Workshop# 2: Environmental, Health & Safety:Regulation Overview and Best Practices Tuesday, November 13 1:00 – 5:00 PM
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS — TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 (INCLUDES NETWORKING RECEPTION ON TUESDAY EVENING ONLY) Workshop #2 Registration Fee:$255
Product, workplace and environmental regulations and government policy
will affect all companies developing, manufacturing, and integrating
nanomaterials. Already we are learning that product and worker liability
concerns are stopping major organizations from accelerating their
nanotechnology programs. It is critical that companies become proactive
in their EH&S efforts. If your company or organization needs to learn more
about one of the biggest current barriers to commercialization, this
workshop is critical. Items to be covered include:
Examine the role, development, cost/benefits, and execution of local
nanomaterial regulation attempts in Berkeley and Cambridge
Learn how leading companies are implementing programs to
address worker safety and product life cycle planning
How to assess risk and what best practices are known today
Find out more about government sponsored voluntary programs
established by agencies like NIOSH and the EPA. What does it take
to participate, what are the benefits, and what are the perceived
risks – are they real?
SPEAKERS:
Don Ewert
Principal, Secretary, AIHA‘s Nanotechnology Working Group
Reddwall Solutions
Don’s career began at NDSU where he received a BS in Chemistry and worked towards
his MBA and PhD. In 1985, Don founded HTI which provided EHS services to a Who’s
Who of cliental. Upon leaving HTI, Don entered the Center for Environmental Toxicology
& Technology as Research Scholar and furthered his work in Environmental Health and
Toxicology. Upon leaving CETT, Don spent a few years with the Fort Peck Tribes and
recently returned to Colorado as EHS Manager for NanoProducts Corporation. Don is currently
a principle with Reddwall Solutions and serves as Secretary for the AIHA‘s
Nanotechnology Working Group.
Kenneth A. Mundt, Ph.D.
Principal and Director of Epidemiology
ENVIRON International Corporation
Dr. Mundt is a Principal and Director of Epidemiology at ENVIRON International
Corporation, and oversees ENVIRON’s Nanotechnology practice. Dr. Mundt has
over 20 years of experience applying epidemiological concepts and method
to diverse occupational and environmental health challenges. His special
interests in nanotechnology include identifying and controlling potential health
risks of engineered nanoparticles. Dr. Mundt is currently developing national
workplace exposure and health effects monitoring strategies, as well as a practical
system for critically reviewing and effectively communicating to stakeholders
the latest scientific data pertaining to human health and exposures to
nanoparticles.
John C. Monica Partner Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
John Monica is a partner at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of Northwestern University as well as George Washington University Law School. He has considerable litigation experience in defending national and international products liability claims for Fortune 500 companies. He is a nationally recognized authority on nanotechnology product liability issues. As a member of ANSI and ASTM, Mr. Monica participates in the development of voluntary international nomenclature and EHS standards for the nanotechnology industry. Additionally, he has successfully represented numerous clients in substantial commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts throughout the country.
Mike Thompson Manager, Business Development — Nanotechnology, FEI Company
Mike Thompson is Business Development Manager, Nanotechnology in FEI
Company; he has been actively engaged throughout his career in creating instruments
to enable Nanotechnology. He received his B.Sc. in Materials Science at
the University of Surrey, and his Ph.D. at Cambridge University, England. His
expertise and interest is in tools which enable the direct imaging, and site specific
analysis & metrology at, and below the nanoscale. Mike Thompson has
worked on the advisory boards of a number of Nanotechnology Conferences, and
lectured on Nanotechnology at numerous venues. He is member of the technical
advisory group which serves to advise the National Science, Engineering and
Technology [NSET] committee on Nanotechnology.
