Resources for Nanotechnology Laboratory Safety

Links to resources[1]

 

Academia

Duke University

 

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Northeastern University

  • Interim Best Practices for Working with Nanoparticles: Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing—2008 [Download]

 

Center For High Rate Nanomanufacturing

  • Best practices – Ellenbecker document—2008 [Download]

 

Purdue University

 

Stanford University

 

University of California San Diego

 

University of California-Berkeley

 

Rice University

 

University of Iowa

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

University of Texas

 

Virginia Tech

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government

Department of Energy

  • Approach to Nanomaterial ES&H Revision 3a—May 2008 [Download]
  • Nanomaterial Safety Plan from SLAC, revised 2017 [Download]
Ames Laboratory
  • Nanomaterial Safety Implementation Plan—2010 [Download]
Argonne National Laboratory
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

 

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIH Office of Research Services, Division of Occupational Health and Safety
  • Nanotechnology Safety and Health Program—2015 [Download]
 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

 

 

Regional, State, and Local

California Nanosafety Consortium of Higher Education

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries

Massachusetts

  • Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance - OTA Technology Guidance Document: Nanotechnology – Considerations for Safe Development—2010 [Download]

  • Toxics user Reduction Institute - Best Practices for Working Safely with Nanoparticles in Laboratories—2007 Microsoft Powerpoint presentation [Download]

 

Organizations and Societies

American Chemical Society

Chemical & Engineering News

Committee on Chemical Safety

  • Employer’s Safety Awareness Expectations for New Hires—2014 [Download]
 

Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association

AIHA Nanotechnology Working Group

  • Personal Protective Equipment for Engineered Nanoparticles—2015 Fact Sheet [Download]
 

National Academies of Science

Committee on Establishing and Promoting a Culture of Safety in Academic Laboratory Research

 

Foreign Governments

Australia

NanoSafe Australian Network
Safe Work Australia
 

United Kingdom

UK NanoSafety Partnership Group (UKNSPG)
  • Working Safely with Nanomaterials in Research and Development—2012 Guidance Document [Download]
UK Health and Safety Executive
  • Nanotechnology —Information on UK governance of nanomaterials in the workplace
British Standards Institution

 

Canada

Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
 

 

Germany

Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin/BAuA)
   

 

International Collaborations

NanoValid

  • Operating Instruction (blank form)—2015 [Download]
  • Operating Instruction (example)—2015 [Download]
  • Sampling Protocol (blank form)—2015 [Download]
  • Dialogue guide: occupational safety and health aspects for handling nanomaterials (worksheet)—2015 [Download]
  • SOP for laboratory practice (example)—2015 [Download]

 

GoodNanoGuide

Nanomaterial Occupational Risk Management Matrix
Protocols—Links to general and material specific protocols

 

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development


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[1] A number of organizations have produced resources that may be relevant to the nanotechnology laboratory safety community. Links to these external resources are provided for informational purposes only, and the NNCO does not make any representation as to the accuracy of information, endorse any views expressed, or endorse or approve any commercial products or private interests that may be advertised or available on these sites.