Health and safety standards

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• Personal Author:
  Howard J ; Murashov V
• Description:
  This chapter has described the current efforts to fashion nanotechnology health and safety standards for workers, consumers, the general public and the environment. It is clear, though, that standards development is in its early stages and non-governmental efforts dominate. While several current mandatory safety and health standards are also applicable to nanomaterials, government efforts are underway to facilitate development of mandatory standards specific to nanomaterials. The absence of sufficient quantitative risk assessment information in animals or in humans limits governments in establishing such mandatory standards at this time. Nevertheless, the call for such standards is growing and it may not be too much longer before governments are forced to answer that call. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Particulate Matter Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  American National Standard Institute Author Keywords: United Nations Environmental-exposure Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Genetically Modify Organism Health-hazards International Labour Office Nanotechnology Particulates Public-health Standard Development Standards

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• ISBN:
  9781441978523
• Publisher:
  Springer
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  209-238
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039335
• Citation:
  Nanotechnology standards. Murashov V, Howard J, eds. New York: Springer, 2011 Jan; :209-238
• Email:
  vmurashov@cdc.gov
• Editor(s):
  Murashov V; Howard J
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Nanotechnology standards
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192677/cdc_192677_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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