Benzene

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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.

• Benzene (CAS No. 71-43-2 )

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.

• Benzene (Cyclohexatriene, Benzol)

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.

• Benzene

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)
• Benzene by portable GC (No. 3700) PDF only 20 KB (4 pages)
• Hydrocarbons, Aromatic (No. 1501) PDF only 135 KB (7 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.

• Benzene

NIOSH Criteria Documents: Revised Recommendation for an Occupational Exposure Standard for Benzene
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. NONE (1976)  
Presents a revised standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to Benzene over a working lifetime.

NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Benzene
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 74-137 (1974)  
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to Benzene over a working lifetime.

Occupational Safety and Health Guideline: Benzene
 PDF only 311 KB (6 pages)

Related Resources

ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Benzene
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg3.html

Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry (ATSDR) - ToxFAQs: Benzene
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts3.html

Toxicological Profile for Benzene (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp3.html

OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Benzene
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/benzene/

OSHA (Hazard Recognition): Benzene
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/benzene/recognition.html

New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Benzene
PDF only 34 KB (6 pages)
External Link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0197.pdf

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS): Benzene
External Link: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/benzene/

Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS): Benzene
External Link: http://rais.ornl.gov/tox/profiles/benzene.shtml

Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Benzene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/results72.htm

EPA (Air Toxics): Benzene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/benzene.html

Technical Factsheet on: Benzene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/dwh/t-voc/benzene.html

EPA Consumer Fact Sheet (Ground and Drinking Water): Benzene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/contaminants/dw_contamfs/benzene.html

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Benzene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0276.htm

IARC Monograph (Vol. 29): Benzene
PDF only 85 KB (31 pages)
External Link: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol29/volume29.pdf

IARC (Supplement 7): Benzene
External Link: http://www.inchem.org/documents/iarc/suppl7/benzene.html

American Cancer Society: Benzene
External Link: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_1_3X_Benzene.asp?sitearea=PED

Toxnet
External Link: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov