Nanoparticle Safety Webinar: Measuring, Evaluating, and Managing Nanoparticle Exposure
NanoParticleSeminarPoster [.pdf]
Date: March 8th, 2007
Time: 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Course Level: Introductory
Prerequisites: None
Who Will Benefit:
- OEHS managers, supervisors, and directors
- Industrial hygienists
- Nanotechnology researchers (including graduate students and post-docs)
- Manufacturing engineers and control specialists
- Physicians and licensed health care providers
Presented By:
- John Volckens, PhD
- Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD
- Mark D. Hoover, PhD, CHP, CIH
- Charles L. Geraci, PhD, CIH
Presenter bios available at: www.aiha.org/Content/CE/DL/AIHATeleWebNanoUpdate.htm
Course Content: The seminar is a TeleWeb Virtual Seminar being broadcast live. TeleWeb Virtual Seminars are similar to conference calls, but with a radio talk-show feel. Presenters guide attendees through presentations, discuss topics, and answer questions directly, just as they would in a traditional live course.
4 presentations will be given:
- Practical Measurement Techniques for Airborne Nanoparticles in the Workplace
- Relating Nanoparticle Exposures to Respiratory Dose or Body Burden
- Characterizing and Controlling Exposures to Nanoparticles in the Workplace
- Regulatory and Risk Overview for Managing Nanomaterials Along the Product Life Cycle
Presentation summaries are available at: www.aiha.org/Content/CE/DL/AIHATeleWebNanoUpdate.htm
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be provided with tools to better able them to:
- Describe the different measurement methods used to identify and quantify concentrations of airborne nanoparticles
- Relate particle deposition patterns in the respiratory tract to estimations of body burden and relate various exposure metrics to exposure misclassification problems
- Apply specific techniques to distinguish engineered nanoparticles from incidental nanoparticles in real-world sampling environments
- Discuss the various factors of nanoparticle number, diameter, and surface area that may influence deposition and toxicity in the human respiratory tract
- Characterize and control nanoparticles in the workplace
- Explain approaches for evaluating and managing risks for handling nanomaterials in the presence of uncertainty
Cost: FREE for McGill students, staff and faculty. Please note that when registering you will be prompted to enter a FOAPAL - if you are a McGill student, staff or faculty member, no FOAPAL is required. Due to the limited capacity of the auditorium, the seminar is restricted to McGill students, staff and faculty.
Registration: McGill students, staff and faculty must register online using the McGill Human Resources Staff Development course registration system.