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Commentary: Oversight of Engineered Nanomaterials in the Workplace


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TitleCommentary: Oversight of Engineered Nanomaterials in the Workplace
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsMaynard, Andrew D.
JournalJournal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Volume37
Issue4
Pagination651-658
Date PublishedWinter2009
Type of ArticleArticle
Publication Languageeng
ISSN Number10731105
Accession Number46823896
KeywordsINDUSTRIAL safety, NANOSTRUCTURED materials industry, NANOTECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, Industrial, SAFETY regulations, UNITED States, UNITED States. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Abstract

This article considers 12 characteristics of the U.S. occupational safety regulatory framework identified by Choi and Ramachandran in the context of emerging nanotechnologies, and the author suggests that, as the number of new materials entering the workplace continues to increase, OSHA will need to develop flexible approaches to identifying and reducing potential risks. If the potential for engineered nanomaterials to cause harm is to be understood and managed, the agency will need to look at new approaches to generating, sharing, and using information.

Notes

Maynard, Andrew D. 1; Affiliation: 1: Chief Science Advisor with the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.; Source Info: Winter2009, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p651; Subject Term: NANOTECHNOLOGY; Subject Term: RESEARCH, Industrial; Subject Term: INDUSTRIAL safety; Subject Term: NANOSTRUCTURED materials industry; Subject Term: SAFETY regulations; Subject Term: UNITED States; Company/Entity: UNITED States. Occupational Safety & Health Administration; NAICS/Industry Codes: 926120 Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs; NAICS/Industry Codes: 926150 Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors; Number of Pages: 8p; Document Type: Article

DOI10.1111/j.1748-720X.2009.00438.x