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.
- Acids, inorganic
 PDF only 27.5KB (5 pages)
Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Nitric Acid
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 76-141 (March 1976)
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to Nitric Acid over a working lifetime.
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Nitric Acid
PDF only 239KB (6 pages)
Related Resources
OSHA (Chemical Sampling Information): Nitric Acid
External link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_256600.html
OSHA (Methods): Nitric Acid (Acid Mists)
External link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/inorganic/id165sg/id165sg.html
New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Nitric Acid
PDF only 32KB (6 pages)
http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1356.pdf
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Nitric Acid
External link: http://www.intox.org/databank/documents/chemical/nitricac/cie292.htm
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Nitric Acid
External link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/rest105.htm
NLM (Hazardous Substance Data Bank): Nitric Acid
External link: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/r?dbs+hsdb:@term+@rn+@rel+7697-37-2
NLM (Haz-Map): Nitric Acid
External link: http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_search?queryx=7697-37-2&tbl=TblAgents
European chemical Substances Information System (ESIS): Nitric Acid
External link: http://ecb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/esis/index.php?GENRE=CASNO&ENTREE=7697-37-2
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