NIOSH: Current Strategies for Engineering Controls in Nanomaterial Production and Downstream Handling Processes
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Thefocusofthisdocumentistoidentifyanddescribestrategiesfortheengineeringcontrolofworkerexposureduringtheproductionoruseofengineerednanomaterials.Engineerednanomaterialsarematerialsthatareintentionallyproducedandhaveatleastoneprimarydimensionlessthan100nanometers(nm).Nanomaterialsmayhavepropertiesdifferentfromthoseoflargerparticlesofthesamematerial,makingthemuniqueanddesirableforspecificproductapplications.Theconsumerproductsmarketcurrentlyhasmorethan1,000nanomaterial-containingproductsincludingmakeup,sunscreen,foodstorageproducts,appliances,clothing,electronics,computers,sportinggoods,andcoatings.Asmorenanomaterialsareintroducedintotheworkplaceandnano-enabledproductsenterthemarket,itisessentialthatproducersandusersofengineerednanomaterialsensureasafeandhealthyworkenvironment.



