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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.
- Formaldehyde (CAS No. 7664-41-7)
NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic: Formaldehyde
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.
- Formaldehyde (Methanal, Methyl aldehyde, methylene oxide)
- Formaldehyde (37% solution, methanol free) [Methanal, Formalin]
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.
- Formaldehyde (No. 2016) [PDF - 176 KB]
- Formaldehyde (No. 2541) [PDF - 30 KB]
- Formaldehyde (No. 3500) [PDF - 31 KB]
- Aldehydes, screening (No. 2539) [PDF - 255 KB]
- Formaldehyde on dust (No. 5700) [PDF - 31 KB]
NIOSH Worker Notification Program
NIOSH conducts research to prevent illnesses and injuries in the workplace. The NIOSH Worker Notification Program notifies workers and other stakeholders about the findings of these research studies.
NIOSH Hazard Control No.26: Controlling Formaldehyde Exposures During Embalming
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 98-149 (1998)
NIOSH engineers designed and evaluated a local exhaust ventilation [LEV] system that effectively reduces embalmer's exposure to formaldehyde below the OSHA permissible limit of 0.75 ppm.
Current Intelligence Bulletin 34: Formaldehyde: Evidence of Carcinogenicity
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 81-111 (1981, updated 1997)
Presents information about formaldehyde as well as recommendation to treat formaldehyde as a carcinogen.
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Formaldehyde
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 77-126 (1976)
Contains a standard for mitigation of exposure to formaldehyde to prevent adverse effects over a working lifetime.
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Formaldehyde [PDF - 42.5 KB]
Related Resources
ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Formaldehyde
Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry - ToxFAQs: Formaldehyde
Toxicological Profile for Fomaldehyde (ATSDR)
OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Formaldehyde
OSHA Fact Sheet: Formaldehyde [PDF - 42.5 KB]
OSHA Hazard Alert: Hair Smoothing Products That Could Release Formaldehyde
New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Formaldehyde [PDF - 75.1 KB]
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Formaldehyde
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Formaldehyde
EPA (Air Toxics): Formaldehyde
Sources of Indoor Air Pollution - Formaldehyde (EPA)
NLM (Hazardous Substance Data Bank): Formaldehyde
NLM (Household Products Database): Formaldehyde
NTP Report on Carcinogens (Twelfth Edition): Formaldehyde \
IARC Monograph (Vol. 88): Formaldehyde
IARC Monograph (Vol. 62): Wood Dust and Formaldehyde
FEMA Trailer Study (CDC): Formaldehyde
European Chemical Substance Information System (ESIS): Formaldehyde
WHO (Environmental Health Criteria 89): Formaldehyde
INCHEM (Screening Information Data Set-SIDS): Formaldehyde
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