Workplace Safety

Publication Type: Standards
Abstract: These standards describes actions that could be taken by a workplace to minimize human exposure to unbound, engineered nanoscale particles in research, manufacturing, laboratory, and other occupational settings where unbound enginee...
Year: 2010
URL: http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2535.htm
DOI: 10.1520/E2535-07

Authors: United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Publication Type: Government Report
Abstract: Paper outlines the National Institute for Occupational Health's strategic plan for coordinating nanotechnology research across the institute, and an agenda for addressing knowledge gaps concerning possible adverse effects of worker ...
Year: 2005
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/strat_plan.html

Authors: United States, National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety
Publication Type: Government Report
Abstract: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is pleased to present the Strategic Plan for NIOSH Nanotechnology Research and Guidance: Filling the Knowledge Gaps. This plan updates the September 2005 strategic pl...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2010-105/default.html

Authors: Halford, Bethany
Publication Type: Magazine Article
Secondary Title: Chemical Science and Engineering News
Abstract: Questions are being raised about the effectiveness of traditional protective gear against nanoparticles-particles so tiny they could easily penetrate the thin region of a latex glove, or slip past the fibers in a respirator filter. ...
Year: 2006

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Authors: United States, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Publication Type: Report
Abstract: This document provides interim guidance from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health concerning whether specific medical screening (medical tests for asymptomatic workers) is appropriate for these workers. Because ...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-116/

Authors: Agence francaise de securite sanitaire de l'environnement et du travail
Publication Type: Report
Abstract: Report from the French Agency for Labor and Environmental Health Safety on the potential human health and safety risks of nanoparticles and manufactured nanomaterials. The report provides an overview of the major types of nanomateri...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.afsset.fr/upload/bibliotheque/367611898456453755693572842048/nanomateriaux.pdf

Authors: Tinkle, Sally S
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology
Abstract: This article describes the NanoHealth and Safety Enterprise Initiative developed by the National Institutes of Health. This program seeks to decipher the fundamental principles of engineered nanomaterial interactions with biological...
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.1002/wnan.63

Authors: Thomas, Treye ; Bahadori, Tina ; Savage, Nora ; Thomas, Karluss
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology
Abstract: This paper highlights the importance of exposure assessment for determining the potential risks of nanomaterials. Without an integrated approach, it will be difficult to meaningfully access the risks of nanomaterials, realize the po...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1002/wnan.34

Authors: United Kingdom; Health and Safety Executive; Institute of Occupational Medicine ; Tran, C.L. ; Creely, K.S. ; Aitken, R.J.
Publication Type: Report
Abstract: This report completed a literature review of the major studies that had been done on the workplace exposure to nanomaterials. It reviewed processes for the deliberate development and manufacture of nanoparticle products and consider...
Year: 2004
URL: http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr274.pdf

Authors: Weiss, Rick
Publication Type: Newspaper Article
Secondary Title: Washington Post
Abstract: As no current federal work-protection rules address the specific risk of nanomaterials, many raise concern over the possible hazards to employees working with nanotechnology. Amid concerns, nanotech manufacturer Altair invited Natio...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/07/AR2006040701725.html

Authors: Lekas, Deanna ; Lifset, Reid ; Rejeski, David
Publication Type: Report
Abstract: This survey, done as a master's degree project by Deanna Lekas, an environmental management master's student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, examines how nanotech startup firms in Connecticut and New York a...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.nanotechproject.org/file_download/files/Nanotech%20Startup%20Study%20-%20CT%20and%20NY.pdf

Authors: Keller, Kenneth H.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Nanoparticle Research
Abstract: Article discusses how new technologies like nanotechnology, change and challenge society and social patterns, and how governance structures and the values of a society affect the development of new technologies. Nanotechnology repre...
Year: 2006
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-006-9193-3

Authors: Maynard, Andrew
Publication Type: Magazine Article
Secondary Title: International Commission of Occupational Health Newsletter
Year: 2004

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Authors: Maynard, Andrew
Publication Type: Magazine Article
Secondary Title: International Commission of Occupational Health Newsletter
Abstract: Article from newsletter by Andrew Maynard summarizing the current level of development and government investment in nanotechnology research and development, how nanotechnology presents a potential challenge to conventional approache...
Year: 2004
URL: http://www.icohweb.org/newsletter/icoh_newsletter_2004_04.pdf

