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NIOSHTIC-2 search results on Chlorine
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of occupational safety and health publications, documents, grant reports, and
journal articles supported in whole or in part by NIOSH.
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.
- Chlorine and Bromine (No. 6011)
PDF only 64
kb (6 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 Criteria Documents: Criteria
for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Chlorine
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 76-170 (1976)
Contains a recommended standard for mitigation of exposure to Chlorine
to prevent adverse effects over a working lifetime.
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline: Ammonia
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Related Resources
ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Chlorine
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg172.html
Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry - ToxFAQs: Chlorine
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts172.html
Toxicological
Profile for Chlorine (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts172.html
Facts
about Chlorine
External Link: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/chlorine/basics/facts.asp
CDC Emergency
Preparedness and Response - Chlorine
OSHA
Safety and Health Topics: Chlorine
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_226510.html
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Chlorine
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/chlorine/recognition.html
New Jersey's Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Chlorine
PDF only 114 KB (6 pages)
External link: http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg/pad302_303.pdf
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Chlorine
External Link: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/chlorine/
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Chlorine
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/results56.htm
Chemical
Fact Sheets: Chlorine (EPA)
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/chemfact/f_chlori.txt
Acute Exposure
Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals Volume 4 (EPA)
PDF only 114 KB (6 pages)
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/tsd56.pdf
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Chlorine
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0405.htm
Department of Transportation Emergency Resource Guide #124
PDF only 114 KB (6 pages)
External Link: http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg/g124.pdf
Department of Transportation Table of Initial Isolation and Protective
Action Distances
PDF only 114 KB (6 pages)
External link: http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg/pad302_303.pdf
Chlorine Institute: Chlorine Safety
External Link: http://www.chlorineinstitute.org/aboutchlorine/content.cfm?itemnumber=863&snItemNumber=864
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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