Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Ammonia [1974]

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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 ammonia (7664417) include: air concentration, sampling, air analysis, medical examinations, posting areas where there is potential exposure to ammonia, personal protective equipment, informing employees of hazards from ammonia work practices, sanitation facilities, monitoring and recordkeeping. Biological effects of exposure to ammonia are reviewed, and information is included on sampling, analytical methods, environmental levels, and engineering controls. The development of the standard is described, and work practices are recommended for he use of ammonia. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Ammonia Hazardous Substances Irritants Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Criteria-Document; NIOSH-Contract; Contract-099-73-0036; Air-contamination; Toxic-gases; Irritants
• Source:
  Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 74-136, 1974 Jan; :1-117
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Criteria Document
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB74136
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  NIOSH contract no. HSM-99-73-36
• Genre:
  Standards
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Washington
• 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:
  115 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00027319
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-246699
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Performing Organization:
  The University of Washington School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines and Recommendations
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:06dc38666b1f6704c43bca90ac68d028325e100154a20b71e69763689c1d12049a5915974abb2288583e7e9fd1cf39b1ddfdb0060e04bb3bf330d4aba220d41c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19337/cdc_19337_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.83 MB ]