Cadmium

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.

• Cadmium dust (as Cd) CAS No. 7440-43-9 (metal)
• Cadmium fumes (as Cd) CAS No. 1306-19-0 (CdO)

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.

• Cadmium (Cd)
• Cadmium (cadmium acetate)
• Cadmium (cadmium dichloride)
• Cadmium (cadmium monoxide, CdO)
• Cadmium (cadmium monosulfide, CdS)
• Cadmium (cadmium sulfate, CdSO₄)

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.

• Cadmium compounds (as Cd)

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.

• Elements by ICP (No. 7300) PDF 117 KB (8 pages)
• Cadmium and cpds, as Cd (No. 7048) PDF 21 KB (4 pages)

NIOSH Worker Notification Program
NIOSH conducts research to prevent illnesses and injuries in the workplace. The NIOSH Worker Notification Program notifies workers and other stakeholders about the findings of these research studies.

• Cadmium Recovery Workers

Current Intelligence Bulletin No. 42: Cadmium (Cd)
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 84-116 (1984)
Contains a standard for mitigation of exposure to inorganic mercury to prevent adverse effects over a working lifetime.

Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Cadmium
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 76-192 (August 1976)
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to cadmium over a working lifetime.

Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 81-123 (January 1981)

• Cadmium Dust (as Cadmium)*
  PDF only 311 KB (6 pages)
  
• Cadmium Fume
  PDF only 246 KB (6 pages)

Related Resources

Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry (ATSDR) - ToxFAQs: Cadmium
External link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts5.html

Toxicological Profile for Cadmium (ATSDR)
External link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp5.html

OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Cadmium
External link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/cadmium/

OSHA Chemical Sampling Information: Cadmium
External link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_223897.html

OSHA's Analytical Methods for Cadmium

• OSHA (No. 189)
  External link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/inorganic/id189/id189.html

New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Cadmium  PDF 605 KB (6 pages)
External link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0305.pdf

EPA (Air Toxics): Cadmium
External link: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/cadmium.html

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Technical Factsheet on Cadmium
External link: http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/dwh/t-voc/Cadmium.html

Consumer Factsheet on Cadmium (EPA)
External link: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwh/c-voc/Cadmium.html

CHEC's HealtheHouse: Cadmium
External link: http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/chemicals/chemicals-detail2.asp?Main_ID=369

Toxnet
A search engine accessing several databases provided by the National Library of Medicine.
External link: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov

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