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6 unusual facts about National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health


4,4'-Methylenedianiline

MDA is considered a potential occupational carcinogen by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Finklea

John Finklea (born 1933), a public health administrator and one-time director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Iron pentacarbonyl

In regards to occupational exposures to iron pentacarbonyl, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has set a recommended exposure limit at 0.1 ppm (0.23 mg/m3) over an eight-hour time-weighted average, and a short-term exposure limit at 0.2 ppm (0.45 mg/m3).

M. M. Ayoub

Ayoub has served as a consultant to both OSHA and NIOSH.

Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has set a permissible exposure limit at a ceiling of 5 mg/m3, while the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends workers not be exposed to more than 0.2 mg/m3, over an eight-hour time-weighted average.

Propylene glycol dinitrate

For occupational exposures, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has set a recommended exposure limit at 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3) over an eight hour workday, for dermal exposures.


Occupational injury

According to data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an average of 15 workers die from traumatic injuries each day in the United States, and an additional 200 workers are hospitalized.


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