(a) Exposure of employees to inhalation, ingestion, skin absorption, or contact with any material or substance at a concentration above those specified in the ``Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants for 1970'' of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, shall be avoided. See appendix A to this section.
(b) To achieve compliance with paragraph (a) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and technical measures used for this purpose must first be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with Sec. 1926.103.
(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to the exposure of employees to airborne asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, or actinolite dust. Whenever any employee is exposed to airborne asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, or actinolite dust, the requirements of Sec. 1910.1101 or Sec. 1926.58 of this title shall apply.
(d) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to the exposure of employees to formaldehyde. Whenever any employee is exposed to formaldehyde, the requirements of Sec. 1910.1048 of this title shall apply.
Appendix A to Sec. 1926.55--1970 American Conference of Governmental
Industrial Hygienists' Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants
Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants for Construction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
mg/m \3 Skin
Substance CAS No. \d\ ppm \a\ b\ Designation----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abate; see Temephos........................................
Acetaldehyde............................................... 75-07-0 200 360 --
Acetic acid................................................ 64-19-7 10 25 --
Acetic anhydride........................................... 108-24-7 5 20 --
Acetone.................................................... 67-64-1 1000 2400 --
Acetonitrile............................................... 75-05-8 40 70 --
2-Acetylaminofluorine; see Sec. 1926.1114................ 53-96-3
Acetylene.................................................. 74-86-2 E
Acetylene dichloride; see 1,2-Dichloroethylene.............
Acetylene tetrabromide..................................... 79-27-6 1 14 --
Acrolein................................................... 107-02-8 0.1 0.25 --
Acrylamide................................................. 79-06-1 -- 0.3 X
Acrylonitrile; see Sec. 1926.1145........................ 107-13-1
Aldrin..................................................... 309-00-2 -- 0.25 X
Allyl alcohol.............................................. 107-18-6 2 5 X
Allyl chloride............................................. 107-05-1 1 3 --
Allyl glycidyl ether (AGE)................................. 106-92-3 (C)10 (C)45 --
Allyl propyl disulfide..................................... 2179-59-1 2 12 --
alpha-Alumina.............................................. 1344-28-1
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Alundum; see alpha-Alumina.................................
4-Aminodiphenyl; see Sec. 1926.1111...................... 92-67-1
2-Aminoethanol; see Ethanolamine...........................
2-Aminopyridine............................................ 504-29-0 0.5 2 --
Ammonia.................................................... 7664-41-7 50 35 --
Ammonium sulfamate......................................... 7773-06-0
Total dust............................................... .............. -- 15 --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- 5 --
n-Amyl acetate............................................. 628-63-7 100 525 --
sec-Amyl acetate........................................... 626-38-0 125 650 --
Aniline and homologs....................................... 62-53-3 5 19 X
Anisidine (o-, p-isomers).................................. 29191-52-4 -- 0.5 X
Antimony and compounds (as Sb)............................. 7440-36-0 -- 0.5 --
ANTU (alpha Naphthylthiourea).............................. 86-88-4 -- 0.3 --
Argon...................................................... 7440-37-1 E
Arsenic, inorganic compounds (as As); see Sec. 1926.1118. 7440-38-2 -- -- --
Arsenic, organic compounds (as As)......................... 7440-38-2 -- 0.5 --
Arsine..................................................... 7784-42-1 0.05 0.2 --
Asbestos; see 1926.58......................................
Azinphos-methyl............................................ 86-50-0 -- 0.2 X
Barium, soluble compounds (as Ba).......................... 7440-39-3 -- 0.5 --
Benzene \g\; see Sec. 1926.1128.......................... 71-43-2
Benzidine; see Sec. 1926.1110............................ 92-87-5
p-Benzoquinone; see Quinone................................
Benzo(a)pyrene; see Coal tar pitch volatiles...............
Benzoyl peroxide........................................... 94-36-0 -- 5 --
Benzyl chloride............................................ 100-44-7 1 5 --
Beryllium and beryllium compounds (as Be).................. 7440-41-7 -- 0.002 --
Biphenyl; see Diphenyl.....................................
Bisphenol A; see Diglycidyl ether..........................
Boron oxide................................................ 1303-86-2
Total dust............................................... .............. -- 15 --
Boron tribromide........................................... 10294-33-4 1 10 --
Boron trifluoride.......................................... 7637-07-2 (C)1 (C)3 --
Bromine.................................................... 7726-95-6 0.1 0.7 --
Bromine pentafluoride...................................... 7789-30-2 0.1 0.7 --
Bromoform.................................................. 75-25-2 0.5 5 X
Butadiene (1,3-Butadiene); see 29 CFR 1910.1051; 29 CFR 106-99-0 STEL 1 ....... --
1910.19(l)................................................ ppm/5
ppm
Butanethiol; see Butyl mercaptan...........................
