Nanotechnology: Being proactive.

The article discusses the effort of employers in the U.S. to protect workers from the harmful effects of nanomaterials. Topics discussed include call for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) by the nanotechnology firm QuantumSphere to help protect its workers, comments from Bruce Lippy of the U.S. Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) on effect of nanomaterials on health and tips by the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) on same.