Approaches to Safe 3D Printing: A Guide for Makerspace Users, Schools, Libraries, and Small Businesses

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Hodson, Laura ; Dunn, Kevin L. ; Dunn, Kevin H. ; Glassford, Eric ; Hammond, Duane R. ; Roth, Gary
• Description:
  Use of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology is becoming a prominent part of our modern world. However, some 3D printer users have expressed concerns about potential exposures to ultrafine particles, chemicals, and safety hazards. These printers are often used in non-industrial workplace settings such as makerspaces, schools, libraries, and small businesses. Based on these concerns, NIOSH began evaluating emissions from different printer and filament combinations operating in both chamber studies and workplace environments to understand the potential health and safety risks. This report summarizes NIOSH's findings and recommendations for controls to protect workers using 3D printers in makerspaces, schools, libraries, and small businesses. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Printing Printing, Three-Dimensional Safety Small Business Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Three dimensional printing; 3D printing; Ultrafine particulates; Emission sources; Small businesses; Printer-emitted particles; Printers
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2024-103, 2023 Nov; :1-27
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2024103
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  40 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068749
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c4db7ac6437cbc6454c3a9caa953bf16089f7aa95461e84f0aec9ec8bce4f37c714058af41f7ae44ab7a85cef3ba62caade3f0379dbba16f0aaa9a76231c9eee
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/135072/cdc_135072_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.80 MB ]