Date/Time
Date(s) - Thursday, November 7, 2013
11:00 am
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Nanotechnology Risk Management and Control Webinar: Nanotechnology Risk Management via Certification of Occupational, Environmental Health and Safety Programs – a Due Diligence Approach
Please note, registration for this event is now full. This topic will also be covered at the 2013 U.S.-EU: Bridging NanoEHS Research Efforts joint workshop. More information about the workshop, including a registration link, is available here: https://us-eu.org/2013-u-s-eu-nanoehs-workshop/.
Date and Time:
Thursday, November 7 at 8 am PST/11 am EST/5 pm CET.
Issue:
The need for global harmonization of nanotechnology’s Occupational, Environmental, Health, and Safety (OEHS) standards is approaching a critical mass. Nanotechnology’s integration into commerce, materials and natural sciences means that failure to reach agreement on fundamental international OEHS protections, policies and regulations will delay access to investment capital, and in turn slow down advanced engineering. The need exists to pool OEHS knowledge from the international community into a model standard for certification of nanotechnology and nanomaterials related businesses. Additional regulatory bodies could join this process, once the certification model has been developed, as occurs now with the Global Harmonization of Chemical Safety (GHS). Now is the time to make this certification process a reality.
Goal:
The vision for Nano OEHS Risk Management via certification is to assure a consistent approach and due diligence review by auditors is provided to demonstrate a level of comprehension and control of potential risks due to nanomaterials and nanotechnology deployed within an organization or operation.
Process:
The program is comprised of an Advisory Panel, made up of NGO, industry, academia, a variety of stakeholders and Governmental entities from across North America and Europe. Using an existing commercial model as a draft from which to create cohesive international nanotechnology policy on OEHS, this model would be the basis for nano-OEHS audits leading to certification. International Auditors would be licensed through Academy training. A group of highly respected and authoritative professionals would be tasked with overseeing biennial improvement in the Accreditation model while they maintain other professional affiliations and commitments.
Webinar Moderator:
- Larry Gibbs, COR Co-chair
Speakers:
- Don Ewert, Vice President – Field Services; nanoTox, Inc.
- Ilise L Feitshans JD and ScM Visiting Scientist – Institute for Work and Health, University of Lausanne vaud Switzerland and Doctoral candidate “Forecasting Nanolaw” Geneva School of Diplomacy