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.
- Hydrogen sulfide (No. 6013)
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kb (4 pages)
Fatality
Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
The FACE program concentrates on investigations of fatal occupational
injuries. The primary intent of this program is to provide interested
users with access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation
reports.
01MI061
01MI063
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Two Individuals Overcome By Hydrogen Sulfide Gas While
Cleaning a Farm Facility Water Well With 28% Liquid Muriatic Acid. |
94MN057 |
Waste Hauling Service Worker Dies After He Collapsed
In An Underground Manure Waste Pit. |
94MN045 |
Farmer Asphyxiated in Manure Waste Pit. |
92NJ020 |
Police Officer Drowns After Being Overcome by Hydrogen
Sulfide While Attempting Rescue of Construction Worker |
91CO074 |
Sanitation Worker Dies When Rescuing Co-worker From Underground
Sewer Vault. |
9228 |
Hog Farm Co-Owner and Employee Die of Hydrogen Sulfide
Poisoning in Manure Pit--Minnesota. |
8928 |
Two Maintenance Workers Die After Inhaling Hydrogen Sulfide
in Manhole. |
8946 |
Five Family Members Die After Entering Manure Waste Pit
on Dairy Farm. |
NIOSH ALERT: Preventing Deaths of Farm Workers in Manure Pits
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-103 (May 1990)
This Alert describes seven deaths from asphyxiation (suffocation) that occurred during two incidents involving entry into manure pits.
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria
for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Hydrogen sulfide
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 77-158 (May 1977)
Contains a standard for mitigation of exposure to Hydrogen sulfide to prevent
adverse effects over a working lifetime.
Related Resources
ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Hydrogen Sulfide
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg114.html
Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry - ToxFAQs: Hydrogen Sulfide
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts114.html
Toxicological
Profile for Hydrogen sulfide (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp114.html
Toxicological
Profile for Hydrogen Sulfide (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp114.html
OSHA Sampling and Analytical Methods: Hydrogen Sulfide
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/validated/1008/1008.html
OSHA Chemical Sampling Information: Hydrogen Sulfide
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_246800.html
OSHA (Oil and Gas Well Drilling): Hydrogen Sulfide
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/oilandgas/general_safety/h2s_monitoring.html
OSHA Fact Sheet: Hydrogen Sulfide
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_Hurricane_Facts/hydrogen_sulfide_fact.pdf
PDF
only 22KB (2 pages)
New Jersey's Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Hydrogen Sulfide
External Link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1017.pdf
PDF
only 72KB (6 pages)
Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health Chemical Profile: Hydrogen Sulfide
External Link: http://www.ccohs.ca/products/databases/samples/CHEMINFO.html
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Hydrogen Sulfide
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/results57.htm
EPA Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Sulfide
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/IRIS/toxreviews/0061-tr.pdf
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only (74 pages)
EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Hydrogen Sulfide
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/IRIS/subst/0061.htm
Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (CICAD 53): Hydrogen Sulfide
External Link: http://www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad53.htm
WHO (Air Qualtiy Guidelines): Hydrogen Sufide
External Link: http://www.euro.who.int/document/aiq/6_6hydrogensulfide.pdf
PDF
only 148KB (7 pages)
WHO (Human Health Aspects): Hydrogen Sulfide
External Link: http://www.who.int/ipcs/publications/cicad/en/cicad53.pdf
PDF
only (41 pages)
WHO - Hydrogen Sulfide in Drinking-water
External Link: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/chemicals/en/hydrogensulfide.pdf
PDF
only 193KB (9 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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