In the workplace, occupational exposure limits (OEL) are put in place in order to prevent the worker from handling the material in such a way that may cause harm to them.

Non-legally binding guidance documents are released with updated testing recommendations and a major decision about regulating nano-forms. 

The Swedish company Processum has announced an 8 million Swedish Krona nanocellulose project which will develop new applications such as the test bed TinyBTalented on a large scale over the nest four years.

Vireo Advisors' Jo Anne Shatkin, James Ede, and Kimberly Ong published a chapter, “Minimizing Risk: An Overview of Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Nanomaterials” to the newly released “Metrology and Standardization for Nanotechnology: Protocols and Industrial Innovations”.  

The chapter, (Environmental Health and Safety of Cellulose Nanomaterials and Composites, Ch. 21 in, Dufresne, A, H. Kargarzadeh, I. Ahmad, S. Thomas (Eds.) Handbook of Cellulose Nanocomposites, 2 Volume Set 1st Edition. 2017, ISBN: 978-3527338665.Wiley,-VCH, Weinheim, DE.) was co-authored by Jo Anne Shatkin and Baram Kim.