Skin Notation Profiles

What to know

Skin notations characterize the direct, systemic, and sensitizing effects of exposures of the skin to chemicals. The Skin Notation Profile for a chemical provides information supplemental to the skin notation. This includes a summary of all relevant data used to aid in determining the hazards associated with skin exposures.

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Overview

The NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) 61: A Strategy for Assigning New NIOSH Skin Notations provides an updated strategy for assigning skin notations. The strategic framework outlined within this document is a form of hazard identification that has been designed to:

  • Ensure that the assigned skin notations reflect the contemporary state of scientific knowledge.
  • Provide transparency behind the assignment process.
  • Communicate the hazards of chemical exposures of the skin.
  • Meet the needs of health professionals, employers, and other interested parties in protecting workers from chemical contact with the skin.

The new strategy for assigning the NIOSH skin notations relies on multiple skin notations to provide users a warning on the direct, systematic, and sensitizing effects of exposures of the skin to chemicals.

Historically, the skin notations have been published in the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Support documents, called Skin Notation Profiles, provide information supplemental to the skin notation including the summary of all relevant data used to aid in determining the hazards associated with skin exposures.

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; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health