French registry of workers handling engineered nanomaterials as an instrument of integrated system for surveillance and research

Canu, Irina Guseva; Boutou-Kempf, Odile; Delabre, L.; Ducamp, Stéphane; Iwatsubo, Y.; Marchand, Jean; Imbernon, Ellen

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/429/1/012066

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“…EpiNano aims at surveying mid-and long-term health effects possibly related with occupational exposure to either carbon nanotubes or titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoparticles, aggregates and agglomerates in workers employed in the nanotechnology-related industrial or research and development facilities in France. EpiNano consists of a registry of workers likely to be exposed to engineered nanomaterials and a prospective epidemiological cohort study [3]. The protocol of the EpiNano program received an approval from the French authority of privacy and individual rights protection (Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, CNIL) for next 20 years of follow-up.…”

Section: Epinano the French Surveillance Program For Workers Potentimentioning

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“…Carbon nanotubes and TiO 2 nanoparticles, aggregates and agglomerates were chosen as priority engineered nanomaterials based on the considerations as follow [2,3]:…”

Section: Epinano the French Surveillance Program For Workers Potentimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Workers potentially exposed to carbon nanotubes or TiO 2 are identified using a 3-level approach [3]:…”

Section: Identification Of Workers Eligible For Epinano Programmentioning

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“…identification and selection of companies dealing with corresponding engineered nanomaterials (based on compulsory declaration and questionnaires [3,4]), 2. company in field visit and identification of the workstations concerned with exposure to engineered nanomaterials, 3. identification of workers involved in jobs and tasks performed in workstations identified as concerned with exposure to engineered nanomaterials and invited into the program.…”

Section: Identification Of Workers Eligible For Epinano Programmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A short questionnaire [3,4] sent to a company occupational safety and health manager prior to the onsite company visit allows to prepare the in-field visit, and to gather all potentially useful documents (the plant's blueprints, certificates of control and maintenance of the collective protective equipment, annual declaration reports and supplementary materials such as nanomaterial characterization data and results of the exposure measurement campaigns) to be consulted onsite during the in-field visit.…”

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A standardized non-instrumental tool for characterizing workstations concerned with exposure to engineered nanomaterials

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Abstract. The French national epidemiological surveillance program EpiNano aims at surveying mid-and long-term health effects possibly related with occupational exposure to either carbon nanotubes or titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 ). EpiNano is limited to workers potentially exposed to these nanomaterials including their aggregates and agglomerates. In order to identify those workers during the in-field industrial hygiene visits, a standardized non-instrumental method is necessary especially for epidemiologists and occupational physicians unfamiliar with nanoparticle and nanomaterial exposure metrology. A working group, Quintet ExpoNano, including national experts in nanomaterial metrology and occupational hygiene reviewed available methods, resources and their practice in order to develop a standardized tool for conducting company industrial hygiene visits and collecting necessary information. This tool, entitled "Onsite technical logbook", includes 3 parts: company, workplace, and workstation allowing a detailed description of each task, process and exposure surrounding conditions. This logbook is intended to be completed during the company industrial hygiene visit. Each visit is conducted jointly by an industrial hygienist and an epidemiologist of the program and lasts one or two days depending on the company size. When all collected information is computerized using friendly-using software, it is possible to classify workstations with respect to their potential direct and/or indirect exposure. Workers appointed to workstations classified as concerned with exposure are considered as eligible for EpiNano program and invited to participate. Since January 2014, the Onsite technical logbook has been used in ten company visits. The companies visited were mostly involved in research and development. A total of 53 workstations with potential exposure to nanomaterials were pre-selected and observed: 5 with TiO 2 , 16 with single-walled carbon nanotubes, 27 multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Among the tasks observed there were: nanomaterial characterisation analysis (8), weighing (7), synthesis (6), functionalization (5), and transfer (5). The manipulated quantities were usually very small. After analysis of the data gathered in logbooks, 30 workstations have been classified as concerned with exposure to carbon nanotubes or TiO 2 . Additional tool validity as well as inter-and intra-evaluator reproducibility studies are ongoing. The first results are promising.

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Section: Epinano the French Surveillance Program For Workers Potentimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Carbon nanotubes and TiO 2 nanoparticles, aggregates and agglomerates were chosen as priority engineered nanomaterials based on the considerations as follow [2,3]:…”

Section: Epinano the French Surveillance Program For Workers Potentimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Workers potentially exposed to carbon nanotubes or TiO 2 are identified using a 3-level approach [3]:…”

Section: Identification Of Workers Eligible For Epinano Programmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Identification Of Workers Eligible For Epinano Programmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Tool Descriptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Taking stock of the occupational safety and health challenges of nanotechnology: 2000–2015

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Engineered nanomaterials significantly entered commerce at the beginning of the 21st century. Concerns about serious potential health effects of nanomaterials were widespread. Now, approximately 15 years later, it is worthwhile to take stock of research and efforts to protect nanomaterial workers from potential risks of adverse health effects. This article provides and examines timelines for major functional areas (toxicology, metrology, exposure assessment, engineering controls and personal protective equipment, risk assessment, risk management, medical surveillance, and epidemiology) to identify significant contributions to worker safety and health. The occupational safety and health field has responded effectively to identify gaps in knowledge and practice, but further research is warranted and is described. There is now a greater, if imperfect, understanding of the mechanisms underlying nanoparticle toxicology, hazards to workers, and appropriate controls for nanomaterials, but unified analytical standards and exposure characterization methods are still lacking. The development of control-banding and similar strategies has compensated for incomplete data on exposure and risk, but it is unknown how widely such approaches are being adopted. Although the importance of epidemiologic studies and medical surveillance is recognized, implementation has been slowed by logistical issues. Responsible development of nanotechnology requires protection of workers at all stages of the technological life cycle. In each of the functional areas assessed, progress has been made, but more is required.

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Proposition d’une méthode de repérage des postes de travail potentiellement exposant aux nano-objets, leurs agrégats ou agglomérats dans les entreprises mettant en œuvre des nanomatériaux manufacturés

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Delabre

et al. 2015

Archives des Maladies Professionnelles et de l'Environnement

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French registry of workers handling engineered nanomaterials as an instrument of integrated system for surveillance and research

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

A standardized non-instrumental tool for characterizing workstations concerned with exposure to engineered nanomaterials

A standardized non-instrumental tool for characterizing workstations concerned with exposure to engineered nanomaterials

Taking stock of the occupational safety and health challenges of nanotechnology: 2000–2015

Proposition d’une méthode de repérage des postes de travail potentiellement exposant aux nano-objets, leurs agrégats ou agglomérats dans les entreprises mettant en œuvre des nanomatériaux manufacturés

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