Introductory Letter

Attachment 4

Initial Letter/email to Respondents

[FOR EMAIL, SUBJECT LINE: RAND Corporation Study on Impact of NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Center]

NAME

TITLE

ORGANIZATION

STREET ADDRESS

CITY, STATE ZIPCODE

Dear NAME:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has contracted with the RAND Corporation to study how organizations are using NIOSH information to influence occupational safety and health. The goal of the project is to conduct a structured assessment of the contributions of NIOSH’s investment in nanotechnology-related research and other related activities in terms of their relevance and impact on worker safety and health. Please find attached our letter of introduction from NIOSH.

As part of the study we are conducting a survey with representatives from within industry to discuss their familiarity with NIOSH products, how engineered nanomaterials are used at their organization, and information related to occupational safety and health regarding engineered nanomaterials. We identified your name and company through our research of publicly available information. We are hoping that you will be able to help us by providing some insight on how this information is used in your company.

Please visit [URL] to get started.

Your PIN code is [CODE] and can only be used by you to complete the survey.

The survey is voluntary and takes about 20 minutes to complete. The information you provide will be used for research purposes only, and will not be shared in any way that would identify you or your organization. We will keep information you provide private and secure to the extent permitted by law.

For additional information about this project, or if you have any trouble completing the survey, please contact our project team at [PHONE NUMBER] or [EMAIL].

Thank you, in advance, for your help with this interesting and important research project.

Sincerely,

Dr. Eric Landree