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STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TRAVIS I I I CERTIFICATE I, che undersigned, hereby certify that in my official capacity as General Counsel, Texas Department of Health, I am authorized to make this certification. 1 further certify that the attached is a true, correct and exact copy of the following described document: Occupational Health Regulation No. 3 entitled "Maximum Permissible Concentrations of Atmospheric Contaminants in Places of Employment" as adopted by che Texas [State] Board of Health on June 9, 1958, effective July 1, 1958, ", *' as contained in che official records of the Texas Department of Health. Witness my hand and the seal of the Texas Department of Health on this the 29th day of April, 19 87 ,7 NO. Hal L. Nelson General Counsel Texas Department of Health ^itPOSITION ^ V NO. 3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATIONS OF ATMOSPHERIC CONTAMINANTS IN PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT Effect!** J*ly 1,19SS CONSULT LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND PHYSICIANS FOR INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON METHODS OF CONTROL OVER HEALTH HAZARDS TO ALL WORKERS AND INDUSTRIAL DISEASES AND INJURIES CERTIFIED liut k. f"**re*ni Oynsnl TEXAS STATE DEPARTMENT OP HEALTH 0H.U.2 DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH J-lr IfSI ($*(U 0HU>I l WnaWt IM7) Thaae itudtrdi vara aaeadad and adopted by The Taxaa State Board of Bealth on June 9, 19S8 in aceerdaaea with eha authority granted la Artlela 4418 A of tha Karlaad Civil Statutes, Stata of Taxaa, and ara promulgated alao la aeeordaaea vith Artlela 4477, Section 19. CONTESTS I. Scope; Purpoae; Availability of Pertlaeat Refcseacea ....................................... ........... II* Applicability of Flgurca Llatad Barela ....... III. Bavlaien...................................... IV. Oaflaltlona .......................... ............. V. Maaelwa Peralaalble Coneancraclooa During Oaa Working Day................................................... A. Caeca aad Vapora ...... B. Toxic Dueta, Punea aad Mlata C. Mineral Dueea . . .................. 1 1 1 1 2 Qt Ob M MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATIONS OP ATMOSPHERIC CONTAMINANTS IN PLACES OP EMPLOYMENT I. Scope: Purpose: Availability of Pertinent References Scope: Pumooe: Thi# regulation eppliea co ell place* of employmant In Texaa. Zc doe* not cover maximum pertat**ibl doae of radiation or the minimum environmental aanlteclon requirements, nor in clude oceaurea required for control of ccamunity external air pollution or air pollution nulaeacea. 4 The purpoae of ehle regulation 1c co preacrlbe to employers Che eartw everege eeaoepberlc concentration of coaeaBlnenea to which thay ere permitted to expoae employees during an eight-hour working day in their place* of employment, in cluding induatrial eacabliafaaeat*. ' Pertinent Reference*: Copiea of related lava, regulation*, opinion* . of eh* Attorney General of Texae, and Advisory Standard* . currently applicable will be provided to any citizen of Texaa upon raquaat. II. Applicability of Pleura* Lleeed Herein Individual people react differently after exceaelv* expoauraa to ~ atmospheric concentration* of contaminant* in plaeee of employment. Listed herein are weighted average concentration* generally safe in place* of employment during an eight-hour working expoaure. Thee* are not maximum value* which cannot be exceeded momentarily depending upon, but not Halted to, such factor* *a nature of contaminant; frequency of occurrence of high concentration; variable duration* of expoaure; probability of acuta poleoning from high concentration for even chore period*; emulative effect*. Employer* shall consider the** factor* prior to exceeding.values listed herein. III. Revision Value* listed herein are based upon information obtained from recent experience, experimental study report*, or a combination of the two. Regular review will result in revision as Justified, Th* State Board of Health solleles and will consider pertinent data based upon facts and experiences rseeived from individuals, industries, gevenaesntal agencies, or othors. IV. Definitions 1. Industrial gatebllabmanc is defined to mean an institution, a place, building or location related to manufactures or to tbs product of industry or labor. 2 Places of Employment is defined to mean any piece where two cr more persons ere dlreeely or indirectly employed by another for direct or indirect gain or profit. ' -2. V. MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE C0NCSST5ATI3K5 3URISG OKS VGRKIKC DAY A. Gases and Vapors P.P.M.