Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A compilation of 30 occupational safety and health guidelines was developed for the purpose of disseminating the information to workers, employers, and to professionals in the field of occupational safety and health. The guidelines were for individual substances and included the following information: chemical names and synonyms, chemical and physical properties, exposure limits, signs and symptoms of exposure, recommendations for medical monitoring, respiratory and personal protective equipment, and control procedures. The hazardous substances included in this report were: acetone (67641), allyl-glycidyl-ether (106923), antimony (7440360), benzene (71432), beryllium (7440417), 2-butanone (78933), n-butyl-glycidyl-ether (2426086), n-butyl-mercaptan (109795), cresol (95487, 108394, 106445), cyclohexanone (108941), diacetone-alcohol (123422), dibromochloropropane (96128), 3,3'- dichlorobenzidine (91941), diglycidyl-ether (2238075), diisobutyl-ketone (108838), dinitro-ortho-cresol (534521), ethyl-mercaptan (75081), ethyleneimine (151564), formaldehyde (50000), 2-hexanone (591786), hexone (108101), isophorone (78591), isopropyl-glycidyl-ether (4016142), mesityl-oxide (141797), methyl-(n-amyl)-ketone (110430), alpha-naphthylamine (134327), beta-naphthylamine (91598), 4-nitrophenyl (92933), 2-nitropropane (79469), and phenyl-glycidyl- ether (122601). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Emergency Responders Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Emergency-treatment Hazardous-materials Medical-treatment Protective-clothing Respiratory-protection Safety-research Vapors Worker-health
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB89104
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSDTT - Division of Standards Development and Technology Transfer
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-184
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00187463
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-203137
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 89-104, 1988 Jan; :1-184
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (CAS RN 96-12-8) ; 1-Naphthylamine (CAS RN 134-32-7) ; 2,2′-[Oxybis(methylene)]bis[oxirane] (CAS RN 2238-07-5) ; 2-[(1-Methylethoxy)methyl]oxirane (CAS RN 4016-14-2) ; 2-Heptanone (CAS RN 110-43-0) ; 2-Hexanone (CAS RN 591-78-6) ; 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol (CAS RN 534-52-1) ; 2-Naphthylamine (CAS RN 91-59-8) ; 2-Nitropropane (CAS RN 79-46-9) ; 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine (CAS RN 91-94-1) ; 4-Nitro-1,1′-biphenyl (CAS RN 92-93-3) ; Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Allyl glycidyl ether (CAS RN 106-92-3) ; Antimony (CAS RN 7440-36-0) ; Aziridine (CAS RN 151-56-4) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Beryllium (CAS RN 7440-41-7) ; Butanethiol (CAS RN 109-79-5) ; Butyl glycidyl ether (CAS RN 2426-08-6) ; Cyclohexanone (CAS RN 108-94-1) ; Diacetone alcohol (CAS RN 123-42-2) ; Ethanethiol (CAS RN 75-08-1) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Isobutyl ketone (CAS RN 108-83-8) ; Isophorone (CAS RN 78-59-1) ; Mesityl oxide (CAS RN 141-79-7) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Methyl isobutyl ketone (CAS RN 108-10-1) ; Phenyl glycidyl ether (CAS RN 122-60-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1988
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:423b95d38f9709e15a33bb59117041e4161f0f1867e4a3f12380cc0ae061723944bfac3c18dfdb56954ae11b201b580e81c248a39af48b0af8d40e49a62b2f6d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209574/cdc_209574_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 4.52 MB ]