CHEMICALS ENCOUNTERED IN SELECTED HOSPITAL OCCUPATIONS*
| Acetic acid | Acetic anhydride Acetone Acrylamide Ammonium chloride Ammonium hydroxide Ammonium lauryl sulfate Aniline Arsenic Barbital Barbituric acid, 5,5-diethyl-, sodium salt Benzene Benzethonium chloride Benzidine Benzoic acid Benzyl alcohol Biphenylol, sodium salt, 2- Butanol Butanone, 2 Butyl acetate Butyl alcohol, sec- Butylamine Caffeine Carbon tetrachloride Cetylpyridinium chloride Chloroform Cholesterol Chromium trioxide Citric acid Cobaltous acetate Copper (II) sulfate (1:1) Cyclohexanone Dichloroethane, 1,2- Dichloromethane Diethylamine Diethylene glycol Dinitrophenylhydrazine, 2,4- Dioxane, 1,4- Diphenylamine Dipropylene glycol, monoethyl ether Ethanol, 2-butoxy Ethyl alcohol Ethylene glycol | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, sodium salt Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, tetrasodium salt Ethylene oxide Ferrous sulfate Formaldehyde Formamide, N,N-dimethyl Galactose Glutaraldehyde Glycerol Hydrazine sulfate Hydroxylamine Isopropyl acetate Isopropyl alcohol Isopropylamine Lactic acid Lactose Lead acetate Leucine Lithium Lithium carbonate Lithium chloride Magnesium chloride Maleic acid Maleic anhydride Manganese chloride Mercaptoethanol, 2- Mercury, ((o-carboxyphenyl) thio) ethyl-, sodium salt Mercuric chloride Methanol Methoxyethanol, 2- Methyl paraben Methy1-2-pentanone, 4- Naphthol, alpha- Naphthylamine, alpha- Nitrilotriethanol, 2,2',2"- Nitrobenzene Oxalic acid Pentanediol, 1,5- Pentyl alcohol Phenol | Phosphoric acid Piperidine Potassium chloride Potassium cyanide Potassium hydroxide Propanol, 1- Propionic acid Propylene oxide Pyridine Pyrogallic acid Resorcinol Silver nitrate Sodium acetate Sodium azide Sodium benzoate Sodium carbonate Sodium chloride Sodium dodecylbenezenesulfonate Sodium hypochlorite Sodium iodide Sodium nitrate Sodium nitrite Sodium phosphate, dibasic Sorbic acid Stearic acid Succinic acid Sulfanilamide Sulfur dioxide Sulfuric acid Thioacetamide Thiosemicarbazide Thiourea Toluene Toluidine, ortho- Trichloroacetic acid Trichloroethane, 1,1,1- Trichloroethylene Tungstic acid Urea Xylene Zinc oxide Zinc sulfate (1:1) Acetic acid | Acetone Acrylic acid, ethyl ester Acrylontrile Ammonium chloride Ammonium hydroxide Benzene Benzoic acid Benzothiazolethiol, 2- Biphenylol, sodium salt, 2- Butanol Butanone, 2- Butyl acetate Carbon tetrachloride Chloroform Chromium trioxide Citric acid Copper (II) sulfate (1:1) Coumarin Cyclohexanol Dichloromethane Dioxane, 1,4- Dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether Ethanol, 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)-, acetate Ethanol, 2-butoxy Ethoxyethanol, 2- Ethyl alcohol Ethyl ether Ethylene glycol Ethylene oxide | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, disodium salt Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, tetrasodium salt Formaldehyde Glycerol Glycolic acid Isopropyl alcohol Lactic acid Maleic anhydride Methanol Methyl methacrylate Methyl salicylate Morpholine Nitrilotriethanol, 2,2',2"- Nonylphenol Oxalic acid Pentanediol, 1,5- Pentylphenol, para-tert Phenol Phenol, 4-chloro-2-cyclopentyl- PhenyImercuric acetate Phosphoric acid Phosphoric acid 2,2-dichloro-vinyl dimethyl ester Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-diethyl O-(2-isopropyl-6-methyl- 4-pyrimidinyl) ester Phthalic acid, dibutyl ester | Potassium chloride Potassium hydroxide Propanediol, 1,2- Propylene glycol monomethyl ether Propylene oxide Salicylic acid Sodium carbonate Sodium chloride Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate Sodium hypochlorite Sodium lauryl sulfate Sodium metasilicate Sodium (1) nitrate Sodium nitrite Stearic acid Styrene Sulfuric Tetrachloroethylene Toluene Triazine-2,4,6, (1H, 3H, 5H)-trione, 1,3-dichloro-, potassium salt, S- Trichloroethane, 