Document ID (ISN) | 27757 |
CIS number |
77-1370 |
Year |
1976 |
Convention or series no. |
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Title |
Criteria for a recommended standard - Occupational exposure to cadmium. |
Bibliographic information |
DHEW Publication No.(NIOSH)76-192, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA, Aug. 1976. 86p. 287 ref. |
Abstract |
Recommendations are made for the prevention of occupational disease due to cadmium and its compounds. The time-weighted average exposure (10h working day) should not exceed 40µg/m3 over a 40h week. The ceiling concentration is 200µg/m3 for any 15min period. Other recommendations relate to medical supervision, labelling, personal protection, information of employees, work practices, sanitation, monitoring and recordkeeping. The criteria on which the recommendations are based are discussed under the heads: biological effects of exposure, environmental data and development of the standard. Research needs are defined and procedures for sampling and analysis are detailed; useful additional information is given in appendices. |
Descriptors (primary) |
threshold limit values; toxicology; USA; cadmium and compounds |
Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; information of personnel; warning notices; personal protective equipment; respirators; animal experiments; safe working methods; safety service records; dose-response relationship; biological effects; air sampling; determination in air; medical supervision; cadmium; directive; exposure evaluation |
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) |
Occupational exposure limits Cadmium and compounds Inorganic substances
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