2-Butanone (Methyl ethyl ketone)........................... 78-93-3 200 590 --
2-Butoxyethanol............................................ 111-76-2 50 240 X
n-Butyl-acetate............................................ 123-86-4 150 710 --
sec-Butyl acetate.......................................... 105-46-4 200 950 --
tert-Butyl acetate......................................... 540-88-5 200 950 --
n-Butyl alcohol............................................ 71-36-3 100 300 --
sec-Butyl alcohol.......................................... 78-92-2 150 450 --
tert-Butyl alcohol......................................... 75-65-0 100 300 --
Butylamine................................................. 109-73-9 (C)5 (C)15 X
tert-Butyl chromate (as CrO3); see 1926.1126 \n\........... 1189-85-1
n-Butyl glycidyl ether (BGE)............................... 2426-08-6 50 270 --
Butyl mercaptan............................................ 109-79-5 0.5 1.5 --
p-tert-Butyltoluene........................................ 98-51-1 10 60 --
Cadmium (as Cd); see 1926.1127............................. 7440-43-9
Calcium carbonate.......................................... 1317-65-3
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Calcium oxide.............................................. 1305-78-8 -- 5 --
Calcium sulfate............................................ 7778-18-9
Total dust............................................... .............. -- 15 --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- 5 --
Camphor, synthetic......................................... 76-22-2 -- 2 --
Carbaryl (Sevin)........................................... 63-25-2 -- 5 --
Carbon black............................................... 1333-86-4 -- 3.5 --
Carbon dioxide............................................. 124-38-9 5000 9000 --
Carbon disulfide........................................... 75-15-0 20 60 X
Carbon monoxide............................................ 630-08-0 50 55 --
Carbon tetrachloride....................................... 56-23-5 10 65 X
Cellulose.................................................. 9004-34-6
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Chlordane.................................................. 57-74-9 -- 0.5 X
Chlorinated camphene....................................... 8001-35-2 -- 0.5 X
Chlorinated diphenyl oxide................................. 55720-99-5 -- 0.5 --
Chlorine................................................... 7782-50-5 1 3 --
Chlorine dioxide........................................... 10049-04-4 0.1 0.3
Chlorine trifluoride....................................... 7790-91-2 (C)0.1 (C)0.4 --
Chloroacetaldehyde......................................... 107-20-0 (C)1 (C)3 --
a-Chloroacetophenone (Phenacyl chloride)................... 532-27-4 0.05 0.3 --
Chlorobenzene.............................................. 108-90-7 75 350 --
o-Chlorobenzylidene malononitrile.......................... 2698-41-1 0.05 0.4 --
Chlorobromomethane......................................... 74-97-5 200 1050 --
2-Chloro-1,3-butadiene; see beta-Chloroprene...............
Chlorodiphenyl (42% Chlorine) (PCB)........................ 53469-21-9 -- 1 X
Chlorodiphenyl (54% Chlorine) (PCB)........................ 11097-69-1 -- 0.5 X
1-Chloro,2,3-epoxypropane; see Epichlorohydrin.............
2-Chloroethanol; see Ethylene chlorohydrin.................
Chloroethylene; see Vinyl chloride.........................
Chloroform (Trichloromethane).............................. 67-66-3 (C)50 (C)240 --
bis(Chloromethyl) ether; see Sec. 1926.1108.............. 542-88-1
Chloromethyl methyl ether; see Sec. 1926.1106............ 107-30-2
1-Chloro-1-nitropropane.................................... 600-25-9 20 100 --
Chloropicrin............................................... 76-06-2 0.1 0.7 --
beta-Chloroprene........................................... 126-99-8 25 90 X
Chromium (II) compounds....................................
(as Cr).................................................. 7440-47-3 -- 0.5 --
Chromium (III) compounds...................................
(as Cr).................................................. 7440-47-3 -- 0.5 --
Chromium (VI) compounds; See 1926.1126 \o\.................
Chromium metal and insol. salts (as Cr).................... 7440-47-3 -- 1 --
Chrysene; see Coal tar pitch volatiles.....................
Coal tar pitch volatiles (benzene soluble fraction), 65996-93-2 -- 0.2 --
anthracene, BaP, phenanthrene, acridine, chrysene, pyrene.
Cobalt metal, dust, and fume (as Co)....................... 7440-48-4 -- 0.1 --
Coke oven emissions; see Sec. 1926.1129..................
Copper..................................................... 7440-50-8
Fume (as Cu)............................................. .............. -- 0.1 --
Dusts and mists (as Cu).................................. .............. -- 1 --
Corundum; see Emery........................................
Cotton dust (raw).......................................... .............. -- 1
Crag herbicide (Sesone).................................... 136-78-7
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Cresol, all isomers........................................ 1319-77-3 5 22 X
Crotonaldehyde............................................. 123-73-9; 2 6
4170-30-3
Cumene..................................................... 98-82-8 50 245 X
Cyanides (as CN)........................................... Varies with -- 5 X
Compound
Cyanogen................................................... 460-19-5 10 -- --
Cyclohexane................................................ 110-82-7 300 1050 --
Cyclohexanol............................................... 108-93-0 50 200 --
Cyclohexanone.............................................. 108-94-1 50 200 --
Cyclohexene................................................ 110-83-8 300 1015 --
Cyclonite.................................................. 121-82-4 -- 1.5 X
Cyclopentadiene............................................ 542-92-7 75 200 --
DDT, see Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane...................
DDVP, see Dichlorvos.......................................
2,4-D (Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid)......................... 94-75-7 -- 10 --
Decaborane................................................. 17702-41-9 0.05 0.3 X
Demeton (Systox)........................................... 8065-48-3 -- 0.1 X
Diacetone alcohol (4-Hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone)......... 123-42-2 50 240 --
1,2-Diaminoethane; see Ethylenediamine.....................
