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NIOSH Safety and Health Topic:

Chromium (Chromium Metal, Chromium (II), Chromium (III), Chromic (VI) Acid, Chromates (VI))

Chromium

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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.

  • Chromium, Hexavalent (No. 7600) PDF Icon PDF only 24KB (4 pages)
  • Chromium, Hexavalent (No. 7604) PDF Icon PDF only 18KB (3 pages)
  • Chromium and cpds, as Cr (No. 7024) PDF Icon PDF only 20KB (4 pages)
  • Chromium Elements by ICP (No. 7300) PDF Icon PDF only 117KB (8 pages)
  • Chromium, Hexavalent in settled dust (No. 9101) PDF Icon PDF only 7KB (1 page)

Health Hazard Evaluations
NIOSH conducts Health Hazard Evaluations (HHEs) to find out whether there are health hazards to employees caused by exposures or conditions in the workplace.

Some recent HHE reports related to Chromium have been listed below. For a comprehensive listing of HHE reports please search the HHE Database.

  • Health Hazard Evaluation Report, HETA- 2003-0328-2935, CPC Pasedena Plastics Complex, Pasedena, TX. this document in PDF PDF only  387 KB (24 pages)

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Hexavalent Chromium

NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Chromium VI
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 76-129 (1975)  
Contains a standard for mitigation of exposure to Chromium VI to prevent adverse effects over a working lifetime.

Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 81-123 (January 1981)
  • Chromium Metal this document in PDF PDF only 275 KB (6 pages)

  • Chromic Acid and Chromates this document in PDF PDF only 360 KB (8 pages)

  • Chromium (III) Compounds this document in PDF PDF only 262 KB (6 pages)

Related Resources

Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry (ATSDR) - ToxFAQs: Chromium
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts7.html

Toxicological Profile for Chromium (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp7.html

OSHA Safety and Health Topic: Hexavalent Chromium
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/hexavalentchromium/index.html

OSHA Hazard Recognition: Hexavalent Chromium
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/hexavalentchromium/recognition.html

OSHA Fact Sheet: Hexavalent Chromium
PDF Icon PDF only 20KB (2 pages)
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/hexavalent_chromium.pdf

New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Chromium
PDF Icon PDF only (6 pages)
External Link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0432.pdf

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Chromium
External Link: http://www.intox.org/databank/documents/chemical/chromium/cie547.htm

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

EPA (Air Toxics): Chromium
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/chromium.html

EPA Technical Fact Sheet for Chromium Hazards and Alternatives
PDF Icon PDF only 161KB(5 pages)
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/wptdiv/wastemin/chrmfina.pdf

EPA Consumer Fact Sheet (Ground and Drinking Water): Chromium
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/dwh/c-ioc/chromium.html

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Chromium (III)
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0028.htm

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Chromium (VI)
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0144.htm

Toxnet
A search engine accessing several databases provided by the National Library of Medicine.
External Link: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov


Page last updated: September 10, 2008
Page last reviewed: July 24, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Information Division