Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Hydrogen Sulfide
May 1977
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 77-158
Note: Appendix V, NIOSH Interim Work Practice Recommendations, of this document is superseded by NIOSH Publication No. 83-127, NIOSH Criteria Document: Comprehensive Safety Recommendations for Land-Based Oil and Gas Well Drilling
This Criteria Document is contained in PDF files, for ease of handling. The following table of contents allows you to open or download the files containing the sections of the document you want to see.
Table of Contents
| Content | Document |
|---|---|
| Preface | 77-158A.PDF (10 pages, 328K)pdf icon |
| Review Consultants | |
| Contents | |
| I. Recommendations for a Hydrogen Sulfide Standard | 77-158B.PDF (21 pages, 691K)pdf icon |
| II. Introduction | |
| III. Biologic Effects of Exposure | 77-158C.PDF (43 pages, 1,544K)pdf icon |
| IV. Environmental Data | 77-158D.PDF (21 pages, 777K)pdf icon |
| V. Work Practices | |
| VI. Development of Standard | 77-158E.PDF (27 pages, 1,059K)pdf icon |
| VII. Research Needs | |
| VIII. References | |
| IX. Appendix I – Air Sampling Method for Hydrogen Sulfide | 77-158F.PDF (15 pages, 437K)pdf icon |
| X. Appendix II – Analytical Method for Hydrogen Sulfide | |
| XI. Appendix III – Hydrogen Sulfide Monitors | 77-158G.PDF (23 pages, 665K)pdf icon |
| XII. Appendix IV – Material Safety Data Sheet | |
| XIII. Appendix V – NIOSH Interim Work Practice Recommendations | |
| XIV. Tables and Figure |
Page last reviewed: June 6, 2014
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health