Diazomethane............................................... 334-88-3 0.2 0.4 --
Diborane................................................... 19287-45-7 0.1 0.1 --
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP); see Sec. 1926.1144... 96-12-8 ....... ....... --
1,2-Dibromoethane; see Ethylene dibromide..................
Dibutyl phosphate.......................................... 107-66-4 1 5 --
Dibutyl phthalate.......................................... 84-74-2 -- 5 --
Dichloroacetylene.......................................... 7572-29-4 (C)0.1 (C)0.4 --
o-Dichlorobenzene.......................................... 95-50-1 (C)50 (C)300 --
p-Dichlorobenzene.......................................... 106-46-7 75 450 --
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine; see Sec. 1926.1107............... 91-94-1
Dichlorodifluoromethane.................................... 75-71-8 1000 4950 --
1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethyl hydantoin........................ 118-52-5 -- 0.2 --
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)...................... 50-29-3 -- 1 X
1,1-Dichloroethane......................................... 75-34-3 100 400 --
1,2-Dichloroethane; see Ethylene dichloride................
1,2-Dichloroethylene....................................... 540-59-0 200 790 --
Dichloroethyl ether........................................ 111-44-4 (C)15 (C)90 X
Dichloromethane; see Methylene chloride....................
Dichloromonofluoromethane.................................. 75-43-4 1000 4200 --
1,1-Dichloro-1-nitroethane................................. 594-72-9 (C)10 (C)60 --
1,2-Dichloropropane; see Propylene dichloride..............
Dichlorotetrafluoroethane.................................. 76-14-2 1000 7000 --
Dichlorvos (DDVP).......................................... 62-73-7 -- 1 X
Dieldrin................................................... 60-57-1 -- 0.25 X
Diethylamine............................................... 109-89-7 25 75 --
2-Diethylaminoethanol...................................... 100-37-8 10 50 X
Diethylene triamine........................................ 111-40-0 (C)10 (C)42 X
Diethyl ether; see Ethyl ether.............................
Difluorodibromomethane..................................... 75-61-6 100 860 --
Diglycidyl ether (DGE)..................................... 2238-07-5 (C)0.5 (C)2.8 --
Dihydroxybenzene; see Hydroquinone.........................
Diisobutyl ketone.......................................... 108-83-8 50 290 --
Diisopropylamine........................................... 108-18-9 5 20 X
4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene; see Sec. 1926.1115............ 60-11-7
Dimethoxymethane; see Methylal.............................
Dimethyl acetamide......................................... 127-19-5 10 35 X
Dimethylamine.............................................. 124-40-3 10 18 --
Dimethylaminobenzene; see Xylidine.........................
Dimethylaniline (N,N-Dimethylaniline)...................... 121-69-7 5 25 X
Dimethylbenzene; see Xylene................................
Dimethyl-1,2-dibromo- 2,2-dichloroethyl phosphate.......... 300-76-5 -- 3 --
Dimethylformamide.......................................... 68-12-2 10 30 X
2,6-Dimethyl-4-heptanone; see Diisobutyl ketone............
1,1-Dimethylhydrazine...................................... 57-14-7 0.5 1 X
Dimethylphthalate.......................................... 131-11-3 -- 5 --
Dimethyl sulfate........................................... 77-78-3 1 5 X
Dinitrobenzene (all isomers)............................... .............. ....... 1 X
(ortho).................................................. 528-29-0
(meta)................................................... 99-65-0
(para)................................................... 100-25-4
Dinitro-o-cresol........................................... 534-52-1 -- 0.2 X
Dinitrotoluene............................................. 25321-14-6 -- 1.5 X
Dioxane (Diethylene dioxide)............................... 123-91-1 100 360 X
Diphenyl (Biphenyl)........................................ 92-52-4 0.2 1 --
Diphenylamine.............................................. 122-39-4 -- 10 --
Diphenylmethane diisocyanate; see Methylene bisphenyl
isocyanate................................................
Dipropylene glycol methyl ether............................ 34590-94-8 100 600 X
Di-sec octyl phthalate (Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate)....... 117-81-7 -- 5 --
Emery...................................................... 12415-34-8
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Endosulfan................................................. 115-29-7 -- 0.1 X
Endrin..................................................... 72-20-8 -- 0.1 X
Epichlorohydrin............................................ 106-89-8 5 19 X
EPN........................................................ 2104-64-5 -- 0.5 X
1,2-Epoxypropane; see Propylene oxide......................
2,3-Epoxy-1-propanol; see Glycidol.........................
Ethane..................................................... 74-84-0 E
Ethanethiol; see Ethyl mercaptan...........................
