Training and Supervision

A training "program should include instructing all personnel (including contractor personnel) whose duties may involve potential exposure to engineered nanomaterials, or who direct the activities of others whose duties may involve potential exposure to such materials. Personnel who do not ordinarily enter work areas containing engineered nanomaterials may also require limited instruction in the user’s workplace exposure minimization program."¹

"Training should cover requirements and recommendations for:

• Employing Engineered Controls,
• Using personal protective equipment,
• Handling potentially contaminated laboratory garments and protective clothing,
• Cleaning of potentially contaminated surfaces, and
• Disposal of spilled nanoparticles."²

Examples of training programs design to make individuals aware of nanotechnology safety and health issues can be found on the U.S. Department of Energy, Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Safety website, training resources.

"Personnel should receive initial training and periodic refresher training."³

1. ASTM International, “Standard Guide for Handling Unbound Engineered Nanoscale Particles in Occupational Settings,” E 2535-07, § 6.4 (October 2007).