Current Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials/Nanotechnologies

11-déc.-2008

This document is a compilation of responses given during the Tour de Table by delegations that attended the 4th Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials held at OECD Headquarters in Paris, France on 11-13 June 2008. 

Nouvelles Lignes Directrices pour les Essais

23-oct.-2008

Les Nouvelles Lignes Directrices pour les Essais ont été adoptées le 3 Octobre 2008 et sont disponibles sur SourceOECD.

Section 2: Effets sur les systèmes biologiques
LD 226  
LD 228   

Section 3: Dégradation et accumulation
LD 314   
LD 315  
LD 316

Section 5: Autres Lignes directrices
LD 508

LD mises à jour pour les essais:
Section 2: Effets sur les systèmes biologiques
LD 211  

Section 4: Effets sur la santé
LD 407  

LD corrigée pour les essais:
Section 4: Effets sur la santé
LD 425  

Training Material for the QSAR Application Toolbox

17-sept.-2008

Training material for gaining experience with the use of the OECD QSAR Application Toolbox is now available for download. Slide shows and videos are available which guide the user in a step-by-step manner through a number of representative workflows with the Toolbox. This material can be freely used for training purposes.

Guidance on Developing Safety Performance Indicators - for Public Authorities and Communities/Public - for Industry

09-sept.-2008

The Guidance on Developing Safety Performance Indicators for Public Authorities and Communities/Public  and Guidance on Developing Safety Performance Indicators for Industry  have been published.

Updated Work Plan for the Test Guidelines Programme (TGP)

09-sept.-2008

New documents published in the Series on Testing and Assessments :
•Retrospective Performance assessment of the TG 426
•Report of the Validation Peer Review for the Amphibian Metamorphosis Assay
•Report of the Validation Peer Review for the 21-Day Fish Endocrine Screening Assay
•DRP on Fish Life-Cycle Tests
•Guidance Document on Mammalian Reproductive Toxicity Testing and Assessment
•Background Review Document on the Hershberger Assay
•DRP on Metabolism
•Several Validation Reports

Final Report from The International Workshop on Documentary Standards for Measurement and Characterization in Nanotechnologies

23-juil.-2008

The International Workshop on Documentary Standards for Measurement and Characterisation in Nanotechnologies was held 26-28 February 2008 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg (USA), in co-ordination with ISO, IEC, NIST and the OECD. The participants discussed the development, efficacy, harmonisation and uptake of documentary standards broadly relevant to the field of measurement and characterisation for nanotechnologies. The final report of this meeting can be viewed by clicking on the link. 

Report of the Workshop on Human Factors in Chemical Accidents and Incidents

28-mai-2008

The Report of the Workshop on Human Factors in Chemical Accidents and Incidents has been published.

Council adopts Resolution on the Implementation of the SAICM

02-mai-2008

A Resolution on the Implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) was adopted by Council on 28 March 2008 and welcomed by Environment Ministers of OECD countries and major non-member economies at their meeting at OECD on the 28-29 April 2008.

L’OCDE aide les gouvernements et l’industrie à consacrer moins d’argent et de temps aux essais de produits chimiques tout en réduisant l’expérimentation animale

15-avr.-2008

L’industrie chimique et les gouvernements des pays de l’OCDE testent chaque année des centaines de produits chimiques et dépensent des millions d’euros pour assurer leur innocuité. L’OCDE vient de mettre au point un instrument novateur, la Boîte à outils sur les applications des (Q)SAR, pour évaluer les propriétés dangereuses des produits chimiques en analysant leur structure moléculaire.

Release of the OECD (Q)SAR Application Toolbox

02-avr.-2008

The OECD (Q)SAR Application Toolbox is a software application intended to be used by governments, the chemical industry and other stakeholders to fill gaps in (eco)toxicity data needed for assessing the hazards of chemicals.  With this Toolbox, a user can fill data gaps by read-across and trend analysis, group chemicals into categories and gain access to a library of (Q)SAR models. It can be downloaded free of charge. (Press Release)