Research Article

Development of a Control Banding Tool for Nanomaterials

Table 2

Definition of Control bands (CB) based on hazard bands (HB) and Emission potential bands (EP).

Emission potential bands
EP1EP2EP3EP4

Hazard bandsHB1CB 1CB 1CB 2CB 3
HB2CB 1CB 1CB 2CB 3
HB3CB 1CB 1CB 3CB 4
HB4CB 2CB 2CB 4CB 5
HB5CB 5CB 5CB 5CB 5