100 ppm twa 200 ppm ceiling 300 ppm 5 minute maximum peak in any 3 hours.
Vinyl chloride osha pel.
Mention of any company name or commercial product does not constitute endorsement by osha.
Employers shall include vinyl chloride in the hazard communication program established to comply with the hcs 1910 1200.
Incorporated within the preamble of this ruling were changes to osha regulations for several chemicals or substances which are listed as subheadings in blue text throughout this appendix.
Vinyl chloride pdf disclaimer.
These procedures were designed and tested for internal use by osha personnel.
Employers shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of vinyl chloride and to safety data sheets and is trained in accordance with the requirements of hcs and paragraph j of this section.
50 ppm 105 mg m 3 twa 100 ppm 210 mg m 3 stel 1993 1994 acgih tlv.
Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.
In addition osha has separate substance specific standards which can be found in the notes section of the exposure limits table.
Vinyl chloride is an organochloride with the formula h 2 c chcl that is also called vinyl chloride monomer vcm or chloroethene this colorless compound is an important industrial chemical chiefly used to produce the polymer polyvinyl chloride pvc.
Odor threshold 3 000 ppm odor thresholds vary greatly.
Pels are 8 hour time weighted averages twas unless otherwise indicated.
Employers shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of vinyl chloride and to safety data sheets and is trained in accordance with the requirements of hcs and paragraph j of this section.
Other osha standards that generally apply to hazardous substances include the hazard communication standard 1910 1200 and the respiratory protection standard 1910 134.
50 ppm 103 mg m 3 twa 100 ppm.
C employers shall include vinyl chloride in the hazard communication program established to comply with the hcs section 5194.
Vinyl chlorideis a colorless gas with a sweet odor at high concentrations that is usually handled as a liquid under pressure.
Chloroethene chloroethylene ethylene monochloride monochloroethene monochloroethylene vc vcm vinyl chloride monomer vcm colorless gas or liquid below 7 f with a pleasant odor at high concentrations.
It is used to make polyvinyl chloridefor pipes wire and cable coatings and in furniture automobiles and adhesives.
Revisions to the osha respiratory protection standard 29 cfr 1910 134 became effective on april 8 1998.
Osha entries for beryllium and beryllium compounds from 82 fr 2470 january 9 2017.
Niosh considers methyl chloride to be a potential occupational carcinogen as defined by the osha carcinogen policy 29 cfr 1990.
