U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation. CHRIS - Hazardous Chemical Data. Volume II. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1984-5.
Wear appropriate chemical protective gloves, boots and goggles.
Association of American Railroads; Bureau of Explosives. Emergency Handling of Hazardous Materials in Surface Transportation. Association of American Railroads, Pueblo, CO. 2005. 109.
Respirator Recommendations: Up to 10 mg/cu m /Manganese compounds and fume (as Mn)/:
Assigned Protection Factor (APF)
Respirator Recommendation
APF = 10
Any particulate respirator equipped with an N95, R95, or P95 filter (including N95, R95, and P95 filtering facepieces) except quarter-mask respirators. The following filters may also be used: N99, R99, P99, N100, R100, P100.
APF = 10
Any supplied-air respirator.
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards & Other Databases CD-ROM. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Prevention & Control. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-151 (2005).
Respirator Recommendations: Up to 25 mg/cu m /Manganese compounds and fume (as Mn)/:
Assigned Protection Factor (APF)
Respirator Recommendation
APF = 25
Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode.
APF = 25
Any powered air-purifying respirator with a high-efficiency particulate filter.
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards & Other Databases CD-ROM. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Prevention & Control. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-151 (2005).
Respirator Recommendations: Up to 50 mg/cu m /Manganese compounds and fume (as Mn)/:
Assigned Protection Factor (APF)
Respirator Recommendation
APF = 50
Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator with an N100, R100, or P100 filter.
APF = 50
Any supplied-air respirator that has a tight-fitting facepiece and is operated in a continuous-flow mode.
APF = 50
Any powered, air-purifying respirator with a tight-fitting facepiece and a high-efficiency particulate filter.
APF = 50
Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece.
APF = 50
Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece.
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards & Other Databases CD-ROM. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Prevention & Control. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-151 (2005).
Respirator Recommendations: Up to 500 mg/cu m /Manganese compounds and fume (as Mn)/:
Assigned Protection Factor (APF)
Respirator Recommendation
APF = 1000
Any supplied-air respirator operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode.
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards & Other Databases CD-ROM. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Prevention & Control. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-151 (2005).
Respirator Recommendations: Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions /Manganese compounds and fume (as Mn)/:
Assigned Protection Factor (APF)
Respirator Recommendation
APF = 10,000
Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode.
APF = 10,000
Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus.
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards & Other Databases CD-ROM. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Prevention & Control. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-151 (2005).
Respirator Recommendations: Escape conditions /Manganese compounds and fume (as Mn)/:
Assigned Protection Factor (APF)
Respirator Recommendation
APF = 50
Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator with an N100, R100, or P100 filter.
Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards & Other Databases CD-ROM. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Prevention & Control. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-151 (2005).
