| Document ID (ISN) | 23891 |
| CIS number |
75-1684 |
| Year |
1974 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Criteria for a recommended standard: Occupational exposure to sulfuric acid. |
| Bibliographic information |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Rockville, Maryland. PB-233 098/3WJ, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22151, USA, 1974. 100p. Illus. 56 ref. Price: Photocopy US-$8.00/Microfiche US-$1.45. |
| Abstract |
Recommendations are made for the prevention of occupational diseases due to exposure to sulfuric acid. The time-weighted average exposure (8h) should not exceed 1ppm over a 40-h week. The proposed standard applies to the processing, manufacture, and use of sulfuric acid, or its release as an intermediate by-product or impurity. Other requirements relate to medical supervision, labelling, personal protection, information of employees, work practices, sanitation, monitoring and keeping of records. The criteria upon which the recommendations are based are discussed at some length under the headings: biological effects of exposure; environmental data and biological evaluation; development of the standard. Procedures for the sampling and analysis of sulfuric acid in air are described in detail and useful additional information is given in appendices. These criteria were not designed for the population-at-large and any extrapolation beyond general occupational exposures is not warranted. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
threshold limit values; USA; sulfuric acid; health hazards; limitation of exposure |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
health engineering; exposure evaluation; warning notices; personal protective equipment; safe working methods; information of personnel; determination in air; medical supervision; directive; criteria document; air sampling |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Occupational exposure limits
Inorganic sulfur compounds
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