Nanotechnology Resource Library
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Spotlights
A Review of the Potential Occupational Health and Safety Implications of Nanotechnology -2006 Bruschi S. et al.
This review was commissioned for the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) and was undertaken by Flinders Consulting Pty Ltd.
The review report, which includes a detailed examination of the potential toxicology of nanoparticles, is derived from a detailed review and analysis of worldwide literature, and consultation with nanotechnology stakeholders.
Nanotechnology OHS Factsheet - 2008 (is being developed)
- 2007
Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-123 2007
Current OHS Best Practices for the Australian Nanotechnology Industry: A Position Paper by the Nanosafe Australia Network (PDF) - 2007
The NanoSafe Australia Network is a group of Australian toxicologists and risk assessors, who have formed a research network to address the issues concerning the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) of nanomaterials.
Conference, Workshop and Seminar presentations
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Nanotechnology OHS Research and Development Program & Nanotechnology OHS Regulation – 2008
ICONN 2008 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, February 2008, Melbourne Convention Centre
Promoting Safe Use of Nanotechnologies in Australian Workplaces – 2008
World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, Korea 2008
Nanotechnology Workplace Health & Safety – 2008
AON Public Forum 2008.
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Other literature on nanotechnology and OHS
This feature incorporates literature regarding nanotechnology OHS. It will be updated as new key papers are identified.
Nanotechnology OHS regulatory issues
Nanomaterials health hazard assessment (including toxicology)
Nanomaterials safety hazard evaluation
Nanomaterials exposure measurement and assessment
Nanotechnology risk assessment
Control methodologies
Guidance for control of nanotechnology workplace health and safety
General Nanotechnology OHS reviews
Nanotechnology OHS regulatory issues
A Review of Possible Impacts of Nanotechnology on Australia’s Regulatory Framework – 2007, Ludlow K. et al
A review of the adequacy of [British] current regulatory regimes to secure effective regulation of nanoparticles created by nanotechnology (PDF) – 2004.
This examines regulations covered by the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
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Nanomaterials health hazard assessment (including toxicology)
Carbon Nanotubes Introduced into the Abdominal Cavity of Mice Show Asbestos Like Pathogenicity in A Pilot Study – 2008, Poland C. A. et al, Nature Nanotechnology.
Induction of mesothelioma in P53+/- mouse by intraperitoneal application of multi-walled carbon nanotube – 2008. A.Takagi et al. J. Toxicol Sci 33(1): 105-116, 2008.
Pulmonary and Systemic Immune Response to Inhaled Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes – 2007, Mitchell L. A. et al, Toxicological Sciences 2007 100(1):203-214.
Meeting report: Hazard Assessment for Nanoparticles - Report from An Interdisciplinary Workshop (PDF) – 2007, Balbus J. et al.
Environ Health Perspect 2007 115(11): 1654–1659.
A Review of The Scientific Literature on The Safety of Nanoparticulate Titanium Dioxide or Zinc Oxide in Sunscreens (PDF) – 2006
Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing, Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Carbon Nanotubes. A Review of their Properties in Relation to Pulmonary Toxicity and Workplace Safety – 2006, Donaldson K. et al,
Toxicological Sciences 92(1), 5-22 (2006).
The Potential Risks of Nanomaterials: A Review Carried Out for European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC) – 2006, Borm P.J. et al,
Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2006 3:11.
Research Strategies for Safety Evaluation of Nanomaterials, Part VIII: International Efforts to Develop Risk-Based Safety Evaluations for Nanomaterials – 2006, Thomas K et al,
Toxicological Sciences 2006 92(1):23-32.
Research Strategies for Safety Evaluation of Nanomaterials, Part II: Toxicological and, Safety Evaluation of Nanomaterials Current Challenges and Data Needs – 2005, Holsapple M. et al, Toxicological Sciences 2005 88(1):12-17.
Respiratory Toxicity of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes – 2005, Muller J. et al, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 207 (2005) 221– 231.
Nanoparticles: An Occupational Hygiene Review (PDF) – 2004, Aitken R. J. et al, Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) HSE Research Report 274.
This review was undertaken by the Institute of Occupational Medicine for the British Health & Safety Executive (HSE).
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Nanomaterials safety hazard evaluation
What about explosivity and flammability of nanopowders? – 2008, EU - Nanosafe2 European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Literature review – explosion hazards associated with nanopowders (PDF) – 2004, Pritchard D. K. et al,
Health and Safety Laboratory (UK) HSL/2004/12
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Nanomaterials exposure measurement and assessment
Monitoring Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Exposure in Carbon Nanotube Research Facility – 2008, Han H.J. et al, Inhalation Toxicology
Exposure to nanomaterials in Germany – Results of the corporate survey of the Federal Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (BAuA) and the Association of the Chemical Industry (VCI) using questionnaires -2008.
