Nanotechnology: an opportunity - but also a risk to be prevented

"Nanotechnology - an opportunity but also a risk to be prevented" - under this heading, the magazine l'événement reports on the meeting of the Swiss Federation of Trade Unions (SGB USS) on nanotechnologies. At the conference "Nanomaterials - the new asbestos" scientists, experts of labor protection and labor law informed. The SGB considers nanotechnology as an opportunity for the future - if potential risks are reduced by all available means. In particular, the SGB calls for measures regarding occupational safety and legal aspects.