Ethanolamine............................................... 141-43-5 3 6 --
2-Ethoxyethanol (Cellosolve)............................... 110-80-5 200 740 X
2-Ethoxyethyl acetate (Cellosolve acetate)................. 111-15-9 100 540 X
Ethyl acetate.............................................. 141-78-6 400 1400 --
Ethyl acrylate............................................. 140-88-5 25 100 X
Ethyl alcohol (Ethanol).................................... 64-17-5 1000 1900 --
Ethylamine................................................. 75-04-7 10 18 --
Ethyl amyl ketone (5-Methyl-3-heptanone)................... 541-85-5 25 130 --
Ethyl benzene.............................................. 100-41-4 100 435 --
Ethyl bromide.............................................. 74-96-4 200 890 --
Ethyl butyl ketone (3-Heptanone)........................... 106-35-4 50 230 --
Ethyl chloride............................................. 75-00-3 1000 2600 --
Ethyl ether................................................ 60-29-7 400 1200 --
Ethyl formate.............................................. 109-94-4 100 300 --
Ethyl mercaptan............................................ 75-08-1 0.5 1 --
Ethyl silicate............................................. 78-10-4 100 850 --
Ethylene................................................... 74-85-1 E
Ethylene chlorohydrin...................................... 107-07-3 5 16 X
Ethylenediamine............................................ 107-15-3 10 25 --
Ethylene dibromide......................................... 106-93-4 (C)25 (C)190 X
Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane)................... 107-06-2 50 200 --
Ethylene glycol dinitrate.................................. 628-96-6 (C)0.2 (C)1 X
Ethylene glycol methyl acetate; see Methyl cellosolve
acetate...................................................
Ethyleneimine; see Sec. 1926.1112........................ 151-56-4
Ethylene oxide; see Sec. 1926.1147....................... 75-21-8
Ethylidene chloride; see 1,1-Dichloroethane................
N-Ethylmorpholine.......................................... 100-74-3 20 94 X
Ferbam..................................................... 14484-64-1
Total dust............................................... .............. -- 15 --
Ferrovanadium dust......................................... 12604-58-9 -- 1 --
Fibrous Glass..............................................
Total dust............................................... .............. ....... ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Fluorides (as F)........................................... Varies with -- 2.5 --
compound
Fluorine................................................... 7782-41-4 0.1 0.2 --
Fluorotrichloromethane (Trichlorofluoromethane)............ 75-69-4 1000 5600 --
Formaldehyde; see Sec. 1926.1148......................... 50-00-0
Formic acid................................................ 64-18-6 5 9 --
Furfural................................................... 98-01-1 5 20 X
Furfuryl alcohol........................................... 98-00-0 50 200 --
Gasoline................................................... 8006-61-9 ....... A \3\ --
Glycerin (mist)............................................ 56-81-5
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Glycidol................................................... 556-52-5 50 150 --
Glycol monoethyl ether; see 2-Ethoxyethanol................
Graphite, natural, respirable dust......................... 7782-42-5 (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)
Graphite, synthetic........................................
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Guthion; see Azinphos methyl...............................
Gypsum..................................................... 13397-24-5
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Hafnium.................................................... 7440-58-6 -- 0.5 --
Helium..................................................... 7440-59-7 E
Heptachlor................................................. 76-44-8 -- 0.5 X
Heptane (n-Heptane)........................................ 142-82-5 500 2000 --
Hexachloroethane........................................... 67-72-1 1 10 X
Hexachloronaphthalene...................................... 1335-87-1 -- 0.2 X
n-Hexane................................................... 110-54-3 500 1800 --
2-Hexanone (Methyl n-butyl ketone)......................... 591-78-6 100 410 --
Hexone (Methyl isobutyl ketone)............................ 108-10-1 100 410 --
sec-Hexyl acetate.......................................... 108-84-9 50 300 --
Hydrazine.................................................. 302-01-2 1 1.3 X
Hydrogen................................................... 1333-74-0 E
Hydrogen bromide........................................... 10035-10-6 3 10 --
Hydrogen chloride.......................................... 7647-01-0 (C)5 (C)7 --
Hydrogen cyanide........................................... 74-90-8 10 11 X
Hydrogen fluoride (as F)................................... 7664-39-3 3 2 --
Hydrogen peroxide.......................................... 7722-84-1 1 1.4 --
Hydrogen selenide (as Se).................................. 7783-07-5 0.05 .02 --
Hydrogen sulfide........................................... 7783-06-4 10 15 --
Hydroquinone............................................... 123-31-9 -- 2 --
Indene..................................................... 95-13-6 10 45 --
Indium and compounds (as In)............................... 7440-74-6 -- 0.1 --
Iodine..................................................... 7553-56-2 (C)0.1 (C)1 --
Iron oxide fume............................................ 1309-37-1 -- 10 --
Iron salts (soluble) (as Fe)............................... Varies with -- 1 --
compound
Isoamyl acetate............................................ 123-92-2 100 525 --
Isoamyl alcohol (primary and secondary).................... 123-51-3 100 360 --
Isobutyl acetate........................................... 110-19-0 150 700 --
Isobutyl alcohol........................................... 78-83-1 100 300 --
Isophorone................................................. 78-59-1 25 140 --
Isopropyl acetate.......................................... 108-21-4 250 950 --
Isopropyl alcohol.......................................... 67-63-0 400 980 --
Isopropylamine............................................. 75-31-0 5 12 --
Isopropyl ether............................................ 108-20-3 500 2100 --
Isopropyl glycidyl ether (IGE)............................. 4016-14-2 50 240 --
Kaolin..................................................... 1332-58-7
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Ketene..................................................... 463-51-4 0.5 0.9 --
Lead, inorganic (as Pb); see 1926.62....................... 7439-92-1
Limestone.................................................. 1317-65-3
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Lindane.................................................... 58-89-9 -- 0.5 X
Lithium hydride............................................ 7580-67-8 -- 0.025 --
L.P.G. (Liquefied petroleum gas)........................... 68476-85-7 1000 1800
Magnesite.................................................. 546-93-0
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Magnesium oxide fume....................................... 1309-48-4
Total particulate........................................ .............. 15 -- --
Malathion.................................................. 121-75-5
Total dust............................................... .............. -- 15 X
Maleic anhydride........................................... 108-31-6 0.25
Manganese compounds (as Mn)................................ 7439-96-5 -- (C)5 --
Manganese fume (as Mn)..................................... 7439-96-5 -- (C)5 --
Marble..................................................... 1317-65-3
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Mercury (aryl and inorganic)(as Hg)........................ 7439-97-6 ....... 0.1 X
Mercury (organo) alkyl compounds (as Hg)................... 7439-97-6 -- 0.01 X
Mercury (vapor) (as Hg).................................... 7439-97-6 -- 0.1 X
Mesityl oxide.............................................. 141-79-7 25 100 --
Methane.................................................... 74-82-8 E
Methanethiol; see Methyl mercaptan.........................
