OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT IN NANOMATERIAL PRODUCTION WORKPLACES AND RESEARCH LABORATORIES

Yıl 2017, Cilt: Volume 2 Sayı: İssue 1 (1) - 2.İnternational Congress Of Forensic Toxicology, 297 - 297, 16.02.2017

Hülya Ünver Erdem Babaarslan

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Nanotechnology
is the processing of the materials at the nano scale in order to produce and
use them with their unique and rewarding properties. Attention to this sector
gradually increases all around the world and because of their novel properties
they are commonly used in many areas. It is important to make provision during
usage, transport and especially production to these materials whose harmful
effects on human health’s have recently proven. 
Although as its superior chemical and physical properties known as magic
mineral after the second part of twentieth century because of determined
harmful effects on human health asbestos is identified as deadly dust. Some
nanomaterials have been proven to have asbestos like characteristics on human
health. European Agency for Safety and Healthat Workassigned nano particles and
ultrafine particles to be the primary risks among ten potential emerging risks
related to OHS.  In this study four
nanomaterials which are commonly produced in Turkey have been chosen to apply
Control Banding (CB) risk assessment method. CB risk assessment is an effective
and practical method in the absence of toxicology and exposure information.
According to the results of four different laboratories and two different
firms, the risk levels of the two workplaces were found to be higher risk level
so the required control measures and general advice to the sector is submitted.

Anahtar Kelimeler

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT IN NANOMATERIAL PRODUCTION WORKPLACES AND RESEARCH LABORATORIES

Kaynakça

• Hülya ÜNVER, Erdem BABAARSLAN
• Ministry of the Labor and Social Security, Directorate General of Occupational Health and Safety