The Department of Energy's Nanotechnology Safety provides a forum for the exchange of best practices, lessons learned, and guidance in the area of nanotechnology safety and health management.
POLICY AND RULEMAKING (DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY)
FEDERAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
Current Intelligence Bulletins
- Current Intelligence Bulletin 60: Interim Guidance for Medical Screening and Hazard Surveillance for Workers Potentially Exposed to Engineered Nanoparticles, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2009-116
- Current Intelligence Bulletin 63: Occupational Exposure to Titanium Dioxide. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011–160
- Current Intelligence Bulletin 65: Occupational Exposure to Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 2013-145
- Current Intelligence Bulletin 70: Health Effects Of Occupational Exposure To Silver Nanomaterials. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2021-112
NIOSH Guidance
- Controlling Health Hazards When Working with Nanomaterials: Questions to Ask Before You Start. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2018-103
- Workplace Design Solutions: Protecting Workers during Nanomaterial Reactor Operations. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2018-120
- Workplace Design Solutions: Protecting Workers during the Handling of Nanomaterials. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2018-121
- Workplace Design Solutions: Protecting Workers during Intermediate and Downstream Processing of Nanomaterials. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2018-122
- Current Strategies for Engineering Controls in Nanomaterial Production and Downstream Handling Processes. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 2014-102
- General Safe Practices for Working with Engineered Nanomaterials in Research Laboratories. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2012-147
- Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology: Managing the Health and Safety Concerns Associated with Engineered Nanomaterials. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2009-125
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE AND TOOLS
- Department of Energy Environmental, Safety & Health, Safety & Health Bulletin – Good Practices for Handling Nanomaterials, May 2005
- Department of Energy Nanoscale Science Research Centers Approach to Nanomaterial ES&H Revision 3a, May 2008
- OE-3: 2012-06, Safe Practices for Working with Nanomaterials in Laboratories
- ASTM E 2456-06(2012), Standard Terminology Relating to Nanotechnology
- ASTM E 2525-07 (Reapproved 2013), Standard Guide for Handling Unbound Engineered Nanoscale Particles in Occupational Settings
- NANO Risk Framework (June 2007) Environmental Defense – DuPont Nano Partnership
- Environment, Safety, and Health Special Review, Department of Energy Laboratories – August 2008, Volume 1
- Environment, Safety, and Health Special Review, Department of Energy Laboratories – August 2008, Volume 2
- Audit Report, Nanoscale Materials Safety at the Department’s Laboratories - DOE/IG 0788, February 2008
- Standards Catalogue, ISO/TC 229 – Nanotechnologies
- ISO/TS 12901-1 (2012-1-15), Nanotechnologies – Occupational Risk Management Applied to Engineered Nanomaterials – Part 1: Principles and Approaches.
- ISO/PDTS 12901-2 (2014), Nanotechnologies – Guidelines for Occupational Risk Management Applied to Engineered Nanomaterials – Part 2: The Use of the Control Banding Approach in Occupational Risk Management
- GoodNanoGuide