Jarota Maciej
Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II / The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland (Wydział Prawa, Prawa Kanonicznego i Administracji, Katedra Prawa Pracy i Ubezpieczeń Społecznych / Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration, Department of Labour and Social Insurance Law).
Med Pr. 2019 Sep 18;70(5):633-647. doi: 10.13075/mp.5893.00866. Epub 2019 Jul 11.
The aim of this publication is to analyze legal regulations related to occupational health and safety in the context of the development of nanomaterials technology. The author reflects on the possibility of introducing legal structures at the European Union level to facilitate protecting employee health in the work environment related to nanoparticles. Employers, in the scope of their duties, should take the necessary measures to ensure the safety and health of employees, including the prevention of threats related to the performance of official duties, information and training, as well as providing the necessary organizational framework and resources. Different organizations or research institutes are working on researching the numerical occupational exposure limits for nanoparticles, but the right direction to protect workers' health from exposure to nanoparticles is still at an early stage of diagnosis. It seems important to study the extent to which current methods and tools for risk assessment are up to date, and the elements that should be adapted to the characteristics of nanoparticles. The paper attempts to answer the question of whether the current legal protection of employees, in the context of risks and threats posed by nanotechnology, is sufficient. Med Pr. 2019;70(5):633-47.
本出版物的目的是在纳米材料技术发展的背景下，分析与职业健康和安全相关的法律法规。作者思考了在欧盟层面引入法律框架以促进在与纳米颗粒相关的工作环境中保护员工健康的可能性。雇主在其职责范围内应采取必要措施确保员工的安全和健康，包括预防与履行公务相关的威胁、提供信息和培训，以及提供必要的组织框架和资源。不同的组织或研究机构正在研究纳米颗粒的职业接触限值，但保护工人健康免受纳米颗粒暴露的正确方向仍处于早期诊断阶段。研究当前风险评估方法和工具的最新程度以及应根据纳米颗粒特性进行调整的要素似乎很重要。本文试图回答在纳米技术带来的风险和威胁背景下，当前对员工的法律保护是否充分的问题。《医学实践》2019年；70(5):633 - 47。
