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.
- Ammonia by VIS (No. 6015)
PDF only 25
KB (7 pages)
- Ammonia by IC (No. 6016) PDF only 24 KB (4 pages)
The Emergency Response Safety and Health Database (ERSH-DB)
Developed by NIOSH for the emergency response community, The ERSH-DB contains accurate and concise information on high-priority chemical, biological and radiological agents that could be encountered by personnel responding to a terrorist event.
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria
for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Ammonia
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 74-136 (1974)
Contains a standard for mitigation of exposure to ammonia to prevent
adverse effects over a working lifetime.
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline: Ammonia
PDF only 264
KB (6 pages)
Related Resources
ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Ammonia
External link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg126.html
Toxicological Profile for Ammonia (ATSDR)
External link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp126.html
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) – ToxFAQs™: Ammonia
External link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts126.html
OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Ammonia Refrigeration
External link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ammoniarefrigeration/index.html
OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Anhydrous Ammonia
External link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_218300.html
New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Ammonia
External link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0084.pdf
Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS): Ammonia
External link: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/ammonia/
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Ammonia
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/results88.htm
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Ammonia
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0422.htm
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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