1,1,1- Urea Xylene Zinc chloride Zinc oxide Zinc sulfate Acetic acid | Acetone Ammonium hydroxide Benzene Benzidine Benzoic acid Biphenylol, 2-, sodium salt Caffeine Chloroform Chromium trioxide Citric acid Copper sulfate Diethylamine Ethanol, 2-butoxy- Ethyl alcohol Ethyl ether Ethylene oxide Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid Formaldehyde Glycerol Hexamethylenetetramine Hydrazine sulfate Isopropyl alcohol Lactose Leucine Lithium carbonate | Magnesium chloride Menthol Mercaptoethanol, 2- Mercuric chloride Mercury, ((o-carboxyphenyl) thio) ethyl-, sodium salt Methanol Methyl salicylate Methy1-2-pentanone, 4- Naphthol, alpha- Oxalic acid Pentanediol, 1,4- Pentylphenol, para-tert- Phenobarbital Phenol Phosphoric acid Potassium chloride Potassium hydroxide Potassium permanganate Propylene glycol Pyridine Pyrogallic acid Resorcinol Salicylic acid Silver nitrate Sodium acetate | Sodium benzoate Sodium carbonate Sodium chloride Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate Sodium hypochlorite Sodium lauryl sulfate Sodium metasilicate Sodium nitrate Sodium nitrite Sodium phosphate, dibasic Sodium salicylate Stearic acid Styrene Sulfuric acid Thiopentyl sodium Thiosemicarbazide Toluene Trichloroethane, 1,1,1- Trichloroethylene Urea Xylene Zinc oxide Acetic acid | Acetone Aluminum hydroxide Ammonium chloride Ammonium hydroxide Ammonium lauryl sulfate Benzethonium chloride Biphenylol, 2-, sodium salt Butyl acetate Carbon tetrachloride Citric acid Copper sulfate Coumarin Dichloromethane Diethylene glycol Dimethoxane Ethanol, 2-butoxy- Ethanol, 2-ethoxy- Ethyl alcohol Ethyl ether Ethylene glycol Ethylene oxide Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, tetrasodium salt Formaldehyde | Glycerol Glycolic acid Isopropyl alcohol Isopropyl myristate Lactose Menthol Mercuric chloride Mercury, ((o-carboxyphenyl) thio) ethyl-, sodium salt Methanol Methoxyflurane Methyl salicylate Methylparaben Nitrilotri-2-propanol, 1,1',1"- Nitrilotriethanol, 2,2"- Pentanediol, 1,5- Phosphoric acid Phthalic acid, dibutyl ester Potassium chloride Potassium hydroxide Potassium permanganate Propylene glycol Propylene glycol monomethyl ether Quartz Salicylic acid | Silver nitrate Sodium acetate Sodium carbonate Sodium chloride Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate Sodium hypochlorite Sodium lauryl sulfate Sodium metasilicate Sodium nitrate Sodium nitrite Stearic acid Styrene Sulfuric acid Tetrachloroethylene Trichloroacetic acid Trichloroethane, 1,1,1- Trichloroethylene Urea Xylene Zinc oxide Acetic acid | Acetone Aluminum hydroxide Ammonium chloride Ammonium hydroxide Benzene Biphenylol, 2-, sodium salt Citric acid Clorpromazine hydrochloride Copper sulfate Coumarin Dichloromethane Ethyl alcohol Ethyl ether Ethylene oxide Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, tetrasodium salt Formaldehyde Glycerol Isopropyl alcohol | Isopropyl myristate Lactose Menthol Mercuric chloride Mercury, ((o-carboxyphenyl) thio) ethyl-, sodium salt Methanol Methoxyflurane Methyl salicylate Methy1-2-pentanone, 4- MethyIparaben Nitrilotri-2-propanol, 1,1'1"- Nitrilotriethanol, 2,2',2"- Nitrofurazone Pentanediol, 1,5- Phenol Phosphoric acid Potassium hydroxide Potassium permanganate Propylene glycol Quartz | Salicylic acid Silver nitrate Sodium acetate Sodium carbonate Sodium chloride Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate Sodium hypochlorite Sodium iodide Sodium lauryl sulfate Sodium metasilicate Sodium nitrate Sodium nitrite Stearic acid Styrene Tetrachloroethylene Toluene Trichloroethane, 1,1,1- Urea Zinc oxide
| *Source: NIOSH (1984). Adapted from Report of the DSHEFS Task Force on Hospital Safety and Health. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH Internal Report.**Bureau of Census occupational code. | ||||||||||||||||