Methoxychlor............................................... 72-43-5
Total dust............................................... .............. -- 15 --
2-Methoxyethanol (Methyl cellosolve)....................... 109-86-4 25 80 X
2-Methoxyethyl acetate (Methyl cellosolve acetate)......... 110-49-6 25 120 X
Methyl acetate............................................. 79-20-9 200 610 --
Methyl acetylene (Propyne)................................. 74-99-7 1000 1650 --
Methyl acetylene-propadiene mixture (MAPP)................. .............. 1000 1800 --
Methyl acrylate............................................ 96-33-3 10 35 X
Methylal (Dimethoxy-methane)............................... 109-87-5 1000 3100 --
Methyl alcohol............................................. 67-56-1 200 260 --
Methylamine................................................ 74-89-5 10 12 --
Methyl amyl alcohol; see Methyl isobutyl carbinol..........
Methyl n-amyl ketone....................................... 110-43-0 100 465 --
Methyl bromide............................................. 74-83-9 (C)20 (C)80 X
Methyl butyl ketone; see 2-Hexanone........................
Methyl cellosolve; see 2-Methoxyethanol....................
Methyl cellosolve acetate; see 2-Methoxyethyl acetate......
Methylene chloride; see Sec. 1910.1052...................
Methyl chloroform (1,1,1-Trichloroethane).................. 71-55-6 350 1900 --
Methylcyclohexane.......................................... 108-87-2 500 2000 --
Methylcyclohexanol......................................... 25639-42-3 100 470 --
o-Methylcyclohexanone...................................... 583-60-8 100 460 X
Methylene chloride......................................... 75-09-2 500 1740 --
Methylenedianiline (MDA)................................... 101-77-9
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK); see 2-Butanone..................
Methyl formate............................................. 107-31-3 100 250 --
Methyl hydrazine (Monomethyl hydrazine).................... 60-34-4 (C)0.2 (C)0.35 X
Methyl iodide.............................................. 74-88-4 5 28 X
Methyl isoamyl ketone...................................... 110-12-3 100 475 --
Methyl isobutyl carbinol................................... 108-11-2 25 100 X
Methyl isobutyl ketone; see Hexone.........................
Methyl isocyanate.......................................... 624-83-9 0.02 0.05 X
Methyl mercaptan........................................... 74-93-1 0.5 1 --
Methyl methacrylate........................................ 80-62-6 100 410 --
Methyl propyl ketone; see 2-Pentanone......................
Methyl silicate............................................ 681-84-5 (C)5 (C)30 --
alpha-Methyl styrene....................................... 98-83-9 (C)100 (C)480 --
Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (MDI)....................... 101-68-8 (C)0.02 (C)0.2 --
Mica; see Silicates........................................
Molybdenum (as Mo)......................................... 7439-98-7
Soluble compounds........................................ .............. -- 5 --
Insoluble compounds......................................
Total dust.............................................. .............. -- 15 --
Monomethyl aniline......................................... 100-61-8 2 9 X
Monomethyl hydrazine; see Methyl hydrazine.................
Morpholine................................................. 110-91-8 20 70 X
Naphtha (Coal tar)......................................... 8030-30-6 100 400 --
Naphthalene................................................ 91-20-3 10 50 --
alpha-Naphthylamine; see Sec. 1926.1104.................. 134-32-7
beta-Naphthylamine; see Sec. 1926.1109................... 91-59-8 ....... ....... --
Neon....................................................... 7440-01-9 E
Nickel carbonyl (as Ni).................................... 13463-39-3 0.001 0.007 --
Nickel, metal and insoluble compounds (as Ni).............. 7440-02-0 -- 1 --
Nickel, soluble compounds (as Ni).......................... 7440-02-0 -- 1 --
Nicotine................................................... 54-11-5 -- 0.5 X
Nitric acid................................................ 7697-37-2 2 5 --
Nitric oxide............................................... 10102-43-9 25 30 --
p-Nitroaniline............................................. 100-01-6 1 6 X
Nitrobenzene............................................... 98-95-3 1 5 X
p-Nitrochlorobenzene....................................... 100-00-5 -- 1 X
4-Nitrodiphenyl; see Sec. 1926.1103...................... 92-93-3
Nitroethane................................................ 79-24-3 100 310 --
Nitrogen................................................... 7727-37-9 E
Nitrogen dioxide........................................... 10102-44-0 (C)5 (C)9 --
Nitrogen trifluoride....................................... 7783-54-2 10 29 --
Nitroglycerin.............................................. 55-63-0 (C)0.2 (C)2 X
Nitromethane............................................... 75-52-5 100 250 --
1-Nitropropane............................................. 108-03-2 25 90 --
2-Nitropropane............................................. 79-46-9 25 90 --
N-Nitrosodimethylamine; see Sec. 1926.1116............... 62-79-9 ....... ....... --
Nitrotoluene (all isomers)................................. .............. 5 30 X
o-isomer................................................. 88-72-2;
m-isomer................................................. 99-08-1;
p-isomer................................................. 99-99-0
Nitrotrichloromethane; see Chloropicrin....................
