DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR NANOTECHNOLOGIES
4 July 2012
Howard Morris
Chair, Nanotechnologies Committee (NT-001)
International
Organization for
Standardization
(ISO)
1. What is it?
Federation of national standards bodies
Non-governmental organisation
2. Outputs?
International standards, technical specifications,
technical reports
3. How does it operate?
Distils international consensus to meet stakeholder
needs
4. How do people participate?
Voluntary contributions
Nominated by national bodies
ISO
Nanotechnologies
Technical
Committee
(ISO TC229)
34 Participating members (including Australia)
10 Observer members
Working Group Focus Convenor
1 Terminology &
Nomenclature
Canada
2 Measurement &
Characterisation
Japan
3 Health, Safety &
Environment
USA
4 Materials
Specification
China
Task Groups Sustainability
Consumer &
Societal
Dimensions
USA
USA
Standards
Australia
Nanotechnologies
Committee
NT-001
1. Structure mirrors ISO TC229
2. Supporting development of standards and
their dissemination
3. Broad range of organisations represented
Research, industry, unions, public interest groups,
government agencies (federal & state),
standards setting bodies, professional
associations
Secretary, Joan Beal (Standards Australia)
4. Financial support from DIISRTE
Under National Enabling Technologies Strategy
NT-001
Working Groups
34 Participating members (including Australia)
10 Observer members
Working Group Focus NT-001
Convenor
1 Terminology &
Nomenclature
Jeremy Allan
WorkCover NSW
2 Measurement &
Characterisation
Jan Herrmann
National Measurement
Institute
3 Health, Safety &
Environment
Stephen Thomas
Safety Institute of
Australia
4 Materials
Specification
Howard Morris
Safe Work Australia
Task Groups Sustainability
Consumer & Societal
Dimensions
Elaine Attwood
Consumers Federation
of Australia
Australian
Input to
Standards
Development
1. Through Standards Australia
Nanotechnology Committee (NT-001)
2. Through NT-001’s Working Groups
3. Australian experts nominated as members of
task groups & project groups
JWG1
Nomenclature &
Terminology
Published
Documents
Project
ISO/TS 27687:2008 Terminology and definitions for nano-objects -- Nanoparticle, nanofibre and nanoplate
ISO/TR 12802:2010 Nanotechnologies -- Model taxonomic framework for use in developing vocabularies -- Core concepts
ISO/TR 11360:2010 Nanotechnologies -- Methodology for the classification and categorization of nanomaterials
Vocabulary
ISO/TS 80004-1:2010 Core terms
ISO/TS 80004-3:2010 Carbon nano-objects
ISO/TS 80004-4:2011 Nanostructured materials
ISO/TS 80004-5:2011 Nano/bio interface
ISO/TS 80004-7:2011 Diagnostics and Therapeutics for Healthcare
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=44278http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51765http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51765http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51765http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51765http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=55967http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51240http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51240http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51240http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51240http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51240http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=50741http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=50741http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=50741http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=50741http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=50741http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=50741http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=50741http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=50741http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=50741http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=50741http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=50741http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=50741
JWG2
Measurement &
Characterisation
Roadmap
JWG2
Measurement &
Characterisation
Published
Documents
Project
Group
Project
1 ISO/TS 10797 “Nanotechnologies ‐‐ Characterization of single‐wall carbon nanotubes using transmission electron microscopy”
2 ISO/TS 10798 “Nanotechnologies ‐‐ Characterization of single‐wall carbon nanotubes using scanning electron microscopy and energy
dispersive x‐ray spectrometry analysis”
3 ISO/TS 10868 “Nanotechnologies ‐‐ Characterization of single‐wall carbon nanotubes using ultraviolet‐visible‐near infrared (UV‐Vis‐NIR) spectroscopy”
4 ISO/TS 10867 “Nanotechnologies ‐‐Characterization of single‐wall carbon nanotubes using near infrared photoluminescence
spectroscopy”
5 ISO/TR 10929 “Nanotechnologies ‐‐ Characterization of multiwall carbon nanotube samples”
6 ISO/TS 11251 “Nanotechnologies ‐‐ Characterization of volatile components in single‐wall carbon nanotube samples using evolved gas analysis/gas chromatograph‐mass spectrometry”
