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.
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)
- 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
- 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