* Approx. Mg. per Cu. M.- Aeetaldebyde............................................................................ Acetic acid ...................................... ......... 200 10 Acetle anhydride................................................................... 5 Acetone ..................................................................................... 1,000 (t)Aeetylsne tetrabromide ....................................................... 1 Acrolein.................................. .................................................. 0.5 Acrylonitrile........................................................................ 20 Allyl alcohol........................................................... 5 Allyl chloride......................................................................... 5 (t)Allyl glycidyl ether(AGE)............................................... 10 Allyl propyl disulfide....................................................... 2 Ammonia ...................................................... 100 Amyl acetate............................................................................. 200 Amyl alcohol (lsoaayl alcohol)...................................... 100 Aniline....................................................................... 5 Arsine ..................................................................................... .... 0.05 Benzene (benzol)................................. 25 Benzyl chloride .................................................................... 1 (t)Bnren trifluoride .................. . .................. ..... 1 Bromine ..................... 1 Butadiene (1,3-butndlene) ............................................... 1,000 Butanone (nsthyl ethyl ketone)................................ ...... 250 Butyl acetate (n-butyl acetate).................................. 200 Butyl alcohol (n-butanol)................................ 100 (t)Butyl glycidyl ether(BGE)(n-butyl glyeidylether). 50 Butylaoine................................ ........ ..................................... 5 Butyl eellosolve (2-butoxyethanol)............... 50 (t)Butyl mercaptan ......... .......................... . 10 Carbon dioxide ......................................................................... 5,000 Carbon disulfide.................................................................... 20 Carbon monoxide........................................................... 100 Carbon tetrachloride............................................................ 25 Cellosolve (2-ethoxyethanol).................................... ...... Cellosolre acetate (2-ethoxyethyl acetate).... 200 100 Chlorine...................................... 1 (a)(t)Chlorine dioxide....................................... ............................. 0.1 Chlorine trifluoride ............................................................ 0.1 (t)Chloroacetaldehyde ................................................................ 1 Chlorobenzene (monochlorobenzene)........ 75 (t)Chlorobromoaethane (CIBrCHa)........................... 400 Chloroform (triehloromethane)....................... 100 1 -Chloro-1-nitropropane............................... 20 Chloroplerin.............................................................. 1 360 25 >20 2,4co i<* 1.2 *15 12 15 1*5 12 70 1,050 360 19 0.2 80 5 3 ~m 7 ?,2',0 7**0 ' 950 300 270 15 240 35 9,000 60 110 160 740 540 3 0 0.4 3 350 2,100 490 100 7 *Parts or vapor or gee per million parts of air by volume. Approximate milligrams per euble meter of sir. (t)Toxicological information or injury reports on these items is of recent origin and most probably vlll require revision at an early date. (a)Hev - Added 1958. A. Cases and Vapcre (Coat) -3- p* *P w k Apprcx per Cu Chlcrcprene (2-ebloro-l,3-butadiene) ...... Cresol (all Isomers) ....................................................... Cyclohexane ...... ................................................... Cyelohexaaol ........................................................................ Cyclohexanone ... ........................................................... Cyclohexene ..... ....................................................... Cyclopropane ........................................................................ Oeeaborane . ........................................................................ Biacetone alcohol (4-hydroxy-4-metfayl- 25 5 400 100 100 400 400 0.05 90 22 1,400 410 400 1,350 690 0, 2-pentanone) . ................................................................ 