7 ISO/TS 11308 “Nanotechnologies ‐‐ Characterization of single‐wall carbon nanotubes using thermogravimetric analysis”
9 ISO/TS 11888 “Nanotechnologies ‐‐ Characterization of multiwall carbon nanotubes ‐‐ Mesoscopic shape factors”
12 ISO/TS 13278 “Nanotechnologies ‐‐ Determination of elemental impurities in samples of carbon nanotubes using inductively
coupled plasma mass spectrometry”
JWG2
Measurement &
Characterisation
Approved
Documents
&
Current Projects
Project
Group
Project
10 Nanotechnologies -- Quantification of nano-object release from
powders by generation of aerosols
Approved for publication
11 Artificial gratings used in nanotechnology -- Description and
measurement of dimensional quality parameters
Approved for publication
13 Nanotechnologies -- Guidance for developing test materials
consisting of nano-objects in dry powder form
Approved for publication
14 Nanotechnologies — Use of UV-Vis Absorption spectroscopy in the
Characterization of Cadmium Chalcogenide Semiconductor
Nanoparticles (Quantum Dots)
Current project
15 Nanotechnologies — Measurement method matrix (M3) for nano-
objects
Current project
WG3
Health, Safety &
Environment
(HSE)
Focus Areas Supporting
OECD WPMN
Safety of
nanomaterial
products
Environmentally
sound use
of nanomaterials
Determining
relative toxicity
& hazard potential
Toxicological
screening
Controlling
Occupational
Exposures
FOCUS
AREAS
WG3
Health, Safety &
Environment
(HSE)
Projects
Project
Group
Project Lead
Country
1 ISO/TR 12885:2008
Nanotechnologies -- Health and safety practices in
occupational settings relevant to nanotechnologies
USA
2 ISO 29701:2010
Nanotechnologies -- Endotoxin test on nanomaterial
samples for in vitro systems -- Limulus amebocyte
lysate (LAL) test
Japan
3 ISO 10801:2010
Nanotechnologies -- Generation of metal
nanoparticles for inhalation toxicity testing using the
evaporation/condensation method
Republic
of Korea
4 ISO 10808:2010
Nanotechnologies -- Characterization of
nanoparticles in inhalation exposure chambers for
inhalation toxicity testing
Republic
of Korea
5 ISO/TR 13014:2012
Nanotechnologies - Guidance on physico-chemical
characterization of engineered nanoscale materials
for toxicologic assessment
USA
6 Nanotechnologies - Occupational risk management
applied to engineered nanomaterials -- Part 1:
Principles and approaches. Approved for publication
UK
7 ISO/TR 13121:2011
Nanotechnologies - Nanomaterial risk evaluation
USA
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=52093http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=45640http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=46129http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=46130http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=52093http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=52093
WG3
Health, Safety &
Environment
(HSE)
Projects
Project
Group
Project Lead
Country
8 Nanotechnologies — Occupational risk management
applied to engineered nanomaterials — Part 2: Use of
the Control Banding approach in occupational risk
management - Current project
France
9 Preparing Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for manufactured
nanomaterials - Approved for publication
Republic
of Korea
10 Surface characterization of gold nanoparticles for
nanomaterial specific toxicity screening: FT-IR
method - Approved for publication
Republic
of Korea
11 Nanotechnologies - Guidance on toxicological
screening methods for manufactured nanomaterials -
Current project
USA
12 Nanotechnologies - Guidance on sample preparation
methods and dosimetry considerations for
manufactured nanomaterials - Current project
USA
13 Nanoparticles - Determination of muramic acid as a
biomarker for silver nanoparticles activity
Current project
Iran
14 Guidance on the labelling of manufactured nano-
objects and products containing manufactured nano-
objects - Current project
France
WG4
Materials
Specifications
Projects
Project
Group
Project Lead
Country
ISO/TR 12805:2008
Nanotechnologies – Materials
specifications – Guidance on specifying
nano-objects
UK
1 Nanotechnologies – Nano-calcium
carbonate – Part 1: Characteristics and
measurement methods
Approved for publication
China
2 Nanotechnologies – Nano-titanium dioxide
– Part 1: Characteristics and measurement
methods Approved for publication
China
6 Nanotechnology – Nanoparticles in
powder form – Characteristics and
measurements Approved for publication
Japan
Potential New Work Items
Nanostructured textiles Germany
Dispersions of nano-objects China &
India
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=52093
Workshop
Focus
1. Inform about ISO & NT-001 work
2. What are your perspectives on
nanotechnologies & issues?
3. What are your needs from Standards
development?
4. What can we do in the areas of definitions,
nomenclature & terminology to help address
those needs & issues?
5. How can we best disseminate/use
international standards in Australia?
THANK YOU
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