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.
- Volatile Organic CPDS (Screening) (No. 2549)
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only 93 KB (8 pages)
- Benzene by portable GC (No. 3700) PDF
only 20 KB (4 pages)
- Hydrocarbons, Aromatic (No. 1501) PDF
only 135 KB (7 pages)
The Emergency Response Safety and Health Database (ERSH-DB)
Developed by NIOSH for the emergency response community, The ERSH-DB contains accurate and concise information on high-priority chemical, biological and radiological agents that could be encountered by personnel responding to a terrorist event.
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Revised
Recommendation for an Occupational Exposure Standard for Benzene
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. NONE (1976)
Presents a revised standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to Benzene
over a working lifetime.
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria
for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Benzene
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 74-137 (1974)
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to Benzene over
a working lifetime.
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Benzene
PDF only 311
KB (6 pages)
Related Resources
ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Benzene
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg3.html
ATSDR (ToxFAQs): Benzene
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts3.html
Toxicological
Profile for Benzene (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp3.html
OSHA
Safety and Health Topics: Benzene
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/benzene/
OSHA (Hazard Recognition): Benzene
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/benzene/recognition.html
New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Benzene
PDF
only 34 KB (6 pages)
External Link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0197.pdf
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS): Benzene
External Link: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/benzene/
Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS): Benzene
External Link: http://rais.ornl.gov/tox/profiles/benzene.shtml
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Benzene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/results72.htm
EPA (Air Toxics): Benzene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/benzene.html
EPA (Technical Factsheet): Benzene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/dwh/t-voc/benzene.html
EPA Consumer Fact Sheet (Ground and Drinking Water): Benzene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/contaminants/dw_contamfs/benzene.html
NLM (Hazardous Substance Data Bank): Benzene
External Link: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/r?dbs+hsdb:@term+@rn+@rel+71-43-2
NLM (Haz-Map): Benzene
External Link: http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_search?queryx=71-43-2&tbl=TblAgents
NLM (Household Products Database): Benzene
External Link: http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/search?queryx=71-43-2&tbl=TblChemicals&prodcat=all
NTP (Substance Profiles): Benzene
PDF
only 199 KB (2 pages)
External Link: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/profiles/s019benz.pdf
IARC Monograph (Vol. 29): Benzene
PDF
only 85 KB (31 pages)
External Link: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol29/volume29.pdf
IARC (Supplement 7): Benzene
External Link: http://www.inchem.org/documents/iarc/suppl7/benzene.html
European Chemical Substance Information System (ESIS): Benzene
External Link: http://ecb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/esis/index.php?GENRE=CASNO&ENTREE=71-43-2
IPCS (Poisons Information Monograph 63): Benzene
External Link: http://www.inchem.org/documents/pims/chemical/pim063.htm
WHO (Environmental Health Criteria 150): Benzene
External Link: http://www.inchem.org/documents/ehc/ehc/ehc150.htm
American Cancer Society: Benzene
External Link: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_1_3X_Benzene.asp?sitearea=PED
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