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.
- Mercury (No. 6009)
PDF only 23
kb (5 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 Hazard ID No. 6: Exposure to Mercury
Vapor During the Use of Mercury Carburetor Systems
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 99-111 (1999)
Presents recommendations for prevention of exposure to Mercury by individuals
service engines featuring multiple carburetors.
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria
for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Inorganic Mercury
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 73-11024 (1973)
Contains a standard for mitigation of exposure to inorganic Mercury to prevent
adverse effects over a working lifetime.
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline: Inorganic Mercury
PDF only 260 KB (6 pages)
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline: Organic Mercury
PDF only 296 KB (6 pages)
Related Resources
ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Mercury
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg46.html
Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry - ToxFAQs: Mercury
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts46.html
Toxicological
Profile for Mercury (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp46.html
OSHA
Safety and Health Topics: Mercury
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/mercury/index.html
OSHA (Properties and Health Effects): Mercury
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/mercury/properties_health.html
OSHA (Hospital e-Tool): Mercury Spills
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/hazards/mercury/mercury.html
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Mercury Vapor)
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/mercuryvapor/index.html
New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Mercury
PDF
only 313KB (6 pages)
External Link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1183.pdf
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Mercury
External Link: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/mercury/
Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS): Mercury
External Link: http://rais.ornl.gov/tox/profiles/mercury_f_V1.shtml
EPA: Mercury Information
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/
EPA (Basic Information): Mercury
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/about.htm
EPA (Health Effects): Mercury
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/effects.htm
Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (CICAD 50): Inorganic Mercury
External Link: http://www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad50.htm
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Mercury (elemental)
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0370.htm
NTP - CERHR (Reproductive Effects): Mercury
External Link: http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/common/mercury.html
NTP - CERHR (Reproductive Effects): Thimerosal
External Link: http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/chemicals/thimerosal/thimerosal.html
Medline Plus: Mercury
External Link: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mercury.html
WHO - Mercury in Health Care
PDF
only 33KB (2 pages)
External Link: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/medicalwaste/mercurypolpaper.pdf
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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