Assessing Exposure to Airborne Nanomaterials: Current Abilities and Future Requirements – 2007, Maynard A.D. et al, Nanotoxicology, Volume 1, issue 1, March 2007 p26-41
How Can Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials be Measured? – 2007, EU Public Health.
Progress Toward Safe Nanotechnology in the Workplace – 2007, NIOSH,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007–123, February 2007.
Workplace Atmospheres – Ultrafine, Nanoparticle and Nano-structured Aerosols – Inhalation Exposure Characterisation and Assessment - 2007. ISO/TR 27628:2007.
Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology: An Information Exchange with NIOSH – 2006, NIOSH.
NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report, HETA #2005-0291-3025 – 2006, NIOSH, University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio. October 2006.
Exposure to Carbon Nanotube Material: Aerosol Release During the Handling of Unrefined Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Material – 2004, Maynard D. A. et al,
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, Volume 67, Issue 1 January 2004, pages 87 – 107,
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Nanotechnology risk assessment
Understanding Risk Assessment on Engineered Nanomaterials – 2007, Bell T. E., National Nanotechnology Initiative, US.
The Appropriateness of The Risk Assessment Methodology in Accordance with The Technical Guidance Documents for New and Existing Substances for Assessing The Risks of Nanomaterials – 2007, Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly-Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR), European Commission.
Characterising the potential risks posed by engineered nanoparticles: A second UK Government research report (PDF) – 2007
Characterising the potential risks posed by engineered nanoparticles (PDF) – 2006, UK Government research – a progress report
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Nanotechnology: Health and environmental risks of nanomaterials - Research strategy – 2007, BAuA
Nanoparticles - Current Knowledge about Occupational Health and Safety Risks and Prevention Measures (PDF) – 2006, Ostiguy C. et al,
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) Report R-455.
Nanomaterials – a risk to health at work? First International Symposium on Occupational Health Implications of Nanomaterials (PDF) - 2004
First International Symposium on Occupational Health, Implications of Nanomaterials
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Control methodologies
Nanotechnologies – Health and safety practices in occupational settings relevant to nanotechnologies – 2008. ISO/TR 12885: 2008
Are Conventional Protective Devices such as Fibrous Filter Media, Respirator Cartridges, Protective Clothing and Gloves also Efficient for Nanoaerosols? – 2008, Golanski L. et al,
Dissemination report, 2008, DR-325/326-200801-1
A Review of Current Practices in the Nanotechnology Industry – Phase Two Report: Survey of Current Practices in the Nanotechnology Workplace (PDF) – 2006, Gerritzen G. et al.
A report prepared for the International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON), by the University of California, Santa Barbara
Respirator filter efficiency testing against particulate and biological aerosols under moderate to high flow rates – 2006, Richardson A. W. et al, ECBC-CR-085. Battelle Memorial Institute, for the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center.
Nanotechnology. Horizons scanning information note No HSIN1 (PDF) – 2004, British Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
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Guidance for control of nanotechnology workplace health and safety
Safe Nanotechnology in the Workplace : An Introduction for Employers, Managers, and Safety and Health Professionals – 2008, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008–112
Current OHS Best Practices for The Australian Nanotechnology Industry: A Position Paper by The Nanosafe Australia Network (PDF) – 2007, Harford A. J. et al, NanoSafe Australia
Nanotechnologies – Part 2: Guide to Safe Handling and Disposal of Manufactured Nanomaterials (PD6899-2:2007) – 2007, British Standards Institute (BSI).
Progress toward safe nanotechnology in the workplace (PDF) - 2007
A report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Nanotechnology Research Center.
Interim guidance for the medical screening for workers potentially exposed to engineered nanoparticles (PDF) – 2007,
Current Intelligence Bulletin, Department of Human Health Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (2007)
Approach to Nanomaterial ES&H – 2007, Nanoscale Science Research Centers, Department of Energy, US.
Guidance for handling and use of nanomaterials at the workplace - 2007 BAuA/VCI.
Approaches to safe nanotechnology: An information exchange with (US) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (PDF) – 2006,
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (NIOSH).
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General Nanotechnology OHS reviews
A review of the potential occupational health and safety implications of nanotechnology (PDF) – 2006. Bruschi S. et al,
(This review was commissioned for the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) and was undertaken by Flinders Consulting Pty Ltd.)
Summary of call for information on the use of nanoparticles (PDF) – 2007,
Information sheet. Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS)
Nanotechnology. Occupational Health and Safety Overview – 2007, WorkCover NSW.
Nanotechnology White Paper (PDF) – 2007, U.S Environmental Protection Agency EPA 100/B-07/001.
Report of the Dialogue Involving Academia and the Members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials – 2007,
The Royal Society, Policy Document 13/07.
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