NIOSH Resources
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical
Hazards
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 97-140
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)
PDF only 93
kb (8 pages)
- Hydrocarbons, Aromatic (No. 1501) PDF
only 135 kb (7 pages)
The free Adobe
Acrobat Reader software is required to view the methods linked above.
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria
for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Xylene
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 75-168 (1975)
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to Xylene over
a working lifetime.
Related Resources
Toxicological
Profile for Xylenes (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp71.html
OSHA
Safety and Health Topics: Xylene
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_276400.html
Occupational
Safety and Health Guideline for Xylene (OSHA)
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/xylene/recognition.html
Consumer
Factsheet on: XYLENES (EPA)
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwh/c-voc/xylenes.html
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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