Current Intelligence Bulletin 61: A Strategy for Assigning New NIOSH Skin Notations

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Ahlers, Heinz W. ; Chen, Chen-Peng ; Demchuk, Eugene ; Dotson, G. Scott
• Description:
  This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. NIOSH skin notations are hazard warnings used worldwide to alert workers and employers to the health risks of skin exposures to chemicals in the workplace. This Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) provides the rationale for assigning new NIOSH skin notations. The new system reflects the current state of scientific knowledge and involves critical evaluation of scientific data so that scientists can assign multiple skin notations that distinguish between the systemic, direct, and sensitizing effects of skin exposures to chemicals. This new strategy is a form of hazard identification that advances our understanding of the hazards posed by skin exposures to chemicals. Such improved understanding will enable us to implement better risk ­management practices and controls for the prevention of workplace skin diseases and other occupational diseases where skin exposure may contribute to disease development. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
  
  "This document was prepared by the Education and Information Division (EID), Paul Schulte, Ph.D., Director. Heinz W. Alhers, J.D., Chen-Peng Chen, Ph.D., Eugene Demchuk, Ph.D., and G. Scott Dotson, Ph.D. were the principle authors." - p. xvi
  
  Includes bibliographical references (p. 12-14).
  
  NIOSH
  
  8/24/2015
  
  
• Subjects:
  Dermatitis Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Skin-diseases; Skin-disorders; Skin-exposure; Skin-irritants; Skin-lesions; Dermatosis; Dermatitis; Dermatology; Contact-dermatitis; Contact-allergies; Dermal-exposure
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-147, (CIB 61), 2009 Jul; :1-59
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Current Intelligence Bulletin
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division ; NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  80 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035667
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2009-113297
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines and Recommendations
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5418/cdc_5418_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.49 MB ]