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

Hydrogen cyanide (Hydrocyanic acid)
CAS No: 74-90-8
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)

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)
  • Lactic Acid
  • pH (Hydrogen ion concentration)


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

Linch AL.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)
  • Carboxyhemoglobin


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

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Blood Plasma
  • Bicarbonate


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

US DHHS PHS CDC NIOSH and US DOL OSHA.

Electrocardiogram on Workers over 40 yrs
NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 81-123; 88-118; Suppls. I-IV. 1981–1995.

Linch AL.

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