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.
- Methanol (No. 2000)
 PDF only 24KB (4 pages)
Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Methyl Alcohol
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 76-148 (1976)
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to methyl alcohol over a working lifetime.
The Emergency Response Safety and Health Database (ERSH-DB): Methanol
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Methyl Alcohol
PDF only 237KB (6 pages)
Related Resources
OSHA (Safety and Health Topics): Methyl Alcohol
External link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_251600.html
New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Methyl Alcohol
PDF only 38KB (6 pages)
External link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1222.pdf
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Methanol
External link: http://www.intox.org/databank/documents/chemical/methanol/cie23.htm
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Methanol
External link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/results13.htm
EPA (Air Toxics): Methanol
External link: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/methanol.html
EPA's OPPT Chemical Fact Sheet: Methanol
External link: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemfact/f_methan.txt
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (EPA): Methanol
External link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0305.htm
Household Products Database: Methanol
External link: http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=chem&id=281&query=methyl+alcohol&searchas=TblChemicals
NTP CERHR (Reproductive Hazards): Methanol
External link: http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/chemicals/methanol/methanol.html
WHO (Environmental Health Criteria 196): Methanol
External link: http://www.inchem.org/documents/ehc/ehc/ehc196.htm
WHO (Health and Safety Guide 105): Methanol
External link: http://www.inchem.org/documents/hsg/hsg/v105hsg.htm
European chemical Substances Information System (ESIS): Methanol
External link: http://ecb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/esis/
National Library of Medicine's (Medline Plus): Wood Alcohol
External link: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002827.htm#Poisonous%20Ingredient
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