2009 03 26 Good Nano Guide

The GoodNanoGuide An Introduction to a Novel Concept

International Council on Nanotechnology INCLUSIVE GLOBAL All stakeholders communicate and A global perspective on the cooperate in nanotechnology EHS potential risks of nanotechnology TECHNICAL PROACTIVE High quality technical information Stewardship for sustainable and knowledge for all levels nanotechnology Developing and communicating information regarding potential environmental and health risks of nanotechnology to foster risk reduction and maximize societal benefit. 2

Quality Information about Risks & Benefits  [out of five] Best Practices WG Knowledge Base WG “This paper makes a major contribution to the literature …” Database on nanoEHS research Survey of current workplace practices International nanoEHS research needs assessment Wiki on good practices International Council on Nanotechnology Working Groups 3

What is a Wiki? A Wiki is central, shared repository of online information Wikis for Dummies • Anyone can edit the pages • Editing is easy and requires no special tools • Formatting is simple • Changes are easily tracked 4

Why a Wiki for Nano Handling Practices? Guidance Features Research Paper Wiki Entry Document Describes a specific practice No Maybe YES Written by practitioners Maybe Maybe YES Written for practitioners Maybe No YES Short lead time to publication No No YES Engages global community No Maybe YES Provides a forum for dialog No No YES Easily accessed YES No YES Guidance doc = Guidance document usually produced by a government agency, intended to convey principles of safe handling. Publicly available on the Internet. Research paper = Peer-reviewed publication on e.g., effectiveness of personal protective equipment, aerosolizability, etc. Wiki entry = Page in the Good Practices Wiki that communicates practices that are followed when working with a 5 specific material or process.

Wiki Generates Global Interest Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Denmark France Germany India New Zealand South Africa Switzerland USA UK Admin Co-chairs Planners Testers Global locations of current participants 6

GoodNanoGuide Timeline Planning and Implementation team formalized Mar 2008 Jun-Aug Survey of target end-users conducted 2008 Facilitator engaged to organize content; liaise with IT Nov 2008 First training webinar held Dec 2008 Version 1 prototype ready for beta testing Jan 2009 Prototype Finalized Mar 2009 Training Session at NanoImpactNet (Lausanne, Switzerland) Public GoodNanoGuide launch May 2009 7

Features of the GoodNanoGuide Wiki • Protected Internet site on occupational practices for the safe handling of nanomaterials • Multiple stakeholders contribute, share and discuss information • Modern, interactive, up-to-date 8 http://icon.rice.edu/projects.cfm?doc_id=12207

Implementation Committee Dr. Michael Riediker Mr. Bruce Stockmeier Dr. Kristen Kulinowski Institute for Work and Health Argonne National Lab Rice University Dr. Paul-Émile Boileau Ms. Ilise Feitshans Dr. Steve Hankin IRSST International Labour Organization SafeNano Dr. Mark Hoover Mr. Matthew Jaffe Mr. Victor Jones NIOSH Crowell & Moring NanoTechBC 9

Interacting with the GoodNanoGuide No Registration Required VIEW Register as a User COMMENT Register as a Provider CONTRIBUTE 10

Screenshot for Providers 11

A Sample Protocol 12

Contribute & Edit using Familiar Tools Format text Symbols Hyperlink Insert picture or flash 13

Wiki Sponsors Our product is coming soon to http://goodnanoguide.org 14

Contact Information Kristen M. Kulinowski, PhD kk@rice.edu +1-713-348-8211 Twitter: @Kulinowski 15

2009 03 26 Good Nano Guide

by Kristen Kulinowski on Mar 26, 2009

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