop will bring together 20 experts in US and 10 experts from Japan, France, Korea, Sweden, UK, Spain, and Italy. International collaboration will be expanded through this project via lessons learned from our international partners. International participation is particularly important because the unique nature and infrequent occurrence of exposure events make it desirable to gather the most pertinent experiences from around the world. Japan, Korea, France and the United Kingdom are particularly sought for their complementary strengths in both nuclear and biological fields.

高后果材料是指如果以不受控制的方式释放到环境中，可能对人类、动物和地球本身造成损害或伤害的材料。这些材料的例子包括核废料，无法治愈的生物传染病（如埃博拉病毒），甚至可能含有未知化合物或生命形式的外太空返回样品。普通公众受到这些材料污染的机会非常小，但是，有专业人员经常暴露于这些类型的危险。由于这些专业人员必须处理这些材料，因此，不仅为了他们的安全，而且为了公众的安全，采取极端措施以确保将任何和所有可能的错误减少到最低限度并加以控制是至关重要的。本次研讨会探讨了目前的做法和处理这些类型的材料与学习的共同方法和做法，贯穿所有这些材料的目标的困难。这被称为“安全科学”，它承诺通过使危险材料更安全和更有效，保护公民，医疗工作者，应急人员和研究人员免受意外暴露，并通过简化程序和改善工作环境来促进业务，从而使国家优先事项受益。研讨会将汇集美国的20名专家和来自日本、法国、韩国、瑞典、英国、西班牙和意大利的10名专家。将通过这一项目，借鉴我们国际伙伴的经验教训，扩大国际合作。国际参与特别重要，因为接触事件的独特性质和罕见发生使得有必要从世界各地收集最相关的经验。日本、韩国、法国和联合王国因其在核领域和生物领域的互补优势而受到特别追捧。