Nitrous oxide.............................................. 10024-97-2 E
Octachloronaphthalene...................................... 2234-13-1 -- 0.1 X
Octane..................................................... 111-65-9 400 1900 --
Oil mist, mineral.......................................... 8012-95-1 -- 5 --
Osmium tetroxide (as Os)................................... 20816-12-0 -- 0.002 --
Oxalic acid................................................ 144-62-7 -- 1 --
Oxygen difluoride.......................................... 7783-41-7 0.05 0.1 --
Ozone...................................................... 10028-15-6 0.1 0.2 --
Paraquat, respirable dust.................................. 4685-14-7; -- 0.5 X
1910-42-5;
2074-50-2
Parathion.................................................. 56-38-2 -- 0.1 X
Particulates not otherwise regulated.......................
Total dust organic and inorganic......................... .............. -- 15 --
PCB; see Chlorodiphenyl (42% and 54% chlorine).............
Pentaborane................................................ 19624-22-7 0.005 0.01 --
Pentachloronaphthalene..................................... 1321-64-8 -- 0.5 X
Pentachlorophenol.......................................... 87-86-5 -- 0.5 X
Pentaerythritol............................................ 115-77-5
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Pentane.................................................... 109-66-0 500 1500 --
2-Pentanone (Methyl propyl ketone)......................... 107-87-9 200 700 --
Perchloroethylene (Tetrachloroethylene).................... 127-18-4 100 670 --
Perchloromethyl mercaptan.................................. 594-42-3 0.1 0.8 --
Perchloryl fluoride........................................ 7616-94-6 3 13.5 --
Petroleum distillates (Naphtha)(Rubber Solvent)............ .............. ....... A \3\ --
Phenol..................................................... 108-95-2 5 19 X
p-Phenylene diamine........................................ 106-50-3 -- 0.1 X
Phenyl ether, vapor........................................ 101-84-8 1 7 --
Phenyl ether-biphenyl mixture, vapor....................... .............. 1 7 --
Phenylethylene; see Styrene................................
Phenyl glycidyl ether (PGE)................................ 122-60-1 10 60 --
Phenylhydrazine............................................ 100-63-0 5 22 X
Phosdrin (Mevinphos)....................................... 7786-34-7 -- 0.1 X
Phosgene (Carbonyl chloride)............................... 75-44-5 0.1 0.4 --
Phosphine.................................................. 7803-51-2 0.3 0.4 --
Phosphoric acid............................................ 7664-38-2 -- 1 --
Phosphorus (yellow)........................................ 7723-14-0 -- 0.1 --
Phosphorus pentachloride................................... 10026-13-8 -- 1 --
Phosphorus pentasulfide.................................... 1314-80-3 -- 1 --
Phosphorus trichloride..................................... 7719-12-2 0.5 3 --
Phthalic anhydride......................................... 85-44-9 2 12 --
Picric acid................................................ 88-89-1 -- 0.1 X
Pindone (2-Pivalyl-1,3-indandione)......................... 83-26-1 -- 0.1 --
Plaster of Paris........................................... 26499-65-0
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Platinum (as Pt)........................................... 7440-06-4
Metal.................................................... .............. -- -- --
Soluble salts............................................ .............. -- 0.002 --
Polytetrafluoroethylene decomposition products............. .............. ....... A \2\
Portland cement............................................ 65997-15-1
Total dust............................................... .............. -- 15 --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. 5 ....... --
Propane.................................................... 74-98-6 E
Propargyl alcohol.......................................... 107-19-7 1 -- X
beta-Propriolactone; see Sec. 1926.1113.................. 57-57-8
n-Propyl acetate........................................... 109-60-4 200 840 --
n-Propyl alcohol........................................... 71-23-8 200 500 --
n-Propyl nitrate........................................... 627-13-4 25 110 --
Propylene dichloride....................................... 78-87-5 75 350 --
Propylene imine............................................ 75-55-8 2 5 X
Propylene oxide............................................ 75-56-9 100 240 --
Propyne; see Methyl acetylene..............................
Pyrethrum.................................................. 8003-34-7 -- 5 --
Pyridine................................................... 110-86-1 5 15 --
Quinone.................................................... 106-51-4 0.1 0.4 --
RDX; see Cyclonite.........................................
Rhodium (as Rh), metal fume and insoluble compounds........ 7440-16-6 -- 0.1 --
Rhodium (as Rh), soluble compounds......................... 7440-16-6 -- 0.001 --
Ronnel..................................................... 299-84-3 -- 10 --
Rotenone................................................... 83-79-4 -- 5 --
Rouge......................................................
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Selenium compounds (as Se)................................. 7782-49-2 -- 0.2 --
Selenium hexafluoride (as Se).............................. 7783-79-1 0.05 0.4 --
Silica, amorphous, precipitated and gel.................... 112926-00-8 (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)
Silica, amorphous, diatomaceous earth, containing less than 61790-53-2 (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)
1% crystalline silica.....................................
