Nanotechnology is moving from the research environment into wider application in the workplace. Across the world there are companies large and small manufacturing or using nanomaterials, even though the scientific community does not, as yet, have a good understanding of whether working with nanomaterials poses a risk to workers' health. As a result, the UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) decided to commission a project that would provide an improved understanding of the UK nanomaterial industry and of worker exposure to engineered nanomaterials. To do this it carried out visits to willing companies manufacturing or using these materials, to assess exposure levels to airborne nanomaterials and to review the effectiveness of the controls used.
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