Use of Nanomaterials in Animals

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• Personal Author:
  Howard J ; Murashov V
• Description:
  Nanotechnology is predicted to be a transformative technology and lead to improvements in many aspects of human life. Accumulating scientific evidence from experimental animal studies indicates that exposure to some engineered nanomaterials may cause adverse health effects. Despite efforts to move away from using animals for toxicity and biological testing, the use of animals in nanomaterial testing raises the potential for harmful occupational exposure to researchers, laboratory technicians, and custodial personnel. The risks to workers from such unintentional exposures can be reduced or eliminated through identification of the hazards arising from the use nanomaterials in animals, assessment of all potential worker exposures, and implementation of effective exposure control measures. Proactive guidelines for safe handling of nanomaterials in laboratories are available from both public and private sector bodies and should be consulted regularly to ensure awareness of the newest, actionable nanomaterial risk prevention information. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Hazardous Substances Laboratories Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Risk Management Biosafety Control Methods Custodians Employee Exposure Exposure Assessment Exposure Control Guidelines Hazard Controls Hazard Identification Hazard Recognition Health Effects Laboratory Animals Laboratory Safety Laboratory Testing Laboratory Workers Manual Materials Handling Materials Handling Nanomaterials Nanotechnology Occupational Exposure Risk Management Safety Measures

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• ISSN:
  1535-6760
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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:
  1-6
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051782
• Citation:
  Appl Biosafety 2018 Sep; 23(3):1-6
• Contact Point Address:
  John Howard, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 395 E Street SW, Suite 9200, Washington, DC 20201, USA
• Email:
  zkz1@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Biosafety
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:339177e95dad20f3d94cfa1351d3325b85c5efad68f3dd48bac9b9cdf11accf357acf0fb507b8c8632c66616626e06b13049fda04d597ad1b1442ca18d9dad57
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211540/cdc_211540_DS1.pdf
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