TLV/BEI, Exposure Values Docs are offered in 2011 editions.

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ACGIH® released its 2011 editions of TLVs® and BEIs® book as well as Guide to Occupational Exposure Values. Information in pocket-sized Threshold Limit Value (TLV) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEI) book is used worldwide as guide for evaluation and control of workplace exposures to chemical substances and physical agents. As companion document, Guide to Occupational Exposure Values provides accessible reference for comparison of most recently published values.



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ACGIH® Releases 2011 Editions of TLVs® and BEIs® Book and Guide to Occupational Exposure Values



Cincinnati, Ohio - ACGIH® has released its 2011 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: 2011 Chemical Substance TLVs® from ACGIH®; AIHA 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.

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 (www.acgih.org/Store). Use the following information when ordering:

TLVs® and BEIs® Book, Publication #0111; ISBN: 978-1-607260-28-8; ACGIH® Member Price: $44.96 + S/H; Nonmember Price: $49.95 + S/H

Guide to Occupational Exposure Values, Publication #0389; ISBN: 978-1-607260-29-5; ACGIH® Member Price: $62.96 + S/H; Nonmember Price: $69.95 + S/H

ACGIH® is a member-based 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 www.acgih.org or call our Customer Service Representatives at 513-742-2020.

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