50 ` 240 Dlborana ................................................................................. o-Dichlorobentene .............................. ........ 0.1 50 0, 300 Ijichlorodlflucrometbane ................................................... 1,000 **>950 1.1-Diehlaroetbane......................-................................... 1.2-Diehloroethane (ethylene dichloride) . . . . 1.2-Dichloroethylene ........................................................ Oiehloroethyl ether ............................................................ Diehloromnnofluoromethane............................................... 1,1-Dlchloro-l-nitroetbene ........................................... Dlehlorotetrafluaroethane ... .................................. Diethylaaine......................................................................... Difluorodibroaomethane ............. 100 100 200 15 1,000 10 1,000 25 100 400 400 790 90 4,200 60 7,000 75 86o (t) Diglyeidyl ether (BSE)..................-............................... Diisobutyl ketone ................................................................ Blnethylanillne (n-dimethylaniline).......................... (t) Dimethyl formamlde ............... 10 1 55 50 290 5 25 20 60 (a)(t) 1-1 DiaethylhydroxiBe........................................................ Dimetbylaullate ....'................................................. Oioxane (dietbylene dioxide) ....................................... 0.5 1 100 1 5 360 (t) Dipropyleneglycolaathylether....................................... 100 600 (a)(t) Epiehlerohydrin........................................................ Ethyl acetate ......................................................................... 25 400 90 1,400 Ethyl acrylate .................................................................... Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) ................................................... 25 1,000 100 1,900 (t) Ethyl mercaptan ..................................................................... 250 640 Ethyl amine .......................... Ethylbensene................................... ...................................... 25 . 200 45 870 Ethyl bromide . . ................................................................ Ethyl chloride .... .......................... ...... 200 1,000 890 2,600 Ethyl ether . ..................................................................... 400 1,200 Ethyl forsmte......................................................................... 100 300 Ethyl silicate ..................................................................... 100 850 } Ethylene chlorohydrin .............. 5 16 Parte of vapor or gas per million parts of air by volume. /Approximate milligrams per cubic meter of air. (tjToxieologieal information or injury reports on these items is of recent v.' origin and most probably viU require revision at an early date. (a)New - Added 1958. V . -4 - A. Gases and Vapors fConc.) Ethylenediamine .. ................................... Ethylene dibromide (1,2-dibromoethane) .................. Ethylene lmlne.................................................................... Ethylene oxide ... .............................. Fluorine .................................................................... .... Fluorotrlehioremethane .............................. ..... Formaldehyde............................................................... furfural ......... ........................................... (c) furfury1 alcohol ................ Gasoline ........................................... .... (t) Glyeldol ....... ...................... ....... Heptane (n-hepcane) .............................. ....... Eexaae (n-hexene) ...... ................................... . Hexanoae (oethyl butyl ketone) ......... Hexone (oethyl iaobutyl ketone) ................................... (a)(t) aao-Baxyl acetate......................... Hydratine . . ......................................................................... Hydrogen bromide ........ .................. ... Hydrogen chloride...................... .......................................... Hydrogen cyanide ......... .......................... Hydrogen fluoride ..... ...................... ..... Hydrogen peroxide, 901 ........................................... .... Hydrogen eelenide...................... .......................................... Hydrogen sulfide.......................... .... Iodine .................................................... .... Isopherone.............................. (c) laopropyl glyeidyl ether (XGE) ................................... Isopropyleoiae ....................................................... (n) Mesityl oxide........................................... Methyl acetate ...... ........................................... Methyl aeetylene .. ........................................................ Methyl aerylate..................................................................... Methyl aleohol (nathanol) .......................... ..... Methyl broolde.................................. Methyl cellosolve (2-oethoxyethanol) ...... Methyl eelloaolve acetate (ethylene glycol oonooethyl ether aeetate) .......................... .... Methyl chloride ............ .................. Methylal (diaethoxymethane) ...................... ..... Methyl chloroform (1,1,1-trichloroethene) .... Methjlcyclohaxaae.............................. Methyleyelohexanol ............................................... Methyleyelohexanone ..... .................. ..... P.P.H.* Approx. *-.g. pe- Cu. 10 25 5 SO 0.1 1,000 5 S 50 500 50 500 500 100 100 100 1 5 5 10 3 1 0.05 20 0.1 25 50 5 25 200 1,000 10 200 20 25 30 L90 9 90 0.2 5,600 6 20 200 2,000 iso 2,000 1,800 410 410 S90 1.3 17 7 11 2 1.4 0.2 ' .30 1 140 -" 240 12 200 610 1,650 35 260 80 80 25 100 1,000 500 500 100 100 120 210 3,100 2,700 2,000 470 460 Parts of vapor or gaa per million parts of air by volume. /Approximate milligrams per euble meter of air. (t)Toxlcologleal information or injury reports on these items is of recent origin end most probably will require revision at an early date. (n)Nev value, 1958. (a)Hev- Added 1958. 5 A. Oases and Vspors (Coat.) Hethyl formate ......................................... Methyl iscbutyl carblnol (methyl sayl alcohol) . (t) Methyl mercaptan................................................................ (t) Methyl styrene.................................................................... Metbyleo* chloride (dlehloromethane)...................... (t) Monomethyl aoUlae......................... naphtha (coal tar) ......... ...................... naphtha (petroleum) ............................................................ nickel carboayl ............ .................. Hltrle acid ...................................... .... P-mtroaolHne .................................................................... Iltrobcaseaa..................................... Bltroethaoe -..................... nitrogen dioxide ... .................. ........ nitroglycerin ... ................. .......... Hltrometbane ................................................................... 2-mtropropane ..................................... Hltretolusne .................. Octane- ..... .......................... ......... Otoae .................................................................... .... Feataae ...... ....................................... ..... Pentsnone (aethyl propyl ketoaa) ........ Perehlorocthyleae (tetraehloroethyleae) ..... (t) Perehloroaethylaercaptaa ............ * Pbeool (t) Pfeeayl glyeidyl ether (BSf) .......................................... Phenylhydrstlne ..................................................................... Phosgene (carbonyl chloride) ....................................... Phosphine . aosphorus trichloride.................................................... Propyl acetate ........................................................... Propyl alcohol (Isopropyl alcohol).......................... Propyl ether (isopropyl ether) ................................... (a) (t) n-Pwpyl nltxate .......................................... Propylene dlehlorlde (a,2rdl?hioroprpene).... - Propylene xaine ................. (t) Propylene oxide..................................................................... Pyridine ........... .............................. . Qulnone ............ ................. .... Stibime ........................................................ ............................. Stoddard solvent....................................................... Styrene oocomer (pbenylstbylene) ............................... Sulfur dioxide .. ............................... ....... P.P.M.* AF?rax. Mg. P*r Cu. K..' 100 25 50 100 500 2 200 500 0.001 5 1 1 100 5 0.5 100 50 5 500 0.1 1.000 200 200 0.1 5 50 5 1 0.05 0.5 200 1*00 500 25 75 25 100 10 0.1 0.1 500 100 5 250 100 100 USO 1,750 9 800 2,000 * 0.007 25 6 5 310 9 5 250 ISO 30 2,350 0.2 2,950 TOO l,3l0 . 