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NIOSH Engineering Controls Program: Working to Place Barriers between Workers and Hazards

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a one-pager entitled “NIOSH Engineering Controls Program” which summarizes the recent activities of the program and reviews the program priorities regarding silica exposure in U.S. highway production.

GuidanceJames EdeNovember 3, 2017NIOSH, NIOSH Engineering Controls Program, U.S. highway production, hazardous occupational conditions, occupational safety, occupational exposureComment

Inhalation of Cellulose Nanomaterials: Vireo Advisors Safety Spotlight 

In this post, we update our knowledge on inhalation of cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) and cellulose nano/micro fibril (CNF/CMF) dusts and discuss best practices for working safely with them.

Commercialization, Environment, Guidance, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Risk AnalysisJames EdeJune 2, 20172016 TAPPI Conferebce on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials, Inhalation of Cellulose Nanomaterials: Vireo Advisors Safety Spotlight, Vireo, P3 Nano, nanocrystal (CNC) and cellulose nano/micro fibril (CNF/CMF) dusts, CN hazards, worker safety, occupational exposure, Commercialization, roadmap, roadmap of the health and environmental safety of CNs, poorly soluble low toxicity (PSLT) dusts, respiratory protection, occupational exposure limit, Experimental setup, Particle and Fibre Toxicology, NIOSH, Nanotechnology, Efforts by P3Nano on the Safe and Responsible Commercialization of CNs, Günter Oberdörster, Professor Emeritus of the University of Rochester, USDA, US Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Memorandum of Understanding, Safety Data Sheets for CNC/CNF, Kimberly Ong, Jo Anne Shatkin, James EdeComment

Review Published on the Release and Exposure to Airborne Nanomaterials in the Workplace

Published last week in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Ding et al. summarizes information collected in various studies on the release mechanisms of nanomaterials (NMs) and how the specific NM, matrix material and processing/industrial activity can influence it.

Nanomaterials, Risk AnalysisJames EdeNovember 28, 2016Journal of Hazardous Materials, Ding, Vireo Advisors, Nanomaterials, release mechanisms, processing/industrial activity, occupational activity, “high energy” processes, “low energy” processes, occupational safety, occupational exposure, Risk AnalysisComment

nanoIndEx Published its Guidance on Assessing Personal Exposure to Airborne Nanomaterials

A three year project entitled “Assessment of Individual Exposure to Manufactured Nanomaterials By Means of Personal Monitors and Samples” (nanoIndEx) published “Assessment of Personal Exposure to Airborne Nanomaterials” last month.

Guidance, Environment, Nanomaterials, Risk AnalysisJames EdeAugust 24, 2016nanoindEx, nanotoxicology, Nanomaterials, dosing, human health risks, environmental sampling, occupational exposureComment