About the GoodNanoGuide

The goal of the GoodNanoGuide is to create a central repository for good practices for safely handling nanomaterials that can be used and contributed to by people from all over the world. You can access the latest GoodNanoGuide Fact Sheet for more information.

The idea was hatched during the coffee break at a nano conference focusing on workplace safety and brought to International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) to administer. This effort builds on ICON's survey of workplace practices as well as the good work of NanoSafe, the Institute for Work and Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, University of Wisconsin's Center for Nanotechnology, InterNano, the Institute of Occupational Medicine, SAFENANO, IRSST, and many, many others.

Initially there will be a more control over the content than typical with a wiki, to avoid as much as possible the propagation of misinformation, whether intentional or not. Registered users ("providers") will be able to contribute content, which will be monitored by an Implementation Committee composed of occupational health and safety experts and other experts. This will ensure that the content is based on accepted practices that have been reviewed by a standards organization, governmental agency or other respected authority. Not all useful information can be subjected to such a formal process, however, so it is important to create a mechanism for capturing that wisdom as well. Therefore, the GoodNanoGuide will work towards creating an area where experts can post information that has not been validated or is in draft form. The site will be clearly labeled to indicate which information is backed up by validated facts or accepted practice and which is more speculative in nature, much like Wikipedia's flags to unsubstantiated content.


Please proceed to the following pages for more information about:

Mission Statement

GoodNanoGuide Fact Sheet

Basic Use Protocol

Implementation Committee

Contact Us

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