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.
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.
- Asbestos& other Fibers by PCM (No. 7400)
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International Chemical Safety Cards: Glass Wool
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.
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria
for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Fibrous Glass
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 77-152 (1977)
Contains a standard for mitigation of exposure to Fibrous Glass to prevent
adverse effects over a working lifetime.
Related Resources
Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry (ATSDR) - ToxFAQs: Vitreous Fibers
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts161.html#bookmark02
ATSDR Technical Briefing Paper: Fibrous Glass
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/DT/fibrous-glass.html
Toxicological Profile for Synthetic Vitreous Fibers (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp161-c1.pdf
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only 151KB (12 pages)
OSHA
Safety and Health Topics: Synthetic Mineral Fibers
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/syntheticmineralfibers/index.html
OSHA Chemical Sampling: Fibrous Glass Dust
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_242120.html
OSHA Exposure Limits for Synthetic Mineral Fibers
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/syntheticmineralfibers/table.html
New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Fibrous Glass
External Link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0933.pdf
PDF
only 303KB (6 pages)
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Man-Made Vitreous Fibers
External Link: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol81/volume81.pdf
PDF
only 43KB (11 pages)
National Toxicology Program (NTP) Substance Profile: Glass Wool
External Link: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/profiles/s091glas.pdf
PDF
only 195KB (2 pages)
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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