FprCEN/TS 18401

Quick start guide for deploying a relevant health and safety risk management for nano-objects and their aggregates and agglomerates (NOAA) FprCEN/TS 18401

Publication date:   Sep 10, 2026

Scope

The purpose of this document is to provide a quick start guide to structure the
approach to be taken by health and safety professionals when they wish to
manage the occupational health and safety risks of manufactured Nano-Objects
and their Aggregates and Agglomerates greater than 100 nm (NOAA). All routes
of exposure are taken into account: inhalation, dermal or ingestion. The
objective is to help the reader to build a first approach in terms of identification,
risk assessment, risk mitigation and control methodology. References to
relevant documents and tools are provided.