SPECIFIC MEDICAL TESTS PUBLISHED IN THE LITERATURE
FOR OSHA REGULATED SUBSTANCES

Methylene chloride
CAS No: 75-09-2
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
Laboratory Surveillance including:
  • Carboxyhemoglobin (Before- and After-Shift)
  • Resting ECG
  • Hematocrit
  • Liver Function Tests 
  • Cholesterol levels

    • Page 431
Code of Federal Regulations. 29 CFR Part 1910 -- Occupational Safety and Health Standards. Part 1910.1052. US GPO July 1, 2000. Pages 426-452.

US DHHS NIOSH and US DOL OSHA
Laboratory Surveillance including:
  • Whole Blood 

    • Carboxyhemoglobin levels above 5% should be investigated
  • Complete Blood Count
  • Liver Function Tests
NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards. DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 81-123; 1981.

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.

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

Linch AL
Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) Carboxyhemoglobin 
Biological Monitoring for Industrial Chemical Exposure Control. CRC Press. 1974.

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

Hathaway GJ et al.
Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) Carboxyhemoglobin 
Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. 4th Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold Publishers. 1996.

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

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

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

Proctor NH, Hughes JP
Complete Blood Count 
Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.

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.

Hathaway GJ et al.
Expired Air 
Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. 4th Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold Publishers. 1996.

LaDou J
Expired Air End-Of-Shift 
Occupational Medicine. Appleton and Lange. 1990.

Linch AL
Urine (chemical/metabolite) 
Biological Monitoring for Industrial Chemical Exposure Control. CRC Press. 1974.

Hathaway GJ et al.
Urine (chemical/metabolite) 
Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. 4th Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold Publishers. 1996.

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