ABBREVIATIONS
INTRODUCTION
What are carbon nanotubes?
Potential health concerns
Who has work health and safety duties relating to nanotechnologies?
Risk management methods — Overview
Consultation
PART A:
METHOD 1 — RISK MANAGEMENT WITH DETAILED HAZARD ANALYSIS AND EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
Preparation for the risk management process
STEP 1 — HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
1.1 Carbon nanotubes characterisation
1.2 Other potential hazards
STEP 2 — RISK ASSESSMENT
2.1 Exposure assessment
2.2 Exposures for different tasks
2.3 Risk evaluation
2.4 Exposure limit for carbon nanotubes
STEP 3 — RISK CONTROL
3.1 Risk control strategies
3.2 Minimising the risk
3.3 Controls for handling CNTs to prevent exposure by different routes
3.4 Controls for tasks with different risk levels
3.5 Controls for specific activities
3.6 Risk Control Plan
3.7 Control validation
STEP 4 — MONITOR AND REVIEW
4.1 Emissions and exposure measurement and monitoring
4.2 Health monitoring and record of operations
PART B:
METHOD 2 — RISK MANAGEMENT BY CONTROL BANDING
STEP 1 — DETERMINE EXPOSURE POTENTIAL
STEP 2 — DETERMINE THE CONTROL BAND
STEP 3 — APPLY CONTROLS
APPENDIX A — REFERENCES
APPENDIX B — CARBON NANOTUBE HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL
INTRODUCTION
What are carbon nanotubes?
Potential health concerns
Who has work health and safety duties relating to nanotechnologies?
Risk management methods — Overview
Consultation
PART A:
METHOD 1 — RISK MANAGEMENT WITH DETAILED HAZARD ANALYSIS AND EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
Preparation for the risk management process
STEP 1 — HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
1.1 Carbon nanotubes characterisation
1.2 Other potential hazards
STEP 2 — RISK ASSESSMENT
2.1 Exposure assessment
2.2 Exposures for different tasks
2.3 Risk evaluation
2.4 Exposure limit for carbon nanotubes
STEP 3 — RISK CONTROL
3.1 Risk control strategies
3.2 Minimising the risk
3.3 Controls for handling CNTs to prevent exposure by different routes
3.4 Controls for tasks with different risk levels
3.5 Controls for specific activities
3.6 Risk Control Plan
3.7 Control validation
STEP 4 — MONITOR AND REVIEW
4.1 Emissions and exposure measurement and monitoring
4.2 Health monitoring and record of operations
PART B:
METHOD 2 — RISK MANAGEMENT BY CONTROL BANDING
STEP 1 — DETERMINE EXPOSURE POTENTIAL
STEP 2 — DETERMINE THE CONTROL BAND
STEP 3 — APPLY CONTROLS
APPENDIX A — REFERENCES
APPENDIX B — CARBON NANOTUBE HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL