ACGIH Releases TLVs and BEIs Book and Guide to Occupational Exposure Values
Press Release Summary:
The ACGIH has released latest editions of TLVs® and BEIs® book and the Guide to Occupational Exposure Values. The TLVs® and BEIs® book is used for evaluation and control of workplace exposures to chemical substances and physical agents. There are more than 50 BEIs® which cover more than 80 chemical substances. The Guide to Occupational Exposure Values is used as reference for comparing most recently published values.
Original Press Release:
ACGIH® Releases 2019 Editions of TLVs® and BEIs® Book and Guide to Occupational Exposure Values
Cincinnati, Ohio — March 5, 2019 — The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) has released its 2019 editions of the TLVs® and BEIs® book and the Guide to Occupational Exposure Values.
The information in the user-friendly, pocket-sized TLVs® and BEIs® book is used worldwide as a guide for evaluation and control of workplace exposures to chemical substances and physical agents. Threshold Limit Value (TLV®) occupational exposure guidelines are recommended for more than 700 chemical substances and physical agents. There are more than 50 Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs®) that cover more than 80 chemical substances. Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry numbers are listed for each chemical. Introductions to each section and appendices provide philosophical bases and practical recommendations for using TLVs® and BEIs®.
The Guide to Occupational Exposure Values is a companion document to the ACGIH® TLVs® and BEIs® book and serves as a readily accessible reference for comparison of the most recently published values: 2019 Chemical Substance TLVs® from ACGIH®; AIHA/OARS Workplace Environmental Exposure Limits (WEELs); the OSHA Final Rule PELs; RELs from NIOSH; MAKs from the German Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Workplace; and carcinogenicity designations from ACGIH®, OSHA, NIOSH, MAK, IARC, U.S. NTP, and U.S. EPA. The Guide also includes a CAS number index.
ACGIH® is now offering these companion references as a combo set. The set includes the TLVs® and BEIs® Book and the Guide to Occupational Exposure Values.
To order these publications, contact our Customer Service Representatives by phone (513-742-2020), fax (513-742-3355) or email (customerservice@acgih.org) or visit the ACGIH® Online Publications Store (acgih.org/Store). Use the following information when ordering:
TLVs® and BEIs® Book; Product ID: 0119; ISBN: 978-1-607261-05-6; ACGIH® Member Price: $43.96 with FREE S/H; Nonmember Price: $54.95 + S/H
Guide to Occupational Exposure Values; Product ID: 0397; ISBN: 978-1-607261-06-3; ACGIH® Member Price: $61.56 with FREE S/H; Nonmember Price: $76.95 + S/H
TLVs® and BEIs® Book and OEV Guide Combo Set, Product ID: 2019combo; ACGIH® Member Price: $94.97 with FREE S/H; Nonmember Price: $118.71 + S/H
ACGIH® is a 501(c)(3) charitable scientific organization that advances occupational and environmental health. ACGIH® is one of the industry's leading publications resources, with approximately 400 titles relative to occupational and environmental health and safety, including the renowned TLVs® and BEIs®. For more information, visit the ACGIH® website at acgih.org or call our Customer Service Representatives at 513-742-2020.
Media Contact:
Amy B. Bloomhuff, Esq., CAE
Associate Executive Director
513-742-6161
