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  • CEN/TS 16937:2016

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    Nanotechnologies - Guidance for the responsible development of nanotechnologies

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    Published date:  25-05-2016

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    European foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Methodology
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This Technical Specification provides a guidance for the responsible development of nanotechnologies taking into account:

    -Board Accountability;

    -Stakeholder Involvement;

    -Worker Health and Safety;

    -Benefits to and Risks for Public Health, Safety and the Environment;

    -Wider Social and Ethical Implications and Impacts;

    -Engagement with Business Partners;

    -Transparency and Disclosure.

    NOTE 1This Technical Specification contributes to social responsibility as defined in ISO 26000:2010.

    NOTE 2Nanotechnology activities include industrial production, R&D, services, and marketing of products.

    This Technical Specification neither covers labelling and advertising aspects nor is it intended for certification purposes, nor does it imply any legally binding agreements.

    This Technical Specification intends to cover nanotechnology activities involving manufactured nanomaterials, and where relevant incidental nanomaterials.

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    Document Type Technical Specification
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO/TS 12901-2:2014 Nanotechnologies Occupational risk management applied to engineered nanomaterials Part 2: Use of the control banding approach
    ISO/TR 13121:2011 Nanotechnologies — Nanomaterial risk evaluation
    ISO 31000:2009 Risk management Principles and guidelines
    ISO 26000:2010 Guidance on social responsibility
    CEN ISO/TS 80004-1:2015 Nanotechnologies - Vocabulary - Part 1: Core terms (ISO/TS 80004-1:2015)
    EN ISO 14040:2006 Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework (ISO 14040:2006)
    ISO/TR 27628:2007 Workplace atmospheres Ultrafine, nanoparticle and nano-structured aerosols Inhalation exposure characterization and assessment
    ISO/TS 80004-1:2015 Nanotechnologies — Vocabulary — Part 1: Core terms
    ISO 14040:2006 Environmental management Life cycle assessment Principles and framework
    ISO/TS 12901-1:2012 Nanotechnologies Occupational risk management applied to engineered nanomaterials Part 1: Principles and approaches
    ISO Guide 73:2009 Risk management — Vocabulary
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