0.8 19 310 22 4 0.07 3 840 980 2,100 110 350 60 240 30 0.4 0.5 2,900 420 13 *kurts of vapor or gas per million perte of air by volume Approxiaate milligrams per cubic meter of air. (t)Toxleolcgieai Information or Injury reports on these Items is of recent origin end most probably vlll require revision at an early date. (a)nev . Added 1958. 6 A. Gases end Vapors (Coat.) Sulfur hexafluoride ..................... Sulfur moaoehlorida ..................... Sulfur pentafluoride . . . . . 2-Terciary butyl toluene . . . (c) Tertiary butyl alcohol . . . . 1,1,2,2-Tetrachleroethsne . . . Tetrahydrofuraa...................... . . Tatraaitromethane ....... Tolucna (toluol) ....... o-Toluldine . .'......................... . (t) Tolyiene-2,4-diisocyanata . , . Trichloroethylene..................... . (e)(t) Trlehloropropaae ....... (t) Triethyl aaiae ........ Trifluoromonobroaomechsae . . Turpentine .......... Vinyl chloride (ehloroethylcne) (t) Vinyl toluene ................................... tyleae (xylol) ............................... (t) Xylldlae............................... . . . (#)(t) Teflon deccBpoeltlon products . (#)<t) Peataborene (Bjij) ...................... P.P.M.* Approx. Mg per gti, w 1,000 1 0.025 10 100 5 200 1 200 5 0.1 200 so 25 1,000 100 500 100 200 5 0 0 6,000 6 0.2 60 300 35 590 8 750 22 * 0.7 1,050 300 100 6,100 . 560 1,300 480 870 25 0 0 8. Toxic (taste. Fvnes. and Mlata Aldria (l,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-l,4,4e,5f8,8ahexahydrO*l,4,5,8*dlmethaaoaaphthaleae) .... Aomate (aanonlua sulfamate) ........... Antimony ..................................................................... .... AUTO (alpha naphthyl thiourea).......................... .... . Arsenic .................................................................................. .... Barium (soluble compounds) . ................................... (t) Beryllium.................................. Cadmium oxide fume................................................ Calcium srseaace .............. f . Chiordans (l,2,4,5,6,7,8,3-oecachioro-3e,4,7,7a- cetrahydro-4,7-methaneindans) ......... Chlorinated campbane, 601..................... Chlorinated diphenyl oxide ........................................... fcg, per Cu. M.f . 0.5 . 0.25 IS 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.002 0.1 0.1 2 0.5 Parts of vapor or gas per million parts of air by volume. /Approximate milligrams per cubic meter of air* (t)Toxlcologieal information'or injury reports oa these items is of receat origin and moat probably will require revision at an early date. (a)Nev - Added 1958. (#)Until more data are forthcoming, it is important that atmospheric concen trations of these materials to which workers are exposed must be kept at as near 0 as possible. /Milligrams of dust, fuse, or mist per eubie mater of air. -7&. Toxic lXiata. Tonga and Mit (Coot.) per Cu^K. ^ Chiorodiphenyl (421 chlorine)........................................................... X Chiorodiphenyl (541 chlorine)........................................................... Cbroaie acid end ehreaecee (es CrO.) . ... A ...................... Crag herbicide (aodlua 2-/3,4-dichlorophenojg'/ cchenol hydrogen eulfate) . . T . . . . ............................................... 0.5 o.l 15 Cyanide (at CH)......................... 2,6-D(2,4-dichloropbenoxyacetic acid)......................................... . OUT (2,2-biaZp-ehlorophenyl7 -1,1,1-trlehloroethane) .... 5 10 1 Oleldrln (l,2,3,4,10;10-hexaehloro-6,7*epoxy-l,4,4a,5,6,?,S, 8a-oecehydro-l,4,5,8-disethenooaphthalene).............................. Dinitrobenxene ........................... .......... ..................... Dlnitrotoluene ................ ......................... Dinitro-o-ereaoi ......... ....................................................... 4 0.2s j 1.5 0.2 EPN (O-ethyl 0--nicrophenyl ehlenobaacenephoephoeate) ... Ferbaa (ferric dimethyl dithloearbeaace) .......... Ferrovaaadiia duet ...... .................. .......... 0.5 15 j Fluoride ................. ................. .... Bydroqulnoee ............... ................. ... Iron oxide fune ....................................................... ' 2.5 2 u ................................................................................................................... Lead areeaate .......................................... Lindane (hexaehlorocyclohexane, gene iaoaar) ....... 0.2 0.15 0,5 (t) Llthlue hydride ................. ., Magneelta oxide fane ........................................................... Malaehion (0,0-diaethyl dithiophoephate of diethyl . aercaptoeuceinaee) .................... Hanganeee .............. .................. ....... Mereury........................................................................................................... Mercury (organic eoapounda) ................ Metboxyehlor (2,2-di--mathoxyphenyl-l,l,l-triehloroethane). Molybdenum (aoluble eoapounda)............................................................ n.025 15 ' 15 6 0.1 o.Ol is 5 (inaoluble eoapounda) .............................................. Hlcoelne . . ...................... .............................................. .... IS .0.5 (t) Paradlehlorobensena ........ ............................................... Ferathion (0.0-diethyl 0--nlerophcnylthlopheephace) .... Featachloronaphthalana ... ...................... .......... Pencaehlorophenol ..... ............................... ........ (a)(t) Phoaphorle Acid ....... .................................................... .. Fhoephorua (yellow) ... .................. ............ Fhoaphorue pentachloride ............................... .......... 4S0 0.1 0.5 0.5 1 0.1 I Fhoaphorua pentaaulfide ........................................................... Picric aeid .......... .................. ......... 1 0.1 FMilllgraaa of duet, fume, or aiat per cubic water of air. (a)Texleologicel information or Injury reporta on thaae lteaa la of recent origin and aoat probably will require revialen at an early date. (a)Nev - Added 1958. . - 8 8. Toxic Pttitt. Fumes and Mists (Coat.) frrtthM.................................................................................................. Roteaoae ...... ........................................... . .......................... Selealua compounds (as Se)................................................................ Sodlua hydroxide.......................... ......................................... .... SodluB fluoroacetate (1080) ....... .............................. Stryehalae ........................................................................................ Sulfuric cld.......................... .............................................................. TEDP* (Tetraethyl dlthloaopyrophoephete) .................................. TSPP Qtynaethyl pyrophosphate) ................................................... Tillttrlia . ........................................................... Tstryl (2,4,6-eriBitropheaylaeehylaitrteina).................... . Thirea (tstraaethyi thluraa disulfide)...................................... Thalllua (soluble compound*)........................................... . . . . Tltaalua dloxldo . .................. Trlchloroasphehaleaa ........ ................. ...... Trinitrotoluene .................. ................ (e)Trlorthoeresyl phosphate ................. Oraalua (eoluble caapouade) ............................................................ (insoluble eoapouada) ........................................................ Veaedlua <*205 *t).......................................................................................... CV2O5 futto)........................... .... ........................................................ Warfarin (J-ia-acatonylbeasyi/ -4-hydroxycouearia) .... (e) Tttrlua sad laorgealc caapouade ............. 21ae oxide fuaee ..................... Zlreoaltai caapouade (ee 2r) ............................................... e ' * M*. per. Cu. K. * 2 5 0.1 2 0.1 o.lS 1 0.2 <0.05 o.l 1.5 5 o.l is 5 1.5 o.l 0.05 0.25 0.5 0.1 0.5 5 IS 5 . C. Mineral Oueta M.P.P.C.F.** Uuslaua oxide ..................................................................... Aebeecoe ......................... Duet (auleeace. bo free elllea) ............. Mice (below 51 free alllee) ................................................... .... . Portland ceaeat................................................. ............... Talc................................................................................................................ Slllea High (above 501 free 810.) ............................................................ Mediae (5 eo 501 free S1&2) ........................................................ Low (below 51 free S102) .......................................................................... Slllcoa carbide .......................................................................... Soepecoae (below 51 free SIO2)........................................................ 5 50 20 50 20 3 20 SO 20 XMllllgreaa of duet, fuas, or alee per cubic aeter of air. (e)Toxlcolo(lecl laforwatlon or injury reports oa these leeae is of recent origin ead aoet probably will require revision at ea early date. **MUlloee of particles per cable foot of eir. ' 50 50 A