BSI British Standards guide to safe handling of nanomaterials

A guide to the Safe Handling of Nanomaterials, drawn up by the SAFENANO team under BSI Committee NTI/1, Nanotechnologies, has been recently published by BSI British Standards. This guide is one of the nine documents for nanotechnology published by BSI and is intended to help manufacturers and users work with nanomaterials in a safe and responsible way.

This guide with title "PD 6699-2:2007 Nanotechnologies - Part 2: Guide to safe handling and disposal of manufactured nanomaterials" provides step-by-step guidance through the general approach to management of risks, information needs, hazard assessment, measurement of exposure, methods of control and disposal.  provides step-by-step guidance through the general approach to management of risks, information needs, hazard assessment, measurement of exposure, methods of control and disposal.

The nine BSI documents for nanotechnology are:

Terminologies:

• PAS 130 Guidance on the labelling of manufactured nanoparticles and products containing manufactured nanoparticles
• PAS 131 Terminology for medical, health and personal care applications of nanotechnologies
• PAS 132 Terminology for the bio-nano interface
• PAS 133 Terminology for nanoscale measurement and instrumentation
• PAS 134 Terminology for carbon nanostructures
• PAS 135 Terminology for nanofabrication
• PAS 136 Terminology for nanomaterials

Guidance:

• PD 6699-1 Nanotechnologies - Part 1. Good practice guide for specifying manufactured nanomaterials
• PD 6699-2 Nanotechnologies - Part 2. Guide to safe handling and disposal of manufactured nanomaterials

These documents are free available on the BSI website