Safe Practices in Nanotechnology: A Dialogue with NIOSH

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is establishing a web-based dialogue on issues pertaining to the safe management of nanotechnologies. A key feature of this new page will be the ability for readers to provide ideas, comments, case studies, and recommendations, and to respond to information solicitations. It is recognized that the wide scope and rapid development of existing and emerging nanotechnologies precludes definitive guidance that is applicable to all situations. However, the intended outcomes of the web-based dialogue include more rapid sharing of lessons learned, increased awareness of the opportunities to partner, and improved translation of industry experience and research results into practical application. NIOSH intends to state what the Institute knows and does not know. The dialogue page will present information that is "our current best advice" and the content will be updated as needed when new information is developed or made available. Topics for focus and discussion include toxicology and health effects, risk assessment, measurement and characterization, engineering controls, respiratory and other personal protection, and safety. Occupational applications include concerns for nanotechnology designers, manufacturers, systems integrators, suppliers, and users. Additional information about the NIOSH Nanotechnology Safety and Health Research Program and the Safe Practices Dialogue with NIOSH can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Case Reports Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Case-studies Nanotechnology Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Occupational-safety-programs Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs
• Publisher:
  University of Minnesota
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary ; Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; Washington ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030002
• Citation:
  2nd International Symposium on Nanotechnology and Occupational Health, October 3-6, 2005, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 2005 Oct; :138
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  2nd International Symposium on Nanotechnology and Occupational Health, October 3-6, 2005, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:07351193c7b82071e5b5ce2afc85721d13958c54626602aab113a0038833f7eb28d12e32329f24a2206e9eae81ae04897c7e7e21c887ba0d119013dc694d8e5e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190863/cdc_190863_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 229.37 KB ]