Nanomaterial Risk Assesment Review in the Scope of Occupational Health and Safety

Abstract

Nanomaterials is engineered materials and there is a growing concern of harmful effects for human health. These concerns have been directed to identify threats, determine risk factors, improve risk assessment methods for occupational health and safety in areas where worker exposure exists. Although there are improvements in sectoral base for nanomaterials and its processes, there isn’t complete regulation or systematic framework containing all risks. It is also not clear how nanomaterials will affect worker’s health in the future. The purpose of this study is to define consize information about risk factors, risk assessments, analysis methods and give a perspective of nanomaterials in context of occupational health and safety.

Keywords

• Nanotechnology,Nanomaterial,Nanoparticle,Occupational Health and Safety,Risk Management,Risk Assessment,Risk Analysis

İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Kapsamında Nanomateryal Risk Değerlendirmesi

Abstract

Mühendislik ürünü olan Nanomatereyaller(Nm)’in sağlığa yönelik tehlikeleri konusunda artan bir endişe bulunmaktadır. Bu durum risk grubu altında olan çalışanların Nm’lere maruziyetinin oluşabileceği alanlar ile ilgili mevcut tehlikelerin, risk faktörlerinin tanımlanması, risk değerlendirme methotlarının geliştirilmesi konularında çalışmalara gereksinim olduğunu ortaya çıkarmaktadır. Nanomateryal proseslerle ilgili belirlenmiş bazı standartlar ve sektörel bazda gelişmeler olsada sistematik çerçeve tam anlamıyla oluşmamıştır. Gelişen teknoloji ile  kendisine her geçen gün daha fazla kullanım alanı bulan nanomateryallerin gelecekte insan sağlığına ne gibi zararlar verebileceği araştırılması gereken diğer bir konudur. Bu çalışmada iş sağlığı ve güvenliğinde kapsamında nanomateryallerin özellikleri, risk faktörleri ile nanomateryallerde risk yönetiminde izlenecek risk analiz methodları konusunda perspektif sunabilmek amaçlanmıştır.

Keywords

• Nanoteknoloji,Nanomateryal,Nanopartikül,İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği,Risk Yönetimi,Risk Değerlendirmesi,Risk Analizi

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