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Criteria Documents

Criteria Documents are developed to provide the basis for comprehensive occupational safety and health standards. These documents generally contain a critical review of the scientific and technical nformation available on the prevalence of hazards, the existence of safety and health risks, and the adequacy of methods to identify and control hazards.

Special Hazard Reviews (SHRs) and Occupational Hazard Assessments (OHAs) are written to complement NIOSH recommendations for standards. These documents assess safety and health problems and recommend appropriate methods for control and monitoring.

Joint Occupational Health Documents (JOHDs) are developed with foreign government agencies.


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Jul 1976
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Dec 1976
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
Sep 1978
4,4'-Methylenebis (2-Chloraniline) - Special Hazard Review With Control Recommendations (SHR)
Jul 1976
Acetylene
Oct 1976
Acrylamide
Jan 1978
Acrylonitrile
Sep 1978
Aldrin/Dieldrin - Special Occupational Hazard Review (SHR)
Mar 1977
Alkanes (C5-C8)
Sep 1976
Allyl Chloride
Mar 1983
Alternatives to Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate ("DOP") in Respirator Quantitative Fit Testing (SHR)
1974
Ammonia
1974
An Identification System For Occupationally Hazardous Materials
Sep 1978
Antimony
1972
Asbestos (Revised: 77-169)
Dec 1976
Asbestos
Sep 1977
Asphalt Fumes
Jul 1974
Benzene (Revised: August 1976)
Jan 1980
Benzidine-Based Dyes - Special Occupational Hazard Review (SHR)
Jun 1977
Benzoyl Peroxide
Aug 1978
Benzyl Chloride
1972
Beryllium (Revised: August 1977)
Dec 1976
Boron Trifluoride
Aug 1976
Cadmium
Sep 1976
Carbaryl
Sep 1978
Carbon Black
Aug 1976
Carbon Dioxide
May 1977
Carbon Disulfide
1972
Carbon Monoxide
1975
Carbon Tetrachloride (Revised: Abstract, 76-133R)
1979
Carbon Tetrachloride (Revised) (1979)
May 1976
Chlorine
Aug 1977
Chloroprene
1973
Chromic Acid (Revised: 76-129)
1976
Chromium (VI)
May 1978
Chrysene - Special Occupational Hazard Review And Control Recommendations (SHR)
Sep 1978
Coal Gasification Plants
Mar 1981
Coal Liquefaction, Vol. I - Summary - Occupational Hazard Assessment (OHA)
Mar 1981
Coal Liquefaction, Vol. II - Assessment - Occupational Hazard Assessment (OHA)
Sep 1977
Coal Tar Products
1973
Coke Oven Emissions
Sep 1983
Comprehensive Safety Recommendations For Land-Based Oil And Gas Well Drilling
Jun 1984
Comprehensive Safety Recommendations For The Precast Concrete Products Industry
Mar 1981
Controlling Occupational Hazards In Animal Rendering Processes - Occupational Hazard Assessment (OHA)
1974
Cotton Dust
Feb 1978
Cresol
Oct 2016
Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-Pentanedione
Feb 2016
Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot Environments
Jan 2013
Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium
Jan 1998
Criteria For A Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure To Metalworking Fluids
May 2006
Criteria For A Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure To Refractory Ceramic Fibers
Apr 1988
Criteria For A Recommended Standard: Welding, Brazing, And Thermal Cutting
1974
Crystalline Silica
Sep 1978
DDT - Special Occupational Hazard Review (SHR)
Sep 1977
Decomposition Products Of Fluorocarbon Polymers
May 1983
Development Of Draft Construction Safety Standards For Excavations Vol. I
Jan 1978
Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)
Sep 1978
Diisocyanates
Feb 1978
Dinitro-Ortho-Cresol
Sep 1977
Dioxane
1975
Emergency Egress From Elevated Workstations
Sep 1976
Epichlorohydrin
Aug 1977
Ethylene Dibromide
Mar 1976
Ethylene Dichloride (Revised: 78-211)
Sep 1978
Ethylene Dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane) (Revised)
Oct 1978
Ethylene Thiourea - Special Occupational Hazard Review With Control Recommendations (SHR)
Apr 1977
Fibrous Glass
Dec 1976
Formaldehyde
1985
Foundries
Mar 1979
Furfuryl Alcohol
Jun 1978
Glycidyl Ethers
Sep 1983
Guidelines For Controlling Hazardous Energy During Maintenance And Servicing
1972
Hot Environments (Revised: 86-113)
Apr 1986
Hot Environments (Revised Criteria 1986)
Jun 1978
Hydrazines
Oct 1976
Hydrogen Cyanide & Cyanide Salts
Mar 1976
Hydrogen Fluoride
May 1977
Hydrogen Sulfide
Apr 1978
Hydroquinone
1974
Inorganic Arsenic (Revised: 75-149)
1975
Inorganic Arsenic (New Criteria)
1975
Inorganic Fluoride
1972
Inorganic Lead (Revised: 78-158)
May 1978
Inorganic Lead (Revised)
1973
Inorganic Mercury
May 1977
Inorganic Nickel
Mar 1976
Isopropyl Alcohol
Jun 1978
Ketones
Jul 1976
Logging From Felling To First Haul
Jun 1976
Malathion
Jun 1978
Manufacture And Formulation Of Pesticides
Sep 1984
Manufacture Of Paint And Allied Coating Products
Mar 1976
Methyl Alcohol
Sep 1976
Methyl Parathion
Mar 1976
Methylene Chloride
Sep 1978
N-Alkane Mono Thiols, Cyclohexanethiol, And Benzenethiol
May 1996
NEG And NIOSH Basis For An Occupational Health Standard 2-Diethylaminoethanol
Aug 1990
NEG And NIOSH Basis For An Occupational Health Standard: Propylene Glycol Ethers And Their Acetates (JOHD)
Feb 1993
NEG And NIOSH Basis Of An Occupational Health Standard Ethyl Ether (JOHD)
Dec 1994
NIOH & NIOSH 2-Ethyl-2-Hydroxymethyl-1,3-Propanediol (JOHD)
Jan 1993
NIOH And NIOSH Basis For An Occupational Health Standard Chlorobenzene (JOHD)
Oct 1989
NIOH And NIOSH Basis For An Occupational Health Standard Di (2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DHEP) (JOHD)
Jun 1988
NIOH And NIOSH Basis For An Occupational Health Standard Grain Dust, Health Hazards Of Storing, Handling And Shipping Grain (JOHD)
1991
NIOH And NIOSH Basis For An Occupational Health Standard: Acrylamide-A Review Of The Literature (JOHD)
Sep 1989
NIOSH Criteria For A Recommended Standard, Occupational Exposure To Hand-Arm Vibration
Jan 1976
NIOSH Recommended Standard for Occupational Exposure To Kepone
Mar 1976
Nitric Acid
Sep 1978
Nitriles
Jun 1978
Nitroglycerine And Ethylene Glycol Dinitrate
1972
Noise
1974
Occupational Exposure to Chloroform (Revised: 1979)
Sep 1990
Occupational Exposure To Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether And Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate
Sep 1991
Occupational Exposure To Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether, Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether, And Their Acetates
Sep 1995
Occupational Exposure To Respirable Coal Mine Dust
Sep 1983
Occupational Exposure To Styrene
Sep 1977
Occupational Exposure To Tungsten And Cemented Tungsten Carbide
Apr 1979
Occupational Exposure to Vinyl Halides
Oct 1981
Occupational Hazard Assessment, Criteria For Controlling Occupational Exposure To Cobalt
Jun 1998
Occupational Noise Exposure
Sep 1983
Occupational Safety In Grain Elevators And Feed Mills
Nov 1976
Organotin Compounds
Aug 1978
o-Tolidine
Mar 1976
Oxides Of Nitrogen
Jun 1976
Parathion
Jul 1976
Phenol
1976
Phosgene
Sep 1977
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Oct 1987
Radon Progeny In Underground Mines - Criteria For A Recommended Standard
Mar 1974
Recommended Standard for Occupational Exposure To Vinyl Chloride
Jul 1977
Refined Petroleum Solvents
Aug 1976
Revised Recommendation for an Occupational Exposure Standard for Benzene
1979
Revised Recommended Chloroform Standard
1975
Sodium Hydroxide
1977
Special Occupational Hazard Review And Control Recommendations For Nickel Carbonyl
1974
Sulfur Dioxide
May 1977
Sulfur Dioxide (Revised) (1977)
1974
Sulfuric Acid
Aug 1977
Testimony to Department Of Labor (Beryllium)
Jul 1976
Tetrachloroethylene
1973
Toluene
1973
Toluene Diisocyanate
1973
Trichloroethylene
Jan 1978
Trichloroethylene - Special Occupational Hazard Review With Control Recommendations (SHR)
1972
Ultraviolet Radiation (Plus 10 Abstracts)
Aug 1977
Use of Ethylene Oxide as a Sterilant in Medical Facilities - Special Occupational Hazard Review With Control Recommendations (SHR)
Aug 1977
Vanadium
Sep 1978
Vinyl Acetate
Mar 1977
Waste Anesthetic Gases And Vapors
Dec 1979
Working In Confined Spaces
1975
Xylene
1975
Zinc Oxide

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