AIHA to host nanotechnology TeleWeb seminar (12/13)
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) will host “Nanotechnology Update for IHs: Toxicology and Exposure Assessment Issues,” an intermediate TeleWeb Virtual Seminar, on January 31, 2008, from 2–4:30 p.m. ET.
Featured speakers include Mark D. Hoover, PhD, CHP, CIH, senior scientist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); Bruce J. Kelman, PhD, DABT, president and principal, Veritox Inc.; Vince Castranova, Ph.D., branch chief, NIOSH; and Charles L. Geraci, PhD, CIH, document development branch chief, NIOSH.
Presentations will include information on the following:
• Nanotoxicology issues for assessing and managing occupational exposure risks for nanoparticles in the workplace;
• Toxicology of nanoparticles for industrial hygienists;
• Nanotoxicology insights from the NIOSH Research Program;
• Managing exposure risks for nanomaterials using the current state of knowledge.
Attendees will learn to:
• Describe how nanotoxicology issues fit into an overall risk assessment and risk management framework for nanotechnology;
• Understand the toxicological properties of nanoparticles of concern for the health and safety of workers and consumers, including:
• Understand and apply approaches for evaluating and managing risks for handling nanomaterials in the presence of uncertainty.
Participants need Internet access and a telephone, or just a phone, to be part of these live educational events. In addition, an archive copy of the TeleWeb will be available on CD for purchase.
To register for “Nanotechnology Update for IHs: Toxicology and Exposure Assessment Issues,” call (800) 651-7916, or register online at http://www.aiha.org/Content/CE/DL/NanotechUpdateTeleWeb.htm. AIHA members who register by January 14, 2008, can attend the TeleWeb for $295, nonmembers for $325. After January 14, tuition will be an additional $100 for both members and nonmembers. Every site registered will receive materials that may be duplicated for each participant.
Featured speakers include Mark D. Hoover, PhD, CHP, CIH, senior scientist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); Bruce J. Kelman, PhD, DABT, president and principal, Veritox Inc.; Vince Castranova, Ph.D., branch chief, NIOSH; and Charles L. Geraci, PhD, CIH, document development branch chief, NIOSH.
Presentations will include information on the following:
• Nanotoxicology issues for assessing and managing occupational exposure risks for nanoparticles in the workplace;
• Toxicology of nanoparticles for industrial hygienists;
• Nanotoxicology insights from the NIOSH Research Program;
• Managing exposure risks for nanomaterials using the current state of knowledge.
Attendees will learn to:
• Describe how nanotoxicology issues fit into an overall risk assessment and risk management framework for nanotechnology;
• Understand the toxicological properties of nanoparticles of concern for the health and safety of workers and consumers, including:
- Properties of nanoparticles that may lead to enhanced bioactivity;
- Possible pulmonary responses to inhaled nanoparticles;
- Possible systemic responses to inhaled nanoparticles;
- Possible responses to dermal exposure to nanoparticles.
• Understand and apply approaches for evaluating and managing risks for handling nanomaterials in the presence of uncertainty.
Participants need Internet access and a telephone, or just a phone, to be part of these live educational events. In addition, an archive copy of the TeleWeb will be available on CD for purchase.
To register for “Nanotechnology Update for IHs: Toxicology and Exposure Assessment Issues,” call (800) 651-7916, or register online at http://www.aiha.org/Content/CE/DL/NanotechUpdateTeleWeb.htm. AIHA members who register by January 14, 2008, can attend the TeleWeb for $295, nonmembers for $325. After January 14, tuition will be an additional $100 for both members and nonmembers. Every site registered will receive materials that may be duplicated for each participant.
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