SPECIFIC MEDICAL TESTS PUBLISHED IN THE LITERATURE
FOR OSHA REGULATED SUBSTANCES

Benzene
CAS No: 71-43-2
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 and listed first.
EDITOR(S) / AUTHOR(S)  SPECIFIC MEDICAL TEST(S)  REFERENCE(S) 

US DOL OSHA 
Complete Blood Count including:
  • Leukocyte count with differential
  • Quantitative thrombocyte count
  • Hematocrit
  • Hemoglobin
  • Erythrocyte count and erythrocyte indices (MCV, MCH, MCHC)
  • Page 235
Code of Federal Regulations. 29 CFR Part 1910 -- Occupational Safety and Health Standards. Part 1910.1028. US GPO. July 1, 2000.  Pages 230-248.

US DHHS NIOSH and US DOL OSHA 
Pulmonary Function Tests 
NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards. DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 88-118, 1988. 

US DHHS NIOSH 
Urine (chemical/metabolite) 
Pre- & Post-Shift 
NIOSH Manual Of Analytic Methods. 4th Edition. NIOSH Pub No. 94-113. 1994. 

Baselt RC 
Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) 
Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 2nd Edition. Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc. 1988. 

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P 
Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) 
Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 2nd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 1993. 

Atio A et al. 
Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) 
Biological Monitoring and Surveillance of Workers Exposed to Chemicals. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation. 1984. 

LaDou J 
Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) Prior to next shift 
Occupational Medicine. Appleton and Lange. 1990. 

Baselt RC 
Expired Air 
Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 2nd Edition. Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc. 1988. 

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. 2nd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 1993. 

Atio A et al. 
Expired Air 
Biological Monitoring and Surveillance of Workers Exposed to Chemicals. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation. 1984. 

Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J 
Expired Air End of workweek 
Timing of sample collection for biological monitoring of occupational exposure. Ann Occup Hyg 41(3):345-353, 1997. 

ACGIH 
Expired Air Prior to next shift 
1996 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. ACGIH Worldwide. 1996. 

LaDou J 
Expired Air Prior to next shift 
Occupational Medicine. Appleton and Lange. 1990. 

Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J 
Expired Air Prior to shift 
Timing of sample collection for biological monitoring of occupational exposure. Ann Occup Hyg 41(3):345-353, 1997. 

Baselt RC 
Urine (chemical/metabolite) 
Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 2nd Edition. Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc. 1988. 

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. 2nd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 1993. 

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. 

Ho MH, Dillon HK 
Urine (chemical/metabolite) 
Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Organic Compounds. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1987. 

Atio A et al. 
Urine (chemical/metabolite) 
Biological Monitoring and Surveillance of Workers Exposed to Chemicals. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation. 1984. 

ACGIH 
Urine (chemical/metabolite) End-Of-Shift 
1996 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. ACGIH Worldwide. 1996. 

LaDou J 
Urine (chemical/metabolite) End-Of-Shift 
Occupational Medicine. Appleton and Lange. 1990. 

Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J 
Urine (chemical/metabolite) End-Of-Shift 
Timing of sample collection for biological monitoring of occupational exposure. Ann Occup Hyg 41(3):345-353, 1997. 

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. 

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