The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced that in a paper published May 7, 2015, online ahead of print in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, “NIOSH authors Vladimir Murashov and John Howard highlight occupational risk mitigation practices for nano-enabled medical products throughout their life cycle for major health care workplace settings.” The manuscript highlights occupational risk mitigation practices for nano-enabled medical products throughout their life cycle for all major workplace settings, including: (1) medical research laboratories; (2) pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities; (3) clinical dispensing pharmacies; (4) health care delivery facilities; (5) home health care; (6) health care support; and (7) medical waste management. It further identifies critical research needs for ensuring worker protection in the health care industry.
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