Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Styrene

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This document discusses the criteria and recommended standards for occupational exposure to styrene. Styrene, used in the manufacture of plastics and rubber, can cause depression of the central nervous system and irritation to the skin, eyes, and upper respiratory tract. Topics covered include physical and chemical properties of styrene, worker exposure levels, effects on humans and animals, environmental sampling procedures, and connections between exposure and effect. Methods for worker protection are included. Three appendices provide 1) a method for sampling and analysis of styrene in air, 2) a method for the determination of mandelic acid in urine, and 3) a material safety data sheet. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epoxy Resins Neoplasms Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Plastics Respiratory Tract Diseases Rubber Safety Styrene Styrenes Urogenital System

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• Keywords:
  Styrene; Exposure-limits; Plastics-industry; Resins; Rubber-manufacturing-industry; Personal-protective-equipment; Control-technology; Sampling; Neurological-diseases; Neuropathy; Cancer; Reproductive-effects; Respiratory-system-disorders; Irritation; NIOSH-Criteria-Document
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 83-119, 1983 Sep; :1-250
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Criteria Document
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Standards
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSDTT - Division of Standards Development and Technology Transfer
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  265 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Browning, Carolyn A. ; Crandall, Michael S. ; DiMuzio, Martha ; Gorski, Charles H. ; Hartle, Richard W. ; Hassett, Charles C. ; Jacobson, Keith H. ; Johnson, Barry L. ; Klemme, Jay C. ; Klinker, Constance ; Levee, William ; Ludwig, Howard R. ; Mahoney, Rosemary ; Mason, Robert W. ; Mazzuckelli, Lawrence F. ; McClellan, Cindi ; Meinhardt, Theodore J. ; Millar, J. Donald ; Phipps, Frederick C. ; Plotnick, Harry B. ; Posner, Judd C. ; Richards, Thomas R. ; Smith, Alexander B. ; Todd, William F. ; Williams, Clara H.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000267
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-148295
• CAS Registry Number:
  Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines and Recommendations
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:884b0355c36efb36e874520fa6cfe57e33478e1deffd0e866b5ebc33c39363885a8ec1cd7e2a7421d7738b67352a6c4adfbd7988228973c6b7cadcf45ac7d0ea
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/11168/cdc_11168_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.63 MB ]