The Conference will discuss global safety issues surrounding nanoparticles and nano- technologies, in occupational safety and health in particular; and will provide an insight into future actions for assuring the safety, and thereby the future success of nanotechnologies.

Main themes of the Conference
• A global view of the significance and safety of nanotechnologies, particularly in occupational environments
• Toxicity of given nanoparticles, including carbon nanotubes, metal nanoparticles, quantum dots and photocatalytic nanoparticles, and the characterization and evaluation of the critical features of nanoparticles, the so-called ‘metrics’
• Chemical and physical characterization of selected (above) nanoparticles, and how these characteristics affect exposure assessment and its interpretation
• Views on the safety of nanoparticles in different parts of the world.

Who should attend?
Scientists and experts interested in the safety and health effects of nanoparticles; in their characterization and exposure assessment; representatives of the nanotechnology industry; employers and employee organizations: regulators at national, regional and international
levels; organizations funding nanotechnology research; and all other key-stakeholders in this area.

Organizer
The Conference is organized by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

EuroNanOSH Secretariat
Leila Ahlström
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Topeliuksenkatu 41 A a
FI-00250 Helsinki, Finland
Tel: +358 30 474 2851
Email: euronanosh@ttl.fi