Workplace Design Solutions: Protecting Workers During Intermediate and Downstream Processing of Nanomaterials

Details

• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Dunn, Kevin H. ; Topmiller, Jennifer L. ; McCleery, Trudi ; Whalen, John J.
• Description:
  Engineered nanomaterials (ENM) are materials that are intentionally produced to have at least one primary dimension less than 100 nanometers (nm). These materials have new or unique properties different from those of larger forms of the same material, making them desirable for specific product applications. The health effects associated with nanomaterials are not yet clearly understood, so it is important for producers and users of ENMs to reduce employee exposure and manage risks appropriately. In 2013, NIOSH published a compendium of control approaches for nanomaterial production and use processes entitled "Current Strategies for Engineering Controls in Nanomaterial Production and Downstream Handling Processes". This Workplace Design Solutions document provides guidance on exposure control approaches for intermediate and downstream processes commonly used after the production of nanomaterials. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Prevention through design; PTD; Nanotechnology; Nanomaterials; Risk management; Engineering controls; Workplace solutions; Emerging technology; Future of work; Protective clothing
• 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. 2018-122, 2018 Mar; :1-10
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Workplace Design Solutions
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2018122
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Periodical
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051131
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2018-100784
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f732271ab52292d6cb19b99ed3304ddd7937667828951e5dc4c4a4b3e51c910ee73393bc793c80e09be504a7df6cdad22974dbd8d84d8b718cbb8194bf915554
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/52438/cdc_52438_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.44 MB ]