NIOSH testimony on NIOSH responsibilities by J. K. Wagoner, July 11, 1975.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This testimony before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Finance concerned the recommending of occupational exposure levels for toxic substances and other activities of NIOSH. In fulfilling the responsibilities given to it, NIOSH has transmitted recommended standards to the Department of Labor concerning 26 substances, including asbestos (1332214), arsenic (7440382), mercury (7439976) and vinyl-chloride (75014). NIOSH annually distributed 20,000 copies of a list of about 17,000 toxic substances with information on their animal lethality, carcinogenic, teratogenic, and mutagenic effects and routes of human exposure. Additional information is being sought on 1500 of these substances which are reported to produce tumors in animals. The Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations has undertaken about 35 industrywide studies to determine the long term effects of exposure to low levels of substances, particularly those suspected of causing cancer. Such investigations support the need for pretesting programs that yield experimental evidence of the effects of chemicals on animals prior to commercial production.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Lung Lung Diseases Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Carcinogens Finklea-J-F Mutagens NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Testimony Occupational-exposure Teratogens Toxic-materials Worker-health
• Document Type:
  Text
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00189601
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1975 Jul; :1-3
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2) ; Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6) ; Vinyl chloride (CAS RN 75-01-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH, 3 pages
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a1edac610f31b0b8f24958aeff88933fec878c22cca054bc3ae0d4cfc4f61d1ede1a4c7f8a3cc4da189e8b2d4f03bafdc745eb0ba45835a11b667a08532234e8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180253/cdc_180253_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 140.00 KB ]