FAR FROM NANO: HEPA-Filtered Industrial Vacuums Help Solve Critical Safety Concerns

Mar 02, 2010

Workers may be exposed to these dangers during many phases of the manufacturing process, including packaging, transfer, and cleaning of the products containing nanoscale (nanotechnology) materials, thus making safety the utmost importance.

Despite these concerns, government standards for the industry do not currently exist, but many organizations, including the National Institute for Occupational Health & Safety have developed precautionary measures to decrease or eliminate potential risks, and incorporating vacuums with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA)-filters into maintenance plans is a common theme.

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