NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

Save time and money protecting your workers' health, preventing overexposure to chemicals, and responding to emergencies.

The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards presents key information and data in abbreviated tabular form for chemicals or substance groupings (e.g. cyanides, fluorides, manganese compounds) commonly found in the work environment.

With this handy book you'll find information on chemical structures or formulas, exposure limits, chemical and physical properties, synonyms, respirator selections, signs and symptoms of exposure, etc... for 677 chemicals regulated at the federal level.

The information contained in the pocket guide is based on NIOSH criteria documents, Current Intelligence Bulletins and recognized references.

The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards includes the following information:

• Chemical names, synonyms, trade names, conversion factors, CAS, RTECS, and DOT numbers
• NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits (NIOSH RELs)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs)
• NIOSH Immediate Dangerous to Life and Health values (NIOSH IDLHs) (documentation for those values)
• A physical description of the agent with chemical and physical properties
• Measurement methods
• Personal protection and sanitation recommendations
• Respirator recommendations
• Information on health hazards including route, symptoms, first aid and target organ information.