Nanotechnology

Below is a list of helpful resources from government and other organizations about nanotechnology and worker safety.

TSCA Section 8(a) Nanoscale Material Reporting Rule

• Nanoscale Material Reporting Rule Flowchart
• EPA Q&A for the Nanoscale Material Reporting Rule
• EPA Website on Control of Nanoscale Materials Under TSCA

Government Websites:

• U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)
• U.S. Department of Energy (search for "nanotechnology")
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—Office of Research and Development (ORD)
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration—Center for Nanotechnology
• National Cancer Institute—Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer
• National Institute of Standards and Technology—Nanotechnology Portal
• National Science Foundation—National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

Other Governmental Resources:

• Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)—Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials
• European Commission—Nanosafe
• U.K. Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Non-Governmental Resources:

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)—Nanotechnology Standards Panel
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)—Technical Advisory Group to ISO on Nanotechnology
• ASTM International
• Institute of Physics—Nanotechweb.org
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)

Worker Safety Resources:

• OECD: Harmonized Tiered Approach to Measure and Assess the Potential Exposure To Airborne Emissions of Engineered Nano-Objects and Their Agglomerates and Aggregates at Workplaces
• Current Strategies for Engineering Controls in Nanomaterial Production and Downstream Handling Processes (2013)
• Workshop: Strategies for Setting Occupational Exposure Limits for Engineered Nanomaterials (2012)
• Institut de recherché Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (2009): Chemical Substances and Biological Agents Studies and Research Projects (Report R-599) Best Practices Guide to Synthetic Nanoparticle Risk Management
• National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (2009): Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology—Managing the Health and Safety Concerns Associated with Engineered Nanomaterials
• National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (2012): General Safe Practices for Working with Engineered Nanomaterials in Research Laboratories
• Verband Der Chemischen Industrie e.V. (2008): Responsible Production and Use of Nanomaterials
• International Council on Nanotechnology: The GoodNanoGuide