Full Description
Occupational Exposure to Manufactured Nanomaterials in the Construction Industry: Strategy and Guidelines provides practical guidelines for the safe use of manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs) in construction. Although the use of MNMs -particularly in construction- is increasing, there is little information available on the toxicity and biodistribution of MNMs or their potential to induce adverse reactions to human health. This book, based on the findings of the EU-wide SCAFFOLD project, offers valuable information on the development of MNMs used in the construction industry, how to manage usage of MNMs when the materials' hazard data is insufficient, and official guidelines from different global regions. The book uses an integrated approach to managing occupational exposure to MNMs, with the inclusion of multi-stakeholder views, case studies covering the main steps of MNMs' lifecycles, practical methods and strategies for safe working.
Contents
PART IThe employer's vision 2. The employee's vision 3. The vision from the European Administration 4. The vision from research 5. The role of the EC: boosting nanosafety innovationPART II: Managing the Exposure to Manufactured Nanomaterials in Construction: The Building Blocks and the Integrated Approach 6. The Scaffold methodological approach 7. Risk prevention 8. Risk assessment 9. Risk protection and control 10. Shaping a risk management modelPART III: Demonstrating and Validating the Scaffold Approach Through Industrial Case Studies 11. Industrial Case Study 1: Manufacturing nanoSiO2 for construction products 12. Industrial Use Case 2: Manufacturing construction products containing MNMs (Fire Resistant Panels) 13. Industrial Use Case 3: Using construction products containing MNMs in building construction (Coatings) 14. Industrial Use Case 3: Using construction products containing MNMs in civil construction (Concrete) 15. Industrial Use Case 3: End of life of construction products containing MNMs (FRP)PART IV: Sharing Experiences and Scaffold's Contributions to Next Development Steps 16. Summarizing results and looking to the future 17. Managing the occupational exposure to MNMs in construction in the USA 18. Future research needs and knowledge gaps
