SPECIFIC MEDICAL TESTS PUBLISHED IN THE LITERATURE
FOR OSHA REGULATED SUBSTANCES

Formaldehyde
CAS No: 50-00-0
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
Pulmonary Function Tests including: 
  • Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)
  • Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1)
  • Forced Expiratory Flow (FEF)
Page 358
Code of Federal Regulations. 29 CFR Part 1910 -- Occupational Safety and Health Standards. Part 1910.1048. US GPO. July 1, 2000. Pages 354-380.

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

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

Kneip TJ, Crable JV
Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) 
Methods for Biological Monitoring - A Manual for Assessing Human Exposure to Hazardous Substances. Am Public Health Association. 1988.

Proctor NH, Hughes JP
Chest X-ray 
Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.

Proctor NH, Hughes JP
Pulmonary Function Tests 
Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.

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

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.

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