Nanomaterials ES&H |
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Health and safety staff associated with the DOE’s
five Nanoscale Science Research Centers (NSRCs) have been meeting to discuss
ES&H issues at these facilities since September 2004, when all of these
facilities were still under construction. In February 2007, the directors of the
NSRCs formally chartered this Environment, Health, and Safety Working Group and
tasked it with developing a recommended strategy for establishing an ES&H
program for nanotechnology research that protects workers, the environment, and
the public. The working group, with input from health and safety experts in the
Department, developed such guidance,
Approach to Nanomaterial
ES&H, for application to all of the Nanoscale Science Research
Centers. The document covers Conceptual Foundations, Controls for R&D Laboratory
Operations, Verifying Program Effectiveness, Transportation of Nanomaterials,
Management of Nanomaterial-Bearing Waste Streams, Management of Nanomaterial
Spills, and an Example Industrial Hygiene Sampling Protocol. Additional information is available on the Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Safety Special Interest Group (IH/OS) Special Interest Group (SIG) nanotechnology web pages. |
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