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
only 24KB (4 pages)
- Chromium, Hexavalent (No. 7604) PDF
only 18KB (3 pages)
- Chromium and cpds, as Cr (No. 7024) PDF
only 20KB (4 pages)
- Chromium Elements by ICP (No. 7300) PDF
only 117KB (8 pages)
- Chromium, Hexavalent in settled dust (No. 9101) 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. 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
PDF only 275
KB (6 pages)
- Chromic Acid and Chromates
PDF only 360
KB (8 pages)
- Chromium (III) Compounds
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
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
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
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
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