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NO. 3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATIONS OF ATMOSPHERIC CONTAMINANTS IN PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT EHcrt# JJ7 1, m* CONSULT LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND PHYSICIANS FOR INFORMATION AND ADYICE ON METHOOS OF CONTROL OYER HEALTH HAZARDS TO ALL WORKERS AND INDUSTRIAL DISEASES ANO INJURIES nor: OL! 1 I 11 Ur hut," oh-13. : J.lr 1?5I (Sopr#A#* CH-13--1 1 ?S7") TEXAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Aattilt, T l= DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT 6oI~A tabbies 1' These standards were aaehdad tad adopted by The Ttrtt State Board of Health oc June 9, 1958 la accordance vlth the authority granted la Article 4418 A of tha Rallied Civil Statutes, State of Taut, and are promulgated alaa la aeeordaaea with Article 4477, Sactloa 19. cctfimrs I. Scope; Purpose; Availability of Pertinent Sefereacte ......................................................................................... XI. Applicability of Figures Lilted Serela ......................... III. levities ....................... .... .................. ........ XV. Deflsicieaa.......................... V. Maxima Permissible Concentration* During Coe Working Day............................................................................ A. Cates tad Vapors................................................................... B. Toxic Coats, ftaet and Mists ......................................... C. Mineral Dusts................................... ...................... 1 1 1 1 2 2 6 8 MAXIMUM PTJLMISSIBL2 CCMC2MTRAIICNS Of ATJCSPliERIC CONTAMINANTS IS PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT I. Scope; Purpose; Availability of Pertinent Reference* Seise: This regulation appliea co *11 places of espioyrseat In Texas. It doe* oot covet naxlnun peraiatlble do** of radiation or tie ninlsua enviroroectal sanitation requirtoenn, nor In clude aeaiure* required for control of ecaounity external air pollution or air pollution nuisance*. Purpose: The purpose of this regulation 1* to prescribe to eaployer* the aarlaa average emospherle concentration of concaalnaat* to which they are persisted to expose ecployes* during *n eight-hour working day In their places of eeploynent, in cluding Industrial establlshaent*. Pertinent Reference*: Cepie* of related law*, regulation*, opinion* of the Attorney General of Texas, and Advi*ory Standard* currently applicable will be provided to any elelxea of Texas upon request. II. Applicability of Figure* Listed Herein Individual people react differently after excessive exposure* to atmospheric concentrations of concsainaat* in placa* of esployaent. Lilted herein are weighted avaragt concentrations generally safe In place* of employment during on eight-hour working exposure. These ere not aaxicua values which cannot be exceeded oaeantarily depending upon, but not United to, such factors as nature of contaminant; frequency of occurrence of high concentration; variable durations of exposure; probability of acute poisoning froa high concsntrscion for even short periods; cumulative effects. Employer* shell consider these factors prior co exceeding values listed herein. III. Revision Values llstsd herein ere based upon Information obtained froa recant experience, a^arlaastal study report*, or a ccabinacion of tha two. Regular review will rtsult in revision a* justified. The State Board of Health solicits and will consider pertinent data based upon facta and experiences received froa individuals. Industries, governments! agencies, or cchsr*. IV. Definition* 1. Industrial gstsbllshaent la defined co aean an institution, a placa, building or location related to sonufacturei or to the product of induatry or labor. 2. Placet of Employment la defined to soon any pitot where two or nore peraona are directly or Indirectly asplcyed by another for direct or indirect gain or profit. 2 V, "-lYTHUM PSP-KI^CSI-C CONCtyTP.A'nOS OCP.I^O OS'S -CBiCIHG CAY A. Cases and Vatcrs ?.?.M* Approx, Mg. P- - X- J Acetaldehyde................................................................................ Acetic acid................................................................................ Acetic anhydride....................................................................... Acetone ........................................................................................ (t)Acetyiene tetrabmoide .......................................................... Acrolein...............................'....................................................... Acrylonitrile........................................................................... Allyl alcohol............................................................................ Allyl chloride............................................................................ (t)Allyl gly'clr! ether (AGS)................................................. Allyl propyl disulfide.......................................................... Ammonia......................................................................................... Amyl acetate................................................................................ Amyl alcohol (lsoacyl alcohol) ........................................ Anllls................................................................................................ Arsine............................................................................................. Bentene (bencol)....................................................................... Bentyl chloride ....................................................................... (t)Borcn trifluoride ................................................................... Bromine......................................................................................... Butadiene (1,3-butadiene) ................................................. Butamone (nethyl ethyