NIOSH Pocket Guide

The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards database is a practical source of information for recognizing and controlling workplace chemical hazards. It lists workplace exposure limits, recommends respirator selections and protective measures, identifies signs and symptoms of exposure, plus first aid treatment for hundreds of critical workplace chemicals. It also provides information on measurement methods, chemical and physical properties, incompatibilities and reactivities.

This electronic version of the Pocket Guide is easy to use. It fully expands codes and abbreviations into words and phrases, and provides supplemental appendix information inside each record.

The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards is compiled by the National Institute for Occupational Safety <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html> (NIOSH).

Subjects Coverage:

Chemical structure or formulas

Identification codes, synonyms

Exposure limits

Incompatibilities and reactivities

Measurement methods

Respirator selections

Signs and symptoms of exposure

Procedures for emergency treatment