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SANOWORK
Safe Nano Worker Exposure Scenarios
Contract Agreement: Under Negotiation Website: http://www.sanowork.eu
Coordinator: Anna Luisa Costa, ISTEC-CNR, Faenza, Italy
NanoSafetyCluster - Compendium 2012
No. Beneficiary name Short name Country
1 Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche ISTEC Italy
2 Institute of Occupational Medicine IOM United Kingdom
3 Plasmachem Productions und Handel GmbH PCHEM Germany
4 Elmarco Sro ELM Czech Republic
5 GEA Process Engineering AS NIRO Denmark
6 Colorobbia Italia SPA COL Italy
7 Bayer Technology Services GmbH BAYER Germany
8 Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques INERIS INERIS France
9 University of Lymerick UL Ireland
10 Università degli Studi di Parma UNIPR Italy
11 Università degli Studi di Pisa UNIPI Italy
12 Acondicionamento Tarrasense Associacion LEITAT Spain
13 Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione Infortuni sul Lavoro INAIL INAIL Italy
Contents
1 Summary ....................................................................................255
2 Background .............................................................................. 256
3 What is Sanowork .................................................................... 256
3.1 Summary of SANOWORK’s key strengths ........................... 256
4 Organisation of SANOWORK .................................................... 257
5 Expected Impact ...................................................................... 259
6 Exploitation and dissemination strategy................................. 260
7 Directory .................................................................................... 261
8 Copyright .................................................................................. 262
1 Summary
The main goal of Sanowork project is to identify a safe
occupational exposure scenario by exposure assessment in real
conditions and at all stages of nanomaterials (NM) production, use
and disposal. In order to address this and more specifically the
issues introduced by NMP.2011.1.3-2 call, we intend to: 1. contain
hazard and worker exposure potential by developing exposure
mitigation strategy based on ‘‘Prevention through Design’’
approach. 2. implement a rigorous exposure assessment in the
workplace in order to evaluate the effectiveness of existing and
Project Duration: 1 March 2012 (?)– 28 Feb 2015
Project Funding: 3.5 Mio. EUR
proposed exposure reduction strategies. 3. perform risk analysis
off line and on site in order to identify substance product
properties and operational condition that ensure a safer worker
exposure scenario. 4. Assess COST/ EFFICIENCY of the proposed
strategies on the basis of risk analysis results, materials/properties
efficiency, risk transfer to insurance underwriter community. The
Sanowork proposed risk remediation strategy will be applied to
nanomaterial properties. The following “representative” pool of
NM and nanoproducts have been selected: ZrO2 (chemical or
ceramic raw material); TiO2 and Ag (ceramic or textile
photocatalytic/antibacterial surfaces); CNTs (polymeric
nanocomposites); organic/inorganic nanofibers (nanostructured
membranes for water depuration system). The strategy is
addressed to mitigate risk by decreasing adverse health hazard
and emission potential of nanomaterials, setting back processes of
transport to the point of entry. A sound balance between
exposure and health hazards data, before and after the
introduction of existing and proposed risk remediation strategies,
will allow to evaluate the effectiveness of existing and proposed
exposure reduction strategies. The cooperation with industrial key
partners such as Plasmachem, Elmarco, GEA Niro, Colorobbia,
Bayer will guarantee an accurate exposure assessment in the
workplace.
Compendium of Projects in the European NanoSafety Cluster 255
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