National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Jun;53(6 Suppl):S22-4. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31821b1e45.
As potential occupational exposure to nanomaterials becomes more prevalent, it is important that the principles of medical surveillance be considered for workers in the nanotechnology industry.
The principles of medical surveillance are reviewed to further the discussion of occupational health surveillance for workers exposed to nanomaterials.
Because of the rapid evolution of nanotechnology, information may not be available to make a well-informed determination of all factors needed to evaluate risk of health effects from occupational exposure to nanomaterials.
Every workplace dealing with engineered nanomaterials should conduct hazard and exposure assessments as part of an overall surveillance needs assessment for nanotechnology workers. In workplaces where risk is felt to be present, or at least cannot be ruled out, initiation of medical surveillance is prudent to protect workers' health.
随着纳米材料潜在职业暴露变得越来越普遍，对于纳米技术行业的工人来说，考虑医疗监测原则非常重要。
审查医疗监测原则，以进一步讨论针对纳米材料暴露工人的职业健康监测。
由于纳米技术的快速发展，可能无法获得评估职业接触纳米材料对健康影响风险所需的所有因素的信息。
每个处理工程纳米材料的工作场所都应进行危害和暴露评估，作为纳米技术工人全面监测需求评估的一部分。在风险被认为存在的工作场所，或者至少不能排除风险的工作场所，启动医疗监测是保护工人健康的明智之举。
