Specific Medical Tests or Examinations Published in the Literature
for OSHA-Regulated Substances

Bis(chloromethyl)ether

CAS No: 542-88-1

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 on a yellow background.
(4) This HTML page was created from DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-11O. December 2004.
(5) If a medical test/examination contains multiple references, each is listed separately.

Editor(s) / Author(s)
Specific Medical Test(s)
or Examination(s)
Reference(s)

US DOL OSHA.

Increased Risk
  • Reduced Immunologic Competence
  • Steroid Treatment
  • Pregnancy
  • Cigarette smoking


Code of Federal Regulations. 29 CFR Part 1910.1000. Subpart Z. Air Contaminants. US Government Printing Office. July 1, 2004.

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Increased Risk
  • Reduced Immunologic Competence
  • Steroid Treatment
  • Pregnancy
  • Cigarette smoking


Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.

US DHHS PHS CDC NIOSH and US DOL OSHA.

Pulmonary Function Tests



NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 81-123; 88-118; Suppls. I-IV. 1981–1995.

LaDou J, ed.

Sputum Cytology



Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2nd Edition. Appleton and Lange. 1997.