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NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-149
Exposure limits, Respirator Recommendations, First Aid, more...
The Pocket Guide is a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes found in the work environment. Key data provided for each chemical/substance includes name (including synonyms/trade names), structure/formula, CAS/RTECS Numbers, DOT ID, conversion factors, exposure limits, IDLH, chemical and physical properties, measurement methods, personal protection, respirator recommendations, symptoms, and first aid.
- Hydrogen sulfide (CAS No. 7783-06-4)
International Chemical Safety Cards
An ICSC summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.
Documentation for Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
The IDLH documents the criteria and information sources that have been used by NIOSH to determine immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations.
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM)
NMAM is a collection of methods for sampling and analysis of contaminants in workplace air, and in the blood and urine of workers who are occupationally exposed.
- Hydrogen sulfide (No. 6013) [PDF - 25 KB]
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
The FACE program concentrates on investigations of fatal occupational injuries. The primary intent of this program is to provide interested users with access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation reports.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| 01MI061, 01MI063 | Two Individuals Overcome By Hydrogen Sulfide Gas While Cleaning a Farm Facility Water Well With 28% Liquid Muriatic Acid. |
| 94MN057 | Waste Hauling Service Worker Dies After He Collapsed In An Underground Manure Waste Pit. |
| 94MN045 | Farmer Asphyxiated in Manure Waste Pit. |
| 92NJ020 | Police Officer Drowns After Being Overcome by Hydrogen Sulfide While Attempting Rescue of Construction Worker |
| 91CO074 | Sanitation Worker Dies When Rescuing Co-worker From Underground Sewer Vault. |
| 9228 | Hog Farm Co-Owner and Employee Die of Hydrogen Sulfide Poisoning in Manure Pit--Minnesota. |
| 8928 | Two Maintenance Workers Die After Inhaling Hydrogen Sulfide in Manhole. |
| 8946 | Five Family Members Die After Entering Manure Waste Pit on Dairy Farm. |
NIOSH ALERT: Preventing Deaths of Farm Workers in Manure Pits
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-103 (May 1990)
This Alert describes seven deaths from asphyxiation (suffocation) that occurred during two incidents involving entry into manure pits.
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Hydrogen Sulfide
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 77-158 (May 1977)
Contains a standard for mitigation of exposure to Hydrogen sulfide to prevent adverse effects over a working lifetime.
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Comprehensive Safety Recommendations for Land-Based Oil and Gas Well Drilling
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 83-127 (September 1983)
NIOSH Occupational Health Guideline for Hydrogen Sulfide [PDF - 22 KB]
Related Resources
ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Hydrogen Sulfide
Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry - ToxFAQs: Hydrogen Sulfide
Toxicological Profile for Hydrogen Sulfide (ATSDR)
OSHA Sampling and Analytical Methods: Hydrogen Sulfide
OSHA Chemical Sampling Information: Hydrogen Sulfide
OSHA (Oil and Gas Well Drilling): Hydrogen Sulfide
OSHA Fact Sheet: Hydrogen Sulfide
New Jersey's Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Hydrogen Sulfide
Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health Chemical Profile: Hydrogen Sulfide
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Hydrogen Sulfide
EPA Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Sulfide
EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (EPA): Hydrogen Sulfide
NLM (Hazardous Substance Data Bank): Hydrogen Sulfide
NLM (Haz-Map): Hydrogen Sulfide
European chemical Substances Information System (ESIS): Hydrogen Sulfide
WHO (CICAD 53): Hydrogen Sulfide
WHO (Environmental Health Criteria 19): Hydrogen Sulfide
- Page last reviewed: March 22, 2012
- Page last updated: March 22, 2012
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division