LOOKING TO THE PAST AND THE FUTURE OF NIOSH NANOTECHNOLOGY GUIDANCE

Vietas and Chen look at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC) guidance. Both companies and workers use this guidance to keep workers safer. NTRC research has led to improved recommendations for controlling exposures during advanced ma...

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Published in:American Ceramic Society. American Ceramic Society Bulletin 2024-04, Vol.103 (3), p.S10
Main Authors: Vietas, Jay, Chen, Lilia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Industrial safety
Nanomaterials
Nanotechnology
Occupational safety
Organizations
Research facilities
Safety management
Scientific method
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Summary:Vietas and Chen look at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC) guidance. Both companies and workers use this guidance to keep workers safer. NTRC research has led to improved recommendations for controlling exposures during advanced manufacturing processes. Organizations have also used the guidance to base global standards. In 2005, NIOSH became the first government agency to publish a strategic plan as a roadmap for nanotechnology research. This work, titled Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology: An Information Exchange with NIOSH, led to seminal guidance for the nanotechnology industry. The strategic plan served multiple purposes. It offered a chance to collect safety and health concerns about nanomaterial exposures. It also outlined research needs and gave recommendations for workplace practices. International organizations and others used those workplace practices to create guidance documents.
ISSN:0002-7812
1945-2705