Workshop on Strategies for Setting Occupational Exposure Limits for Engineered Nanomaterials, Washington, DC, September 10-11, 2012

CBET --1236344该奖项支持2012年9月10日至11日在华盛顿的乔治华盛顿大学举办的题为“为工程纳米材料设定职业暴露限值的策略”的研讨会。智力优势：本次研讨会将促进我们的理解和能力，以衡量，减轻和预防纳米技术在工作场所的不利影响，通过汇集许多利益相关者群体，以推进更好地管理工程纳米材料潜在职业健康风险的共同目标。 来自学术界、政府、工业界和非政府组织的约100名职业健康专家将介绍和讨论关于建立工程纳米材料（ENM）职业接触限值（OEL）的新信息和想法。研讨会将讨论的主要议题是：--什么应该触发为工程纳米材料设定OEL的需要（如果散装形式的OEL已经存在）？为工程纳米材料设置OELs所使用和建议的方法--工程纳米材料的分类OELs--方法和问题--比较为工程纳米材料设置OELs所使用和建议的方法--优点、限制、数据要求和研究需求--与设置和使用工程纳米材料OELs相关的实际工作场所问题。讲习班的预期成果之一是编写一份报告，在一份权威期刊上发表。 报告将概述研讨会的议事情况，确定研讨会与会者达成普遍共识的领域、缺乏共识的领域以及需要进一步研究以解决研讨会期间提出的问题的领域。预计作者还将提供有关有助于解决这些问题的额外数据类型的具体建议。虽然美国职业健康专业人员是第一次研讨会的目标受众，另外一个目标是，确定未来与国际组织合作的潜在机会，以便为制定作战效能线制定一致的全球战略对于EM。

CBET -- 1236344This award supports a workshop titled "Strategies for Setting Occupational Exposure Limits for Engineered Nanomaterials" at George Washington University in Washington, DC, on September 10-11, 2012. Intellectual Merit: This workshop will advance our understanding and ability to measure, mitigate, and prevent adverse effects of nanotechnology in the workplace by bringing many stakeholder groups together to advance a common goal of better managing potential occupational health risks from engineered nanomaterials. Approximately 100 occupational health experts from academia, government, industry and non-governmental organizations will present and discuss new information and ideas for establishing occupational exposure limits (OELs) for engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). The main topics to be addressed by the workshop are:--What should trigger the need for setting an OEL for an engineered nanomaterial (if an OEL already exists for the bulk form)?--Approaches Used and Proposed for Setting OELs for Engineered Nanomaterials--Categorical OELs for Engineered Nanomaterials --approaches and issues--Comparing Methods Used and Proposed for Setting OELs for Engineered Nanomaterials --Advantages, Limitations, Data Requirements and Research Needs--Practical Workplace Issues Related to Setting and Using Engineered Nanomaterial OELs.Broader Impact: An intended outcome of the workshop will be a report for publication in a refereed journal. The report will recap the workshop proceedings, identify areas for which there is general consensus among workshop attendees, areas where there is a lack of consensus and areas needing additional research to address issues and questions raised during the workshop. It is anticipated that the authors will also offer specific recommendations as to the types of additional data that would help to address these questions.Although U.S. occupational health professionals are targeted audience for this first workshop,an additional objective will be to identify potential opportunities for future collaboration with international organizations with the objective of working toward the development of consistent global strategies for setting OELs for ENMs.