An Evaluation of Whether New Zealand’s Occupational Health and Safety Law Adequately Addresses the Risks to Workers Exposed to Nanotechnology and Nanoparticles

Moore, Jennifer

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An Evaluation of Whether New Zealand’s Occupational Health and Safety Law Adequately Addresses the Risks to Workers Exposed to Nanotechnology and Nanoparticles

Moore, Jennifer

Cite this item: Jennifer Moore "An Evaluation of Whether New Zealand’s Occupational Health and Safety Law Adequately Addresses the Risks to Workers Exposed to Nanotechnology and Nanoparticles" (2012) 37(1) New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations 100-117.

Permanent link to OUR Archive version: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/6150

Date: 2012

Publisher: ER Publishing Ltd

Pages: 100-117

Rights Statement: The copyright of published articles is held by ER Publishing Ltd. No limitation will be placed on the personal freedom of the author to copy, or to use in subsequent work, material contained in the paper.

Keywords: nanoparticles; nanotechnology; regulation of nanotechnology; occupational health and safety legislation

Research Type: Journal Article

Languages: English

Abstract:

The key issue explored in this paper is whether New Zealand (NZ) occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation provides adequate protection for workers who are exposed to nanoparticles (NP). I evaluate the suitability of NZ regulation of NP exposure in the workplace and the current scientific data on occupational disease attributed to NPs.

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