Key findings  more direct regulation complicated Reported handling 26 types of nanomaterials

1. 40% 32% 29% 22% 27% 22% IRG 3 International Survey of Private ENM Companies DBI 0830117 SES 0531184 • Key findings more direct regulation needed • Majority (61%) cited “lack of information,” but their reported practices indicate inconsistent uptake of government recommended practices • Participants reported high levels of uncertainty about ENM risks • Despite reported lack of information and uncertainty about ENM risk, a majority of participants expressed preference for autonomy from regulatory agencies Engeman, Baumgartner, Carr, Fish, Meyerhofer, Satterfield, Holden, & Harthorn. (2012). Governance implications of nanomaterials companies’ inconsistent risk perceptions and safety practices. J Nanopart Res 14(3):749-760. Distribution of companies by size • Key findings more direct regulation complicated • Reported handling 26 types of nanomaterials • Small proportion of workforce (0.2%) reported to actually handle ENMs • Reported implementing all elements of a hierarchical approach to risk management but only to the extent that practices were general chemical hygiene practices • Results suggest diminishing responsibility for safe handling toward product end-of-life • Implementing and enforcing nano-specific practices complicated by wide variety of ENMs handled and elusive character of the industry Proportion of workforce handling NMs Micro (<10) Small (10 to <50) Middle (50 to <250) Big (250 /more) Engeman, Baumgartner, Holden, & Harthorn. (2012). Hierarchies of practice and the US Nanotechnology Workplace. In Prep.