The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a one-pager entitled  “NIOSH Engineering Controls Program” which summarizes the recent activities of the program and reviews the program priorities regarding silica exposure in U.S. highway production.

Published last week in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Ding et al. summarizes information collected in various studies on the release mechanisms of nanomaterials (NMs) and how the specific NM, matrix material and processing/industrial activity can influence it.

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is creating a web-based program which will assist small businesses asses their compliance with occupational, health, and environmental safety standards when integrating and developing nanoscale materials.