CRITERIA FOR A RECOMMENDED STANDARD

Occupational Exposure to Metalworking Fluids

January, 1998
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword 

Abstract 

Abbreviations 

Acknowledgments
i-xviii
98-102-a.PDF (8 pages, 345K)

1. Recommendation for a Metalworking Fluids Standard  

2. Production, Formulation, Application, and Deterioration 

3. Potential for Occupational Exposures to MWFs
1-24
98-102-b.PDF (24 pages, 865K)

4. Selected Potentially Hazardous Chemical Ingredients, Additives, and Contaminants
25-43
98-102-c.PDF (18 pages, 774K) 

5. Occupational Health Risks for Workers Exposed to MWFs 

Part 5.1 Nonmalignant Respiratory Effects 
 44-86
98-102-d.PDF (42 pages, 1,767K) 

5. Occupational Health Risks for Workers Exposed to MWFs 

Part 5.2 Tumorigenic Effects in Animals and Part 5.3 Carcinogenic Effects 
 86-134
98-102-e.PDF (54 pages, 1,286K) 
5.3 Carcinogenic Effects (contd.) And 5.4 Dermatologic Conditions 

6 Current Occupational Recommendations and Standards 

7 Sampling and Analytical Methods 

8 Basis for the Recommended Standard
134-172
98-102-f.PDF (38 pages, 1,673K)

9 Recommendations for an Occupational Safety and Health Program
173-191
98-102-g.PDF (18 pages, 763K)

10 Research Needs  

References
192-223
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