nanotechnology oversight - Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
nanotechnology oversight - Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
nanotechnology oversight - Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
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* Communicate to workers and firms about <str<strong>on</strong>g>nanotechnology</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s potential health effects and<br />
measures for c<strong>on</strong>trolling exposure<br />
* Issue OSHA standards for nanomaterials<br />
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION<br />
* Hire new staff to study <str<strong>on</strong>g>nanotechnology</str<strong>on</strong>g> exposure<br />
* Create a Chr<strong>on</strong>ic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) for <str<strong>on</strong>g>nanotechnology</str<strong>on</strong>g> products with<br />
significant exposure<br />
Voluntary Efforts<br />
* Use the DuP<strong>on</strong>t–Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Defense framework as a basis for analyzing<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>nanotechnology</str<strong>on</strong>g> risks<br />
* Issue a <str<strong>on</strong>g>nanotechnology</str<strong>on</strong>g> handbook for small businesses<br />
Public Involvement<br />
* Give the public more informati<strong>on</strong> about <str<strong>on</strong>g>nanotechnology</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
* C<strong>on</strong>vene a stakeholder dialogue<br />
* Obtain the public’s views about <str<strong>on</strong>g>nanotechnology</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
LONGER TERM AGENDA<br />
New Legislati<strong>on</strong><br />
* Change TSCA to improve its effectiveness<br />
* Amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to adequately<br />
regulate cosmetics<br />
* Give FDA regulatory authority over dietary supplements<br />
* Enact other changes to the FFDCA to give FDA authority to review safety tests <strong>on</strong><br />
food and cosmetics<br />
* Amend the NNI act to require an EHS research plan and to provide strengthened<br />
coordinati<strong>on</strong> powers<br />
New Technologies, New Oversight<br />
* Improve the government’s forecasting ability<br />
* Create a commissi<strong>on</strong> to study <str<strong>on</strong>g>oversight</str<strong>on</strong>g> of new technologies<br />
* Create new forms of <str<strong>on</strong>g>oversight</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
* Indicates a priority recommendati<strong>on</strong><br />
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