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NIOSH publishes interim recommendations
The US Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a report entitled ‘Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology: Managing the Health and Safety Concerns Associated with Engineered Nanomaterials’.
According to the launch website, the report ‘reviews what is currently known about nanoparticle toxicity, process emissions and exposure assessment, engineering controls, and personal protective equipment. [...] The document serves a dual purpose: it is a summary of NIOSH's current thinking and interim recommendations; and it is a request from NIOSH to occupational safety and health practitioners, researchers, product innovators and manufacturers, employers, workers, interest group members, and the general public to exchange information that will ensure that no worker suffers material impairment of safety or health as nanotechnology develops.’
Follow these links to download the full report, or to read the launch statement.
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In the latest edition of its report entitled ‘Expert Forecast on Emerging Chemical Risks’, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has put nanoparticles on the top of the list of substances from which workers need protection. The report launch website notes that ‘while more research into the degree of damage from nanoparticles on human health is needed, sufficient information to develop interim working practices to reduce workplace exposure is available.’ (18th March 2009)
An update from the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH Update) announced the online publication of a paper entitled ‘Issues in the Development of Epidemiologic Studies of Workers Exposed to Engineered Nanoparticles’, published in the Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (51(3):323-335, March 2009). (27th February 2009)
The US the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced the availability of a new publication (NIOSH Publication No. 2009-116): Current Intelligence Bulletin 60: Interim Guidance for Medical Screening and Hazard Surveillance for Workers Potentially Exposed to Engineered Nanoparticles. (18th February 2009)