Interim guidance for medical screening and hazard surveillance for workers potentially exposed to engineered nanoparticles

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910704035303321
• Autore: Schulte Paul A.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Cincinnati, OH] : , : Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, , [2009]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 26 pages)
• Collana: Current intelligence bulletin ; ; 60; DHHS (NIOSH) publication ; ; no. 2009-116
• Soggetti: Nanoparticles - Health aspects; Nanoparticles - Safety measures; Nanotechnology - Health aspects; Nanotechnology - Safety measures; Environmental Monitoring; Nanoparticles - adverse effects; Occupational Exposure - adverse effects; Occupational Exposure - prevention & control; Population Surveillance - methods; Safety Management - methods
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 29, 2016).; "February 2009"--Page ii.; Based upon discussions at a workshop on occupational health surveillance and nanotechnology workers held April 17-18, 2007, Arlington, VA.; "This Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) was developed by the staff of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) who participate in the NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC). Special thanks go to Paul S. Schulte, Director, Education and Information Division, NIOSH and manager of the NTRC, Douglas Trout, and Ralph D. Zumwalde for writing and organizing the report. The NIOSH NTRC also acknowledges the contributions of Vanessa Becks and Gino Fazio for desktop publishing and graphic design, and Douglas ; Platt for editing the document."--Page viii.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 8-12).
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword -- Executive summary -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction. -- Background: brief review of the literature -- Occupational health surveillance -- Discussion and conclusions -- Recommendations. -- References -- Appendix A: Critical Aspects of an Occupational Medical Screening Program -- Appendix B: OSHA standards that include requirements for medical surveillance -- Appendix C: Hazards for which NIOSH has recommended the use of medical surveillance -- Appendix D: Discussion of occupational health surveillance programs with medical screening. -- Appendix E: Examples of limitations in the evidence base for specific medical screening of workers exposed to engineered nanoparticles -- Appendix F: Exposure registries.