Goals and Objectives
- AIHce planning (educational sessions, professional development courses, NAMWG brochure, student poster judges).
- Communications and outreach (e.g., fact sheet development, Synergist articles, Good Nano Guide support, education outreach to other AIHA committees and local sections, presenting at various conferences and symposiums outside of AIHA, and fostering input to the development of national and international standards).
- NAMWG strategies (e.g., long-term strategic planning, future AIHce offerings, leadership development).
Current Projects
- Product Disclosures and Declarations for Nanoscale and Advanced Materials (Declarable/Restricted Substances)
- The Randy Ogle/Paul Baron Award
Awards
- AIHA Outstanding Volunteer Group (2022, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008)
- Awarded the AIHA Shining Star Award (2015) and Soaring Star Award (2011)
Recognition
The Randy Ogle/Paul Baron Award
This award is presented by the AIHA Nano and Advanced Materials Working Group to recognize excellence in a peer-reviewed article published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health (JOEH), which best advances knowledge and practice in our field. This award honors the work of Mr. Randy Ogle and Dr. Paul Baron who led the way in providing the management tools and the data that laid the groundwork for future generations of EHS professionals working in the field of Nano Technology and Advanced Materials. The award goes to Gavin H. West, Fatima I. Castaneda, Leonard G. Burrelli, Daniel Dresser, Michael R. Cooper, Sara B. Brooks and Bruce E. Lippy for the article Occupational Exposure Risk During Spraying of Biocidal Paint Containing Silver Nanoparticles published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, volume 18, 2021, issue 6, pages 237-249, published online 14 May 2021.
Recent Published Articles
Resources
- ASTM, Standard Guide for Handling Unbound Engineered Nanoscale Particles in Occupational Settings, ASTM-E2535-07, October 2007
- GoodNanoGuide, an information repository on good practices for managing nanomaterials in occupational environments, including training materials and resources, EHS protocols, and an EHS reference manual
- ISO TC 229 Nanotechnologies − Nanotechnologies -- Health and safety practices in occupational settings relevant to nanotechnologies, ISO/TR 12885:2008. (under revision)
- NIOSH, Nanotechnology: Workplace Safety and Health Topic website
- Safe Approaches for Nanotechnology – Managing the Health and Safety Concerns Associated with Engineered Nanoparticles, NIOSH 2009-125
- General Safe Practices for Working with Engineered Nanomaterials in Research Laboratories, NIOSH 2012-147
- Current Strategies for Engineering Controls in Nanomaterials Production and Downstream Handling Processes, NIOSH 2014-102
- Current Intelligence Bulletin 65, Occupational Exposure to Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers, NIOSH 2013-145
- Current Intelligence Bulletin 63, Occupational Exposure to Titanium Dioxide, NIOSH 2011-160
- Characterization, Nanometrology, and Nanoscale Measurements Portal
- Environment Health and Safety Portal
Introductory / Overview
- Product Stewardship Society Resources
- Building a Safety Program to Protect the Nanotechnology Workforce: A Guide for Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2016-102
- Consumer products containing nanomaterials
- National Nanotechnology Initiative List of Key EHS-related documents
Sustainable Product / Design / Development
- Sustainable Nanotechnologies (SUN) Project
- Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO)
- Perspectives on the design of safer nanomaterials and manufacturing process. Geraci C, Heidel D, Sayes C, Hodson L, Schulte P, Eastlake A, Brenner S., Journal of Nanoparticle Research (2015) 17
- Green Nanotechnology Challenges and Opportunities. American Chemical Society and ACS Green Chemistry Institute
- EPA - Developing Sustainable Nanomaterials
- Guidance Manual Towards the Integration of Risk Assessment into Life Cycle Assessment of Nano-enabled Applications - Series on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials. OECD No. 57 ENV/JM/MONO (2015) 30
- Potential Risks and Benefits of Nanotechnology: Perceptions of risk in sunscreens, Paul FA Wright, Med J Aust 2016; 204 (10):369-370
- National Nanotechnology Initiative page on Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues
Regulation and Other Governance Approaches
- Global Summit on RegulatoryScience (GSRS16). Pre-summit compilation of Nanotechnology Standards and Applications
- Health Canada Nanomaterials
- ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) – Ongoing Guidance Consultations page (several for nano)
- European Commission Nanotechnology Public Health Policy
- European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Health and Consumer Protection web platform for nanomaterials
- European Commission REACH and Nanomaterials
- France Declaration of Nanomaterials
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health - Risk Assessment and Regulation of Nanomaterials in Norway and Russia
- United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (UK HSE) GuidanceTopics on Nanotechnology
- United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (UK HSE) on REACH
- Chemical Substances When Manufactured or Processed as Nanoscale Materials; TSCAReporting and Recordkeeping Requirements
- TSCA link to Control of Nanoscale Materials under the Toxic Substances Control Act
- TSCA Nanoscale Material Fact Sheet
- FDA nanotechnology fact sheet
- Considering Whether an FDA-Regulated Product Involves the Application of Nanotechnology
- Soft Law and Nanotechnology, J. Baker, M. Barrie, C. Geraci, M. Hoover; The Synergist, April 2016, 30-33.
- OSHA Nanotechnology Safety and Health
- Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog; published by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. to monitor regulatory/policy status globally
- OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) documents on safety of manufactured nanomaterials
- ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation)Technical Committee 229 Nanotechnologies Standards (for purchase)
Safety Data Sheets / Labels / Hazard Communication for Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts
- Safenano.org has links to additional nanomaterial Safety Data Sheet resources in the section, "In the know on...Safety Data Sheets for Nano"
- ISO/TR 13329 (2012) Nanomaterials: Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheet. For purchase.
- Guidance for the Passing on of Information along the SupplyChain in the Handling of Nanomaterials via Safety Data Sheets; German Chemical Industry Association-VCI (2008)
- Considerations on Information Needs for Nanomaterials in Consumer Products; European Commission Joint Research Centre Science and Policy Report (2014)
- ANSI Product Safety Signs and Labels (no nano-specific guidance)
Product (Life Cycle) Exposure and Risk Assessment
- SIRENA (Simulation of the Release of Nanomaterials from Consumer Products for Environmental Exposure Assessment) – Best Practice Manual for the Simulations of the Release of Nanomaterials from Polymer Nanocomposite Products, December 2015
- Quantifying Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials (QEEN) from Manufactured Products – Addressing Environmental, Health, and SafetyImplications (2015) Consumer Product Safety Commission and National Nanotechnology Initiative
- ConsExpoNano tool
Nanoproduct Liability
Nanotechnology EHS Links
- NIOSH - Nanotechnology
- NIOSH Published Nanotechnology Guidance Documents
- Good Nano Guide
- OSHA Factsheet on working with nanomaterials safely
- OSHA Nanotechnology webpage
- National Nanotechnology Initiative
- World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines on Nanomaterials and Worker's Health
- Safe Nano (UK)
- Department of Energy – Approach to Nanomaterial ES&H
Recent Published Articles
Additional Resources
- Nanomaterial Stewardship Fact Sheet
- Nanoparticle Sampling and Analysis Fact Sheet
- Engineered Nanomaterials in the Workplace Fact Sheet
- Nanomaterial Product Stewardship: National Security Implications of Export-import Activities Fact Sheet
- Personal Protective Equipment for Engineered Nanoparticles Fact Sheet
