Standard sampling and analytical methods for measuring designated substances

Designated substanceSourceValidatedStandard method(s)

Acrylonitrile

NIOSH
Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH
Method : 1604
Title : Acrylonitrile

Acrylonitrile

OHSA
Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : 37
Title : Acrylonitrile

Arsenic

NIOSH
Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 7901
Title : Arsenic Trioxide, as As

Arsenic

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 7306
Title : Elements by Cellulosic Internal Capsule Sampler

Arsenic

OHSA
Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : 1006
Title : Arsenic, Cadmium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, and Nickel

Arsenic

OHSA Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : 5003
Title : Metal Sampling Group 1 (Metal SSG-1).

Asbestos

NIOSH
Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 7400
Title : Asbestos and other Fibers by PCM

Asbestos

NIOSH
Manual of Analytical Methods

Partial

NIOSH Method : 7402
Title : Asbestos by TEM

Asbestos

NIOSH
Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 9000
Title : Asbestos, Chrysotile, by XRD

Asbestos

OHSA
Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : ID-160
Title : Asbestos in Air

Benzene

NIOSH
Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 1501
Title : Hydrocarbons, aromatic

Benzene

NIOSH
Manual of Analytical Methods

Partial

NIOSH Method : 3700
Title : Benzene, by Portable Gas Chromatography

Benzene

NIOSH
Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 3800
Title : Organic and Inorganic Gases by Extractive Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) Spectrometry

Benzene

OHSA
Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : 1005
Title : Benzene

Coke Oven Emissions
(Benzene soluble fraction)

OHSA
Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : 58
Title : Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles (CTPV); Coke Oven Emissions (COE); Selected Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Ethylene Oxide

NIOSH
Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 1614
Title : Ethylene Oxide

Ethylene Oxide

NIOSH
Manual of Analytical Methods

 

Yes

NIOSH Method : 3702
Title : Ethylene Oxide by portable Gas Chromatography (GC)

Ethylene Oxide

NIOSH
Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 3800
Title : Organic and Inorganic Gases by Extractive Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) Spectrometry

Ethylene Oxide

OHSA
Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : 1010
Title : Ethylene Oxide

Isocyanates

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 2535
Title : Toluene-2,4, Diisocyanate

Isocyanates

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Unrated

NIOSH Method : 5521
Title : Isocyanates, monomeric (2,4 TDI/2,6 TDI, HDI and MDI) – Area Sampling only.

Isocyanates

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Partially

NIOSH Method : 5522
Title : Isocyanates (2,4 TDI/2,6 TDI, HDI and MDI) – Area Sampling only.

Isocyanates

OHSA Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : 42
Title : Diisocyanates :  1,6-Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDI) Toluene-2,6-Diisocyanate (2,6-TDI) Toluene-2,4-Diisocyanate (2,4-TDI)

Isocyanates

OHSA Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : 47 (MDI)
Title : Methylene Bisphenyl Isocyanate (MDI)

Isocyanates

ASTM International

Yes

ASTM Method : ASTM D5932-08 (2013)
Title : Standard Test Method for Determination of 2,4-Toluene Diisocyanate (2,4-TDI) and 2,6-Toluene Diisocyanate (2,6-TDI) in Air with 9-(N-Methylaminomethyl) Anthracene Method) (MAMA) in the Workplace

Isocyanates

ASTM International

Yes

ASTM Method : ASTM D6562 -12
Title : Standard Test Method for Determination of Gaseous Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDI) in Air with 9-(N-methylaminomethyl) Anthracene Method (MAMA) in the Workplace

Isocyanates

ASTM International

 

 

Yes

ASTM Method : ASTM D6561-06 (2016)
Title :  Standard Test Method for Determination of Aerosol Monomeric and Oligomeric Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDl) in Air with (Methoxy-2-phenyl-1) Piperazine (MOPIP) in the Workplace

Isocyanates

HSE Methods of Determination of Hazardous Substances

Yes

HSE Method : MDHS 25/4
Title : Organic isocyanates in air

Lead

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 7082
Title : Lead by Flame AAS

Lead

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 7701
Title : Lead by Portable Ultrasonic Extraction/Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (ASV)

Lead

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Methods : 7300/7302/7303/7304
Title : Elements by ICP

Lead

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 7306
Title : Elements by Cellulosic Internal Capsule Sampler

Lead

OHSA Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : ID-121
Title : Metal & Metalloid Particulates in Workplace Atmospheres (Atomic Absorption)

Lead

OHSA Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : ID-125G
Metal and Metalloid Particulates in Workplace Atmospheres (ICP Analysis)

Lead

OHSA Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : ID-206
Title : ICP Analysis of Metal/Metalloid Particulates From Solder Operations

Lead

OHSA Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : 1006
Title : Arsenic, Cadmium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, and Nickel
Open Vessel Microwave Digestion/ICP-MS analysis

Lead

OHSA Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : 5003
Title : Metal Sampling Group 1 (Metal SSG-1).

Lead

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 2533
Title : Tetraethyl Lead (as Pb)

Lead

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 2534
Title : Tetramethyl Lead (as Pb)

Mercury

OHSA Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : ID-140
Title : Mercury Vapor in Workplace Atmospheres

Mercury

OHSA Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : ID-145
Title : Particulate Mercury in Workplace Atmospheres

 

Silica

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 7500
Title : Silica, Crystalline, by XRD (filter re-deposition)

Silica

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 7602
Title : Silica, Respirable Crystalline, by IR (KBr pellet)

Silica

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 7603
Title : Quartz in Respirable Coal Mine Dust, by IR (Redeposition)

Silica

OHSA Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : ID-142, version 4
Title : Crystalline Silica – Quartz and Cristobalite

Silica

HSE Methods of Determination of Hazardous Substances

Yes

HSE Method : MDHS 101/2
Title : Crystalline silica in respirable airborne dust

Vinyl
Chloride

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods

Yes

NIOSH Method : 1007
Title : Vinyl Chloride

Vinyl
Chloride

OHSA Sampling and Analytical Methods

Yes

OHSA Method : 75
Title : Vinyl Chloride

Abbreviations

  • ASTM : ASTM International
  • HSE : United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
  • NIOSH : U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • OHSA : U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA)