Recommended Standard for Occupational Exposure to Vinyl Chloride [1974]

Details

• Alternative Title:
  NIOSH recommended standard for occupational exposure to vinyl chloride
• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Background (events and toxicological findings) of the standard; scope and application; definitions of terms; requirements for regulated areas; routine operations; reactor and vessel entry; maintenance and decontamination; hygiene measures; signs; information and training; environmental monitoring and record keeping; reports; medical surveillance. Despite the fact that animal experiments have shown no liver tumors at atmospheric concentrations of 50 ppm, the concept of an allowable working level is rejected, since there is probably no threshold for carcinogenesis. Any person exposed to measurable concentrations of vinyl chloride should wear an air-supplied respirator, since chemical cartridge respirators do not afford adequate protection against vinyl chloride vapors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Vinyl Chloride
• Keywords:
  Chlorinated-hydrocarbons; Toxicity; Air-sampling; Carcinogens; Vinyl-plastics; Personal-protective-equipment; Respiratory-protective-equipment
• 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, 1974 Mar; :1-8
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Criteria Document
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Standards
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00029788
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-246691
• CAS Registry Number:
  Vinyl chloride (CAS RN 75-01-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines and Recommendations
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3fbf9c2b2fe9c04e61444960ba3f0e3cf0d260566ee3a707599abe5cdcedad09e57c86c4ce7fffb1407ac7514c1d642fe2d9f0224e550250662e771be7a7ef38
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19339/cdc_19339_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 362.08 KB ]