ISO Nanotechnologies TC 229 Advances Work in Seoul
January 5, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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At the third plenary meeting in late 2006 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 229 - Nanotechnologies, the U.S.-convened working group on health, safety and the environment furthered its draft document - Health and Safety Practices in Occupational Settings Relative to Nanotechnologies.
The TC 229 working group on terminology and nomenclature also made significant progress on draft technical specifications - Terminology of Nanoparticles.
According to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the purpose of the meeting in Seoul, Korea was to further development of the roadmaps and strategies that will guide the work of the technical committee's three working groups in this rapidly advancing field.
Delegates also laid plans for potential coordination with the recently formed International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) technical committee on nanotechnology standards relating to electrical and electronic products and systems.
ANSI encouraged the national bodies of Japan, South Korea and the U.S. to develop new work item proposals relative to the characterization of carbon nanotubes for input into the TC 229 working group on measurement and characterization. The U.S. also announced its intention to develop a technical report relating to toxicologic assessment of nanomaterials.
The next ISO TC 229 plenary meeting is scheduled for June 2007 in Berlin, Germany.
Source: American National Standards Institute (ANSI).