OSHA and NIOSH have joined forces to investigate and characterize possible workplace risks associated with nanotechnology, with a goal to recommend workplace safety measures, possibly incorporating control banding, that could be instituted by industry. NIOSH chief John Howard told Inside OSHA Online that his agency has tried to interest OSHA in the nanomaterial issue for quite a number of years, calling the technology an emerging risk but one that is not ready for the regulatory agenda. “I think it's very positive,” he said, referring to the agreement. “I don't think they can play a real activ
December 30, 2025