Timing, hosts and locations of (grouped) events of NanoImpactNet

6 Implementation of
Processing Lines
7 Dissemination and
exploitation
activities
8 Scientific
Mangement
5 Expected Impact
NanoSafetyCluster - Compendium 2012
responses of nanoproducts collected by WP3, during exposure assessment of processing lines implemented
by WP6.
The general objective of this WP is the implementation of target processing lines, BEFORE and AFTER the
introduction of the Risk Remediation Strategies proposed in WP4.
The activities of WP7 aim to disseminate information and results of the project within the partners and
outside the Consortium to all relevant stakeholders: national, international and EU regulatory bodies, NGO
and representatives of the Nanotechnology industry, as well as proposing exploitation transfer plans and
managing the Intellectual Property Rights.
Moreover, it aims to collaborate with existing EC funded activities such as NanoSafety Cluster.
The general aim of WP8 is to coordinate the scientific and technical management of the project and
maintain the project work plan and complete it within the agreed time schedule.
Scientific coordination:
• Scientific review of the work performed by the partners including scientific deliverables and
milestones.
• Monitor annual project meetings and regular interim, mid-term and final reporting, as well as the
scientific quality.
• The supervision of project global critical path.
To develop practical and cost effective strategies for reduction of
worker exposure to NMs during all stages of NMs production, use
and disposal
NMs design strategies developed by SANOWORK project will
contribute effectively to reduce health hazard and exposure
potential. In particular it will develop: 1) aggregation control
strategy, especially addressed to decrease emission potential
during production and use, also including accidental spills; 2)
inorganic/organic coating especially addressed to decrease health
impact and exposure during use and disposal inside and outside
the workplace; 3) techniques for disintegration of NPs during
washing, especially addressed to decrease emission potential of
disposal treatment.
To establish synergy with QNano: the European Union-funded
infrastructure for NM safety testing
The active participation of members of the SANOWORK
consortium in the NanoSafety Cluster will strengthen the
interaction with nano-safety Infrastructure project. Preliminary
contacts established by other complementary projects that could
be funded under the same call and whose partners are, as well,
deeply involved in NanoSafety Cluster activities, will ensure a
strong cooperation and synergy with EU projects dealing with
nano-safety. Most importantly, SANOWORK is pledged to report
its findings to the NANOFUTURES platform and CEFIC and
therefore will promote the ‘safe by design’ approach to all the
relevant stakeholders. SANOWORK possess strong synergy with
the EU NanoSafety Cluster by providing industrial stakeholders’
and ‘the general public’ appropriate knowledge of the risks of NMs
for human health’ (workers). SANOWORK achieves through a
strong participation from SMEs and industrial partners who have
shown a high level commitment to the project by allowing
exposure measurement field study. The SANOWORK project also
implements a primary prevention of exposure of workers to NPs
by intelligent design of NPs considering its processing pathways.
To contribute to the advancement of the EU NanoSafety Cluster
goals and agenda by:
- providing data on toxicological effects of target NPs (pristine and
modified ZrO2 NPs, polyamide and TiO2 nanofibers, TiO2 and Ag
NPs and CNTs) to facilitate the formation of ‘a consensus on
nanotoxicology in Europe’;
- Creating Life Cycle Database on physico-chemical, and
toxicological properties of these materials based on FP6 and FP7
research. This database will be made available to NanoSafety
Cluster ‘to avoid duplicating work and improve efficiency’;
- Identifying worker exposure scenarios and implementing the
prevention/intervention measures to minimise Risk;
- Participating in meetings and workshops organised by
NanoSafety Cluster for ‘discussion, problem solving and planning
R&D activities in Europe’;
- Preparing and implementing a communication strategy to inform
the identified stakeholders: industries, insurance companies,
general public on risk remediation tools that prevent risks during
production, use and disposal of NMs.
To facilitate research cohesion and integration in this area
The cohesion and integration of the results generated by
SANOWORK will be facilitated by the active participation of the
project members in the NanoSafety Cluster meetings and by
dissemination activities of the project. More specifically, the
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