NIOSH Resources
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-149
Exposure limits, Respirator Recommendations, First Aid, more...
The Pocket Guide is a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes found in the work environment. Key data provided for each chemical/substance includes name (including synonyms/trade names), structure/formula, CAS/RTECS Numbers, DOT ID, conversion factors, exposure limits, IDLH, chemical and physical properties, measurement methods, personal protection, respirator recommendations, symptoms, and first aid.
International Chemical Safety Cards
An ICSC summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.
Documentation for Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
The IDLH documents the criteria and information sources that have been used by NIOSH to determine immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations.
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM)
NMAM is a collection of methods for
sampling and analysis of contaminants in workplace air, and in the blood
and urine of workers who are occupationally exposed.
- 1,4-Dioxane (No. 1602)
PDF only 22KB (4 pages)
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Dioxane DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 77-226 (September 1977)
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to Dioxane over a working lifetime.
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for 1,4-Dioxane
PDF only 239KB (6 pages)
Related Resources
ATSDR's ToxFAQs for 1,4-Dioxane
External link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts187.html
Toxicological Profile for 1,4-Dioxane (ATSDR) (Draft)
External link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp187.html
OSHA (Chemical Sampling Information): 1,4-Dioxane
External link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_237200.html
New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: 1,4-Dioxane
PDF only 37KB (6 pages)
External link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0789.pdf
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: 1,4-DIoxane
External link: http://www.intox.org/databank/documents/chemical/dioxane/cie503.htm
EPA (Air Toxics): 1,4-Dioxane
External link: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/dioxane.html
EPA (Chemical Fact Sheet): 1,4-Dioxane
PDF only 55KB (13 pages)
External link: http://www.epa.gov/chemfact/dioxa-sd.pdf
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (EPA): 1,4-Dioxane
External link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0326.htm
NTP (Substance Profiles): 1,4-Dioxane
PDF only 209KB (2 pages)
External link: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/profiles/s080diox.pdf
IARC Monographs (Vol. 71): 1,4-Dioxane
PDF only 381KB (171 pages)
External link: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol71/volume71.pdf
NLM (Hazardous Substance Data Bank): 1,4-Dioxane
External link: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/r?dbs+hsdb:@term+@rn+@rel+123-91-1
NLM (Haz-Map): 1,4-Dioxane
External link: http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_search?queryx=123-91-1&tbl=TblAgents
NLM (Household Products Database): 1,4-Dioxane
External link: http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/search?queryx=123-91-1&tbl=TblChemicals&prodcat=all
European Chemical Substances Information System (ESIS): 1,4-Dioxane
External link: http://ecb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/esis/index.php?GENRE=CASNO&ENTREE=123-91-1
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