WHO Publishes Background Document on Protecting Workers from Risks of Nanomaterials

WHO Publishes Background Document on Protecting Workers from Risks of Nanomaterials
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ccc/cccnewsv2n6.html#3

"The World Health Organization (WHO) has prepared a draft background document proposing content and focus for the development of Guidelines to "Protecting Workers from Potential Risks of Manufactured Nanomaterials" (WHO/NANOH) reported on in the March, 2011 issue of the Collaborating Centre Connection newsletter (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ccc/CCCnewsV2N2.html#4). This background document, as an initial step towards the development of these Guidelines, will be used by the Guideline Development Group to identify key questions to be addressed. In order to ensure transparency and broad stakeholder participation throughout the process of guideline development, WHO posted the background document and the peer-review comments on the project web-site at: http://www.who.int/occupational_health/topics/nanotechnologies/en/. The public was invited to send comments on this background document through March 31, 2012."