Silica, crystalline cristobalite, respirable dust.......... 14464-46-1 (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)
Silica, crystalline quartz, respirable dust................ 14808-60-7 (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)
Silica, crystalline tripoli (as quartz), respirable dust... 1317-95-9 (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)
Silica, crystalline tridymite, respirable dust............. 15468-32-3 (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)
Silica, fused, respirable dust............................. 60676-86-0 (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)
Silicates (less than 1% crystalline silica)................
Mica (respirable dust)................................... 12001-26-2 (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)
Soapstone, total dust.................................... .............. (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)
Soapstone, respirable dust............................... .............. (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)
Talc (containing asbestos); use asbestos limit; see
1926.58.................................................
Talc (containing no asbestos), respirable dust........... 14807-96-6 (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)
Tremolite, asbestiform; see 1926.58......................
Silicon carbide............................................ 409-21-2
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Silver, metal and soluble compounds (as Ag)................ 7440-22-4 -- 0.01 --
Soapstone; see Silicates...................................
Sodium fluoroacetate....................................... 62-74-8 -- 0.05 X
Sodium hydroxide........................................... 1310-73-2 -- 2 --
Starch..................................................... 9005-25-8
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Stibine.................................................... 7803-52-3 0.1 0.5 --
Stoddard solvent........................................... 8052-41-3 200 1150 --
Strychnine................................................. 57-24-9 -- 0.15 --
Styrene.................................................... 100-42-5 (C)100 (C)420 --
Sucrose.................................................... 57-50-1
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Sulfur dioxide............................................. 7446-09-5 5 13 --
Sulfur hexafluoride........................................ 2551-62-4 1000 6000 --
Sulfuric acid.............................................. 7664-93-9 -- 1 --
Sulfur monochloride........................................ 10025-67-9 1 6 --
Sulfur pentafluoride....................................... 5714-22-7 0.025 0.25 --
Sulfuryl fluoride.......................................... 2699-79-8 5 20 --
Systox, see Demeton........................................
2,4,5-T (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid)................ 93-76-5 -- 10 --
Talc; see Silicates--......................................
Tantalum, metal and oxide dust............................. 7440-25-7 -- 5 --
TEDP (Sulfotep)............................................ 3689-24-5 -- 0.2 X
Teflon decomposition products.............................. .............. ....... A2
Tellurium and compounds (as Te)............................ 13494-80-9 -- 0.1 --
Tellurium hexafluoride (as Te)............................. 7783-80-4 0.02 0.2 --
Temephos................................................... 3383-96-8
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
TEPP (Tetraethyl pyrophosphate)............................ 107-49-3 -- 0.05 X
Terphenyls................................................. 26140-60-3 (C)1 (C)9 --
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloro-2,2-difluoroethane..................... 76-11-9 500 4170 --
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane..................... 76-12-0 500 4170 --
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane.................................. 79-34-5 5 35 X
Tetrachloroethylene; see Perchloroethylene.................
Tetrachloromethane; see Carbon tetrachloride...............
Tetrachloronaphthalene..................................... 1335-88-2 -- 2 X
Tetraethyl lead (as Pb).................................... 78-00-2 -- 0.1 X
Tetrahydrofuran............................................ 109-99-9 200 590 --
Tetramethyl lead, (as Pb).................................. 75-74-1 -- 0.15 X
Tetramethyl succinonitrile................................. 3333-52-6 0.5 3 X
Tetranitromethane.......................................... 509-14-8 1 8 --
Tetryl (2,4,6-Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine)............... 479-45-8 -- 1.5 X
Thallium, soluble compounds (as Tl)........................ 7440-28-0 -- 0.1 X
Thiram..................................................... 137-26-8 -- 5 --
Tin, inorganic compounds (except oxides) (as Sn)........... 7440-31-5 -- 2 --
Tin, organic compounds (as Sn)............................. 7440-31-5 -- 0.1 --
Tin oxide (as Sn).......................................... 21651-19-4 -- -- --
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Titanium dioxide........................................... 13463-67-7
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Toluene.................................................... 108-88-3 200 750 --
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (TDI)............................. 584-84-9 (C)0.02 (C)0.14 --
o-Toluidine................................................ 95-53-4 5 22 X
Toxaphene; see Chlorinated camphene........................
Tremolite; see Silicates...................................
Tributyl phosphate......................................... 126-73-8 -- 5 --
1,1,1-Trichloroethane; see Methyl chloroform...............
1,1,2-Trichloroethane...................................... 79-00-5 10 45 X
Trichloroethylene.......................................... 79-01-6 100 535 --
Trichloromethane; see Chloroform...........................
Trichloronaphthalene....................................... 1321-65-9 -- 5 X
1,2,3-Trichloropropane..................................... 96-18-4 50 300 --
1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane...................... 76-13-1 1000 7600 --
Triethylamine.............................................. 121-44-8 25 100 --
Trifluorobromomethane...................................... 75-63-8 1000 6100 --
Trimethyl benzene.......................................... 25551-13-7 25 120 --
2,4,6-Trinitrophenol; see Picric acid......................
2,4,6-Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine; see Tetryl............
