Dimethylformamide

NIOSH Resources

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
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.

• Dimethylformamide CAS No. 68-12-2

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.

• Dimethylformamide

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.

• Dimethylformamide

NIOSH Alert: Preventing Adverse Health Effects from Exposure to Dimethylformamide (DMF)
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 90-105 (September 1990)
This Alert describes engineering controls, good work practices, and personal protective equipment (PPE) recommended for controlling exposures to DMF by inhalation and skin contact.

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.

• Dimethylformamide and Dimethylacetamide (No. 2004) [PDF - 26 KB]

Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Dimethylformamide [PDF - 240 KB]

Related Resources

OSHA (Chemical Sampling Information): Dimethylformamide

OSHA (Hazard Information Bulletin): Dimethylformamide

New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Dimethylformamide

EPA (Air Toxics): Dimethylformamide

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (EPA): Dimethylformamide

NLM (Hazardous Substance Data Bank): Dimethylformamide

NLM (Haz-Map): Dimethylformamide

IARC Monographs (Vol. 71): Dimethylformamide

European chemical Substances Information System (ESIS): Dimethylformamide

WHO (Health and Safety Guide No. 43): Dimethylformamide

WHO (Environmental Health Criteria 114): Dimethylformamide

WHO (CICAD 31): Dimethylformamide

United Nations Environmental Programme (OECD SIDS): Dimethylformamide