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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.
- Hydrogen Cyanide CAS No. 74-90-8
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 Cyanide (No. 6010) [PDF - 27.5 KB]
- Hydrogen Cyanide (No. 6017) [PDF - 102 KB]
- Cyanides (aersols and gases) (No. 7904) [PDF - 27.5 KB]
The Emergency Response Safety and Health Database: Hydrogen Cyanide
The ERSH-DB contains accurate and concise information on high-priority chemical, biological and radiological agents that could be encountered by personnel responding to a terrorist event.
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 77-108 (October 1976)
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts over a working lifetime.
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Hydrogen Cyanide [PDF - 271 KB]
Related Resources
ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Hydrogen Cyanide
Toxicological Profile for Cyanide (ATSDR)
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Guideline): Hydrogen Cyanide
OSHA (Chemical Sampling Information): Hydrogen Cyanide
EPA's Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs): Hydrogen Cyanide
EPA (Air Toxics): Cyanide Compounds
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (EPA): Hydrogen Cyanide
New Jersey's Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Hydrogen Cyanide [PDF - 101KB]
NLM (Hazardous Substance Data Bank): Hydrogen Cyanide
NLM (Haz-Map): Hydrogen Cyanide
European Chemical Substances Information System (ESIS): Hydrogen Cyanide
WHO (CICADS 61): Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanides
- Page last reviewed: March 5, 2012
- Page last updated: March 5, 2012
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division