Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Inorganic Mercury [1973]

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  NIOSH recommendations for an occupational exposure standard for inorganic mercury (7439976) include: air concentration of mercury, air sampling and analysis, medical examinations, posting areas where there is potential exposure to mercury, work clothing, personal protective equipment, apprisal of employees of hazards from inorganic mercury, work practices, sanitation practices, monitoring and recordkeeping. Biological effects of exposure to inorganic mercury are reviewed, and information is given on sampling, analytical methods, environmental levels, development of standards, work practices, sanitation, and compatibility with emission standards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Hazardous Substances Mercury Metals Metals, Heavy Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Poisoning Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Criteria-Document; NIOSH-Contract; Contract-099-71-0046; Mercury; Heavy-metals; Metal-poisoning; Air-contamination; Toxic-substances; Mercury-compounds
• Source:
  Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 73-11024, 1973 Jan; :1-135
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Criteria Document
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB7311024
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  NIOSH contract 099-71-0046
• Genre:
  Standards
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  ORSD - Office of Research and Standards Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  136 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00027317
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-222223
• CAS Registry Number:
  Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Performing Organization:
  Tabershaw-Cooper and Associates, Inc.
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines and Recommendations
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cd9f76f694af3691e07372b69e5c6973b807ee64bb74b645ca6064d214ecbc8d868294da791272e0d3e6a869ba042a0fa72bb221ea27b1648e9b11baecce756c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19332/cdc_19332_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.88 MB ]