AIHA University Webinar: Nanotechnology Health and Safety Principles

Earn 2 Contact Hours

Member $199 | Nonmember $225 | Student $25

This webinar is designed to introduce OEHS professionals to the fundamental issues involved in the evaluation and control of exposures to engineered nanoparticles (ENPs). This webinar will cover: 1) ENP terminology and reasons for concern; 2) ENP properties that make them different from larger particles; 3) evaluation of nanoparticle exposures; 4) exposure controls and PPE for ENPs. Experts from the Advanced Material and Nanotechnology Working Group and the Aerosol Technology Committee will discuss how their areas of expertise can be applied to evaluate and reduce ENP exposures. Attendees will apply their fundamental OEHS knowledge to the special issues presented by nanotechnology and evaluate and control ENP exposures.

Learning Objectives

• Define key terms associated with nanotechnology.
• Discuss the unique properties of engineered nanoparticles.
• Describe health concerns associated with nanoparticles.
• Choose methods to measure nanoparticle exposures.
• Identify ways to evaluate the acceptability of nanoparticle exposures.
• Select methods to reduce worker exposures to nanoparticles.

Presenters

Candace Tsai, ScD, CIH
Dr. Candace Tsai is an Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Industrial Hygiene at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH). She is the Director of Industrial Hygiene program at Southern California Education Research Center (SCERC), and the Director/Principal Investigator of the Occupational Health and Safety Education Programs on Emerging Technologies at UCLA funded by NIEHS. Dr. Tsai received her Doctor of Science (ScD) degree in cleaner production and Master of Science in Management Science degree both from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and earned her Master of Science in Chemical Engineering degree in Taiwan. She has more than 20 years of post-educational experiences in the field of industrial hygiene and engineering in both her academic and industrial career. Dr. Tsai has expertise in exposure assessment, sampling techniques and engineering controls on aerosols and inhalation exposure with specific expertise in nanometer sized materials.

Peter Raynor, PhD, FAIHA
Dr. Pete Raynor, a Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Sciences & Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research and teaching interests revolve around the assessment and control of environmental exposures, especially exposures to airborne particles occurring in workplace environments. Dr. Raynor directs the University of Minnesota Occupational Hygiene academic program and serves as Principal Investigator for the Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training. He is a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.

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