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

Ethylene oxide
CAS No: 75-21-8
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.

Complete Blood Count
  • White Blood Cell Count/Differential
  • Red Blood Cells/Count
  • Hematocrit
  • Hemoglobin


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

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Blood Gas Analysis
Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.

Baselt RC.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)
Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 3rd Edition. Chemical Toxicology Institute,1997.

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.

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Chest X-ray
Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

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

Baselt RC.

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

Linch AL.

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

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

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

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.

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

Red Blood Cells/Count
Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

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

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

White Blood Cell Count/Differential
Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.