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The *NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards* (NPG) informs workers, employers, and occupational health professionals about workplace chemicals and their hazards. The NPG gives general industrial hygiene information for hundreds of chemicals/classes. The NPG clearly presents key data for chemicals or substance groupings (such as cyanides, fluorides, manganese compounds) that are found in workplaces. The guide offers key facts, but does not give all relevant data. The NPG helps users recognize and control workplace chemical hazards.
NIOSH offers four versions of the NPG: print, online, PDF, and mobile web app.
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			Enter search terms separated by spaces.For chemicals not listed and/or lacking occupational exposure limits (OELs), NIOSH recommends consulting the NIOSH Occupational Exposure Banding Safety and Health Topic Page.Index of Chemical Names, Synonyms and Trade NamesIndex of CAS Numbers**Download the *NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards* (mNPG)**PDF VersionThe PDF version of the NPG is 6,192KBMobile AppThe NIOSH Pocket Guide Mobile Web App requires an Apple iPhone or Android phone.More Downloadable VersionsContents
	Introduction
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Index of Chemical Names, Synonyms and Trade Names
Index of CAS Numbers
Index of RTECS Numbers
AppendicesWhat's Inside
	The NIOSH Pocket Guide includes the following:
Chemical names, synonyms, trade names, CAS, RTECS, and DOT ID and guide numbers
Chemical structure/formula, conversion factors
NIOSH recommended exposure limits (RELs)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) permissible exposure limits (PELs)
NIOSH immediately dangerous to life and health values (IDLHs)
Physical description and chemical and physical properties of agents
Measurement methods
Personal protection and sanitation recommendations
Respirator selection recommendations
Incompatibilities and reactivities of agents
Exposure routes, symptoms, target organs, and first aid informationOrdering Information
	**To order** free copies of the NIOSH Pocket Guide go to the NIOSH document listing at CDC-INFO On Demand.
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							Last Reviewed:  February 18, 2020						Source: 	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Introduction
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Appendices
A – NIOSH Potential Occupational Carcinogens
B – Thirteen OSHA-Regulated Carcinogens
C – Supplementary Exposure Limits
D – Substances with No Established RELs
E – OSHA Respirator Requirements for Selected Chemicals
F – Miscellaneous Notes
G – 1989 Air Contaminants Update Project: Exposure Limits NOT in Effect
Type C & CE – Definitions for Type C and Type CE Respirators
Personal Protection and Sanitation Codes
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