Publication Type: Magazine Article
Secondary Title: Consumer Reports
Abstract: Consumer Report article that takes a broad look at the potential benefits and risks of nanotechnology. Article reviews types of nanoparticles that have raised concerns in safety studies, the current status of protections and policie...
Year: 2007

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Authors: Maynard, Andrew D
Publication Type: Magazine Article
Secondary Title: Cleanroom Technology Magazine
Abstract: Article abstracted from a presentation given by Andrew Maynard at the British Occupational Hygiene Society annual conference in April of 2006. Discusses the need for more research into measuring exposure levels and assessing the ris...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.cleanroom-technology.co.uk/technical/article_page/Nanotechnology_and_safety/51453

Authors: Whatmore, Roger W.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Occupational Medicine
Abstract: Article gives a brief summary of the history of nanotechnology and its diverse uses, and then discusses the potential applications and the related health and environmental problems that these applications could raise. The author con...
Year: 2006
URL: http://occmed.oxfordjournals.o rg/cgi/content/full/56/5/295
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kql050

Authors: Roco, Mihail ; Tomellini, Renzo
Publication Type: Conference Proceedings
Secondary Title: Third Joint EC-NSF Workshop on Nanotechnology. January 31-Febuary 1, 2002. Lecce, Italy
Abstract: Report from the third joint European Community and the United States National Science Foundation Workshop on Nanotechnology, "Nanotechnology: Revolutionary Opportunities & Societal Implications," January 31-February 1, 2002 in Lecce...
Year: 2002
URL: ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/nanotechnology/docs/nano_lecce_proceedings_05062002.pdf

Authors: Lexington Insurance
Publication Type: Web Article
Abstract: Lexington Insurance Company, a Chartis company, introduced one of the first types of insurance coverage specifically providing an array of risk management services designed for firms whose principal business is manufacturing nanopar...
Year: 2010
URL: http://www.lexingtoninsurance.com/documents/lexHSLexNanoShield.pdf

Authors: Australian Safety and Compensation Council ; Australian Government ; Flinders Consulting Pty Ltd. ; Thomas, Stephen ; Bruschi, Sam
Publication Type: Report
Abstract: This final report, prepared by Flinders Consulting Party Limited for the Australian Safety and Compensation Council, is a literature review of the human exposure factors and toxicology of nanoparticles engineered either for commerci...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.ascc.gov.au/ascc/HealthSafety/EmergingIssues/Nanotechnology/

Authors: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publication Type: Conference Paper
Abstract: Safety and health practitioners recognize a lack of consistent guidance for the safe handling of nanomaterials. This information gap is critical because of the unknown risk that nanomaterials pose to workers. This document reviews w...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/safenano/

Authors: Maynard, Andrew D ; Robert J. Aitken
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Nanotoxicology
Abstract: The authors of this article explore the idea of building a new way of monitoring exposure to nanomaterials. This system would involve classifying airborne nanometer-scale particles and nano-meter structured particles based on their ...
Year: 2007

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Authors: United State National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health ; Schulte, Paul ; Geraci, Charles L. ; Howard, John
Publication Type: Web Article
Secondary Title: NIOSH Science Blog
Abstract: In this blog post, the authors the report that appeared in the European Respiratory Journal discussing the first medical case of workers from a factory in China developing serious lung damage from exposure to nanoparticles. The auth...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/blog/nsb082409_nano.html

Authors: Murashov, Vladimir
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
Abstract: The development of nano-enabled medical applications such as cancer treatment drugs, imaging agents, and sensors are likely to have many benefits, and a number of these applications are in the final stages of approval by regulato...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1002/wnan.31

Authors: Schulte, Paul ; Geraci, Charles ; Zumwalde, Ralph ; Hoover, Mark ; Kuempel, Eileen
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Abstract: This article reviews a conceptual framework for managing the risks possibly associated with engineered nanoparticles in the workplace. The framework takes into account different possible routes of exposure, incorporates primary appr...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1080/15459620801907840