Workplace exposure to engineered nanomaterials: The Italian path for the definition of occupational health and safety policies

Marco Mirabile, Fabio Boccuni, Diana Gagliardi, Bruna Maria Rondinone and Sergio Iavicoli

Health Policy, 2014, vol. 117, issue 1, 128-134

Abstract: This study explores the way the publication of a National White Book on health and safety risks that affect workers in jobs involving Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials influenced the key Italian stakeholders attitude toward this issue and identifies the standpoints and priorities shared among researchers and stakeholders to develop a policy framework to address this issue.

Keywords: Occupational health and safety; Nanotechnologies; Stakeholders engagement; Legislative framework; Emerging risk; Participatory decision-making process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.01.020

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