Toolbox Talk: Introduction: Nano-Enabled Construction Materials [2019]

Details

• Journal Article:
  Toolbox talk: introduction: nano-enabled construction materials
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Nanomaterials are very small. They are many times thinner than a human hair. Materials that contain engineered nanomaterials are called nano-enabled. Nano-enabled construction materials can be self-cleaning, insulating, fire resistant, stronger, and anticorrosive. Engineered nanomaterials can be found in many products, including paints and coatings, cement, insulation, roofing, and lubricants. When workers cut, grind, sand or spray nano-enabled materials, dust or mist containing the engineered nanomaterial gets into the air that workers breathe. Some nanomaterials cause health problems in test animals. Many have not been thoroughly tested. There is no specific OSHA standard or exposure limit for engineered nanomaterials. However, other OSHA standards, like the respiratory protection or hazard communication standards, may apply. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Construction Materials Dust Nanostructures Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Toxicity Safety Safety Management Workplace
• Keywords:
  Construction; Construction industry; Construction workers; Nanomaterials; Construction materials; Dusts; Respirable dust; Occupational exposure
• Source:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2019 Aug; :1-2
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  cooperative agreement OH 009762
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061953
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b228d4b5da47923643f4e99874dd9e07e2a0c3c6ff423821c4b8c92e3294dc4d7b036aac63772b1bbc862834de8f6aa00b98622097688f11e340afd2ad3cee88
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/151575/cdc_151575_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 250.92 KB ]