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Osmium Tetroxide

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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.

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.

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.

Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Osmium Tetroxide
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Related Resources

OSHA (Chemical Sampling Information): Osmium Tetroxide
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_258900.html

New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Osmium Tetroxide
PDF Icon PDF only 37KB (6 pages)

Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Osmium Tetroxide
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/rest212.htm

NLM (Hazardous Substance Data Bank): Osmium Tetroxide
External Link: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/r?dbs+hsdb:@term+@rn+@rel+20816-12-0

NLM (Haz-Map): Osmium Tetroxide
External Link: http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_search?queryx=20816-12-0&tbl=TblAgents

European Chemical Substance Information System (ESIS): Osmium Tetroxide
External Link: http://ecb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/esis/index.php?GENRE=CASNO&ENTREE=20816-12-0

NIH (Division of Occupational Health and Safety): Osmium Tetroxide
PDF Icon PDF only 91KB (5 pages)
External Link: http://dohs.ors.od.nih.gov/pdf/Osmium%20Tetroxide%20REVISED.pdf

CNS (Center for Nonproliferation Studies): Osmium Tetroxide
External Link: http://cns.miis.edu/stories/stories05.htm

Drugs and Poisons: Osmium Tetroxide
External Link: http://www.drugsandpoisons.com/2008/02/osmium-tetroxide-oxidizerof-death_21.html



Page last updated: July 30, 2009
Page last reviewed: July 30, 2009
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Information Division

Osmium Tetroxide

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