Specific Medical Tests or Examinations Published in the Literature for OSHA-Regulated Substances

Specific Medical Tests or Examinations Published in the Literature
for OSHA-Regulated Substances

Arsenic, inorganic and compounds

CAS No: Varies

NOTE:
(1) Efficacy of Medical Tests has not been evaluated.
(2) NIOSH references include diagnostic, screening, and other tests.
(3) OSHA mandated medical tests, if any, are provided in BOLD on a yellow background.
(4) This HTML page was created from DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-11O. December 2004.
(5) If a medical test/examination contains multiple references, each is listed separately.

Editor(s) / Author(s)
Specific Medical Test(s)
or Examination(s)
Reference(s)

US DOL OSHA.

Chest X-ray

Code of Federal Regulations. 29 CFR Part 1910.1000. Subpart Z. Air Contaminants. US Government Printing Office. July 1, 2004.

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Chest X-ray

Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.

US DOL OSHA.

Nasal Examination

Code of Federal Regulations. 29 CFR Part 1910.1000. Subpart Z. Air Contaminants. US Government Printing Office. July 1, 2004.

US DOL OSHA.

Skin Examination

Code of Federal Regulations. 29 CFR Part 1910.1000. Subpart Z. Air Contaminants. US Government Printing Office. July 1, 2004.

Linch AL.

Body Hair/Nail

Biological Monitoring for Industrial Chemical Exposure Control. CRC Press. 1974.

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

Body Hair/Nail

Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.

Dillon HK, Ho MH.

Body Hair/Nail

Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Metals. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1991.

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Complete Blood Count

Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.

Dillon HK, Ho MH.

Nerve Conduction Studies

Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Metals. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1991.

US DHHS PHS CDC NIOSH and US DOL OSHA.

Pulmonary Function Tests
Forced Vital Capacity
Forced Expiratory Volume (1 sec)

NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 81-123; 88-118; Suppls. I-IV. 1981–1995.

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Pulmonary Function Tests
Forced Vital Capacity
Forced Expiratory Volume (1 sec)

Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.

Linch AL.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

Biological Monitoring for Industrial Chemical Exposure Control. CRC Press. 1974.

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.

Kneip TJ, Crable JV.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

Methods for Biological Monitoring —A Manual for Assessing Human Exposure to Hazardous Substances. Am Public Health Association. 1988.

Atio A, Riihimaki V, Vainio H. eds.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

Biological Monitoring and Surveillance of Workers Exposed to Chemicals. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation. 1984.

Clarkson TW, Friberg L, Nordberg GF, Sager PR.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

Biological Monitoring of Toxic Metals. Plenum Publishing Corporation. 1988.

Dillon HK, Ho MH.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Metals. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1991.

ACGIH.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
End of Workweek

2004 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. ACGIH Worldwide. 2004.

LaDou J, ed.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
End of Workweek

Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2nd Edition. Appleton and Lange. 1997.

Hathaway GJ, Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
End of Workweek

Proctor and Hughes' Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. 4th Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, New York. 1996.

Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
End of Workweek

Timing of sample collection for biological monitoring of occupational exposure. Ann Occup Hyg 41/3:345-353, 1997.

Baselt RC.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
Pre- & Post-Shift

Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 3rd Edition. Chemical Toxicology Institute,1997.

Editor(s) / Author(s)	Specific Medical Test(s) or Examination(s)	Reference(s)
US DOL OSHA.	Chest X-ray	Code of Federal Regulations. 29 CFR Part 1910.1000. Subpart Z. Air Contaminants. US Government Printing Office. July 1, 2004.
Proctor NH, Hughes JP.	Chest X-ray	Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.
US DOL OSHA.	Nasal Examination	Code of Federal Regulations. 29 CFR Part 1910.1000. Subpart Z. Air Contaminants. US Government Printing Office. July 1, 2004.
US DOL OSHA.	Skin Examination	Code of Federal Regulations. 29 CFR Part 1910.1000. Subpart Z. Air Contaminants. US Government Printing Office. July 1, 2004.
Linch AL.	Body Hair/Nail	Biological Monitoring for Industrial Chemical Exposure Control. CRC Press. 1974.
Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.	Body Hair/Nail	Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.
Dillon HK, Ho MH.	Body Hair/Nail	Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Metals. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1991.
Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.	Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)	Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.
Proctor NH, Hughes JP.	Complete Blood Count	Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.
Dillon HK, Ho MH.	Nerve Conduction Studies	Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Metals. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1991.
US DHHS PHS CDC NIOSH and US DOL OSHA.	Pulmonary Function Tests Forced Vital Capacity Forced Expiratory Volume (1 sec)	NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 81-123; 88-118; Suppls. I-IV. 1981–1995.
Proctor NH, Hughes JP.	Pulmonary Function Tests Forced Vital Capacity Forced Expiratory Volume (1 sec)	Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.
Linch AL.	Urine (chemical/metabolite)	Biological Monitoring for Industrial Chemical Exposure Control. CRC Press. 1974.
Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.	Urine (chemical/metabolite)	Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.
Proctor NH, Hughes JP.	Urine (chemical/metabolite)	Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.
Kneip TJ, Crable JV.	Urine (chemical/metabolite)	Methods for Biological Monitoring —A Manual for Assessing Human Exposure to Hazardous Substances. Am Public Health Association. 1988.
Atio A, Riihimaki V, Vainio H. eds.	Urine (chemical/metabolite)	Biological Monitoring and Surveillance of Workers Exposed to Chemicals. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation. 1984.
Clarkson TW, Friberg L, Nordberg GF, Sager PR.	Urine (chemical/metabolite)	Biological Monitoring of Toxic Metals. Plenum Publishing Corporation. 1988.
Dillon HK, Ho MH.	Urine (chemical/metabolite)	Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Metals. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1991.
ACGIH.	Urine (chemical/metabolite) End of Workweek	2004 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. ACGIH Worldwide. 2004.
LaDou J, ed.	Urine (chemical/metabolite) End of Workweek	Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2nd Edition. Appleton and Lange. 1997.
Hathaway GJ, Proctor NH, Hughes JP.	Urine (chemical/metabolite) End of Workweek	Proctor and Hughes' Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. 4th Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, New York. 1996.
Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J.	Urine (chemical/metabolite) End of Workweek	Timing of sample collection for biological monitoring of occupational exposure. Ann Occup Hyg 41/3:345-353, 1997.
Baselt RC.	Urine (chemical/metabolite) Pre- & Post-Shift	Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 3rd Edition. Chemical Toxicology Institute,1997.