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.
- Hydrocarbons, Halogenated (No. 1003)
PDF only 113KB (7 pages)
Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Chloroform
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 75-114 (1978)
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to chloroform over a working lifetime.
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Chloroform
PDF only 254KB (6 pages)
Related Resources
ATSDR ToxFAQS: Chloroform
External link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts6.html
Toxicological Profile for Chloroform (ATSDR)
External link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp6.html
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines): Chloroform
External link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/chloroform/recognition.html
OSHA (Health and Safety Topics): Chloroform
External link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_227600.html
New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Chloroform
PDF only 601KB (6 pages)
External link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0388.pdf
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Chloroform
External link: http://www.intox.org/databank/documents/chemical/clorofor/cie650.htm
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Chloroform
External link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/results70.htm
EPA (Air Toxics): Chloroform
External link: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/chlorofo.html
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (EPA): Chloroform
External link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0025.htm
Household Products Database: Chloroform
External link: http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=chem&id=2980&query=chloroform&searchas=TblChemicals
Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS): Chloroform
External link: http://rais.ornl.gov/tox/profiles/chloro_c.shtml
PAN Pesticides Database: Chloroform
External link: http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_ChemUse.jsp?Rec_Id=PC33630
NTP (Substance Profiles): Chloroform
PDF only 230KB (2 pages)
External link: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/profiles/s038chlo.pdf
IARC Monographs (Vol. 73): Chloroform
PDF only 236KB (52 pages)
External link: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol73/mono73-10.pdf
WHO (CICAD 58): Chloroform
PDF only 1.09MB (64 pages)
External link: http://www.who.int/ipcs/publications/cicad/en/cicad58.pdf
WHO (Health and Safety Guide No, 87): Chloroform
External link: http://www.inchem.org/documents/hsg/hsg/hsg87_e.htm
United Kingdom (Health Protection Agency) (Toxicological Review): Chloroform
External link: http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1202487056386
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