Name: CEN/TS 16937:2016
Brand: CEN

Nanotechnologies - Guidance for the responsible development of nanotechnologies

Published date

25-05-2016

Publisher

Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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

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.

DocumentType	Technical Specification
PublisherName	Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
S.R. CEN/TS 16937:2016	Identical
PD CEN/TS 16937:2016	Identical
NEN NVN CEN/TS 16937 : 2016	Identical
XP CEN/TS 16937 : 2016 XP	Identical
DIN CEN/TS 16937;DIN SPEC 19278:2016-11	Identical
UNI CEN/TS 16937 : 2016	Identical
DIN CEN/TS 16937;DIN SPEC 19278:2016-11	Identical

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