NIOSH Resources
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical
Hazards
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-149
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.
- Volatile Organic CPDS (Screening) (No. 2549)
PDF only 93
kb (8 pages)
- Hydrocarbons, Aromatic (No. 1501) PDF
only 135 kb (7 pages)
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria
for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Xylene
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 75-168 (1975)
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to Xylene over
a working lifetime.
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline: Xylene
PDF
only 256KB (6 pages)
Related Resources
ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Xylene
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg71.html
Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry - ToxFAQs: Xylenes
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts71.html
Toxicological
Profile for Xylenes (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp71.html
OSHA
Safety and Health Topics: Xylene
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_276400.html
Occupational
Safety and Health Guideline for Xylene (OSHA)
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/xylene/recognition.html
New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Xylene
PDF
only 100KB (6 pages)
External Link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/2014.pdf
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Xylene
External Link: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/xylene/
Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS): Xylene
External Link: http://rais.ornl.gov/tox/profiles/xylene.shtml
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Xylene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/results85.htm
EPA (Air Toxics): Xylenes
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/xylenes.html
EPA Consumer Fact Sheet (Ground and Drinking Water): Xylenes
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/dwh/c-voc/xylenes.html
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Xylene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0270.htm
NTP (Toxicity Excerpts from HSDB): Xylenes
External Link: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=E8774210-BDB5-82F8-F6EC2CDF8E9E340C
Reproductive Toxicities (Harvard's Occupational and Environmental Medicine): Xylene
External Link: http://www.hms.harvard.edu/oed/themes2/oem/reptox.html#Female
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