(Source: IOSH - Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) There currently exists, however, gaps in knowledge about the health risks associated with nanomaterials, which are manufactured and used at a microscopic scale and can be many thousand times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. This has led IOSH to fund the creation of a new training course which promotes safe working practices with nanomaterials. The course has been developed by IOM Singapore, a subsidiary of the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), and aims to give laboratory staff, students and safety and health professionals at universities and...
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