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)................................ 118-96-7 -- 1.5 X
Triorthocresyl phosphate................................... 78-30-8 -- 0.1 --
Triphenyl phosphate........................................ 115-86-6 -- 3 --
Tungsten (as W)............................................ 7440-33-7
Insoluble compounds...................................... .............. -- 5 --
Soluble compounds........................................ .............. -- 1 --
Turpentine................................................. 8006-64-2 100 560 --
Uranium (as U)............................................. 7440-61-1
Soluble compounds........................................ .............. -- 0.2 --
Insoluble compounds...................................... .............. -- 0.2 --
Vanadium................................................... 1314-62-1
Respirable dust (as V2 O5)............................... .............. -- (C)0.5 --
Fume (as V2 O5).......................................... .............. -- (C)0.1 --
Vegetable oil mist.........................................
Total dust............................................... .............. -- ....... --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- ....... --
Vinyl benzene; see Styrene.................................
Vinyl chloride; see Sec. 1926.1117....................... 75-01-4
Vinyl cyanide; see Acrylonitrile...........................
Vinyl toluene.............................................. 25013-15-4 100 480 --
Warfarin................................................... 81-81-2 -- 0.1 --
Xylenes (o-, m-, p-isomers)................................ 1330-20-7 100 435 --
Xylidine................................................... 1300-73-8 5 25 X
Yttrium.................................................... 7440-65-5 -- 1 --
Zinc chloride fume......................................... 7646-85-7 -- 1 --
Zinc oxide fume............................................ 1314-13-2 -- 5 --
Zinc oxide................................................. 1314-13-2
Total dust............................................... .............. -- 15 --
Respirable fraction...................................... .............. -- 5 --
Zirconium compounds (as Zr)................................ 7440-67-7 -- 5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mineral DustsSILICA:
CrystallineQuartz. Threshold Limit calculated from the formula.............. 250 (k)
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%SiO2+5
Cristobalite.....................................................
Amorphous, including natural diatomaceous earth................ 20SILICATES (less than 1% crystalline silica)
Mica........................................................... 20
Portland cement................................................ 50
Soapstone...................................................... 20
Talc (non-asbestiform)......................................... 20
Talc (fibrous), use asbestos limit............................. --
Graphite (natural)............................................... 15----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Inert or Nuisance Particulates: (m) 50 (or 15 mg/m\3\ whichever is the smaller)
of total dust <1% SiO2[Inert or Nuisance Dusts includes all mineral, inorganic, and
organic dusts as indicated by examples in TLV's appendix D]
Conversion factors.............................................mppcf x 35.3 = million particles per cubic meter = particles per
c.c.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Footnotes\1\ [Reserved]\2\ See Mineral Dusts Table.\3\ Use Asbestos Limit Sec. 1926.58.\4\ See 1926.58.* The PELs are 8-hour TWAs unless otherwise noted; a (C) designation denotes a ceiling limit.** As determined from breathing-zone air samples.\a\ Parts of vapor or gas per million parts of contaminated air by volume at 25 [deg]C and 760 torr.\b\ Milligrams of substance per cubic meter of air. When entry is in this column only, the value is exact; when
listed with a ppm entry, it is approximate.\c\ [Reserved]\d\ The CAS number is for information only. Enforcement is based on the substance name. For an entry covering
more than one metal compound, measured as the metal, the CAS number for the metal is given--not CAS numbers
for the individual compounds.\e-f\ [Reserved]\g\ For sectors excluded from Sec. 1926.1128 the limit is 10 ppm TWA.\h-i\ [Reserved]\j\ Millions of particles per cubic foot of air, based on impinger samples counted by light-field techniques.\k\ The percentage of crystalline silica in the formula is the amount determined from airborne samples, except
in those instances in which other methods have been shown to be applicable.\l\ [Reserved]\m\ Covers all organic and inorganic particulates not otherwise regulated. Same as Particulates Not Otherwise
Regulated.\n\ If the exposure limit in Sec. 1926.1126 is stayed or is otherwise not in effect, the exposure limit is a
ceiling of 0.1 mg/m\3\.\o\ If the exposure limit in Sec. 1926.1126 is stayed or is otherwise not in effect, the exposure limit is 0.1
mg/m\3\ (as CrO3) as an 8-hour TWA.The 1970 TLV uses letter designations instead of a numerical value as follows:A \1\ [Reserved]A \2\ Polytetrafluoroethylene decomposition products. Because these products decompose in part by hydrolysis in
alkaline solution, they can be quantitatively determined in air as fluoride to provide an index of exposure.
No TLV is recommended pending determination of the toxicity of the products, but air concentrations should be
minimal.A \3\ Gasoline and/or Petroleum Distillates. The composition of these materials varies greatly and thus a single
TLV for all types of these materials is no longer applicable. The content of benzene, other aromatics and
additives should be determined to arrive at the appropriate TLV.E Simple asphyxiants. The limiting factor is the available oxygen which shall be at least 19.5% and be within
the requirements addressing explosion in part 1926. [39 FR 22801, June 24, 1974, as amended at 51 FR 37007, Oct. 17, 1986; 52 FR 46312, Dec. 4, 1987; 58 FR 35089, June 30, 1993; 61 FR 9249, 9250, Mar. 7, 1996; 61 FR 56856, Nov. 4, 1996; 62 FR 1619, Jan. 10, 1997; 71 FR 10381, Feb. 28, 2006; 71 FR 36009, June 23, 2006]