Keeping nanotechnology safe - Spie, USA
In order to overcome barriers to reaping the benefits of nanotechnology, industry must have standards and practices to follow for the safe development of products that incorporate nanoparticles. Standards in the areas of terminology, measurement and characterization, toxicity testing, and safe handling in occupational settings, among others, will all promote better risk management.

Space elevators, tennis racquets, and mesothelioma - The Lancet Oncology, UK
It would be wise to invoke the Precautionary Principle to ensure health and safety measures are sufficiently rigorous to decrease the possibility of health risks to industry workers. Safety measures, such as modified industrial processes, changes to working practices, and adaptations to personal protective clothing and respiratory equipment, have been suggested. These actions would prevent a repetition of the pitiful response seen in the 20th century to evidence linking asbestos with various lung diseases. Mistakes that have left an appalling legacy: 5000 deaths per year from asbestos-related mesothelioma in the UK by 2020; 1 million deaths worldwide by 2035; and economic consequences of epic proportions—at least £471 million in health-care expenditure in the UK in 2000, and estimated litigation costs of US$200–300 billion in the USA. Such consequences must be avoided during the implementation of carbon nanotechnologies.