Occupational exposure to boron trifluoride

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; SRI International
• Description:
  "This report presents the criteria and recommended standard based thereon which were prepared to meet the need for preventing occupational diseases arising from exposure to boron trifluoride and resultant mists. The biological effects of exposure are reviewed including effects on humans, epidemiological studies, and animal toxicity. Tables are presented which detail the animal mortality from single acute inhalation exposure to boron trifluoride and the effects of repeated inhalation. A review is made of the sampling and analytical methods used thus far to determine environmental levels of boron trifluoride. Recommendations are made for standards in the following areas: medical surveillance of workers
  
  labeling and posting of warning signs
  
  personal protective clothing and equipment
  
  information given to employees regarding the hazards inherent in boron trifluoride
  
  work practices including emergency procedures, engineering controls, cylinder handling, service lines, and general work practices
  
  sanitation practices
  
  and monitoring and record keeping requirements." - NIOSHTIC-2
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Criteria Document
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB77122
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Standards
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  83 numbered pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00068152
• Collection(s):
  Guidelines and Recommendations National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2986ce912f9c2e7afba1aaffe0b5f932643e68eaf680a47fd8e0357848d6a1449c896e01c5b343850649457d4a0dce51a791f821700d64c71a2eaf1c71b05efe
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19381/cdc_19381_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.52 MB ]