Workshop on the Science of Safety for High Consequence Materials

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。这类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从外层空间返回的样本。普通大众被这些物质污染的可能性非常小，然而，专业人员经常暴露在这些类型的危险中。由于这些专业人员必须处理这些材料，因此采取极端措施确保任何和所有可能的错误都被最小化和控制是至关重要的，这不仅是为了他们的安全，也是为了公众的安全。本次研讨会探讨了当前处理这些类型材料的实践和困难，目的是学习跨越所有这些材料的通用方法和实践。这被称为“安全科学”，它承诺通过使危险材料更安全、更有生产力、保护公民、保健工作者、应急人员和研究人员免受意外接触、通过简化程序和改善工作环境促进业务，从而有利于国家优先事项。本次研讨会将有20位美国专家和10位来自日本、法国、韩国、瑞典、英国、西班牙和意大利的专家参加。通过从我们的国际伙伴那里吸取经验教训，将通过这个项目扩大国际合作。国际参与尤其重要，因为暴露事件的独特性质和不经常发生的情况使人们希望从世界各地收集最相关的经验。特别是寻求日本、韩国、法国和联合王国，因为它们在核和生物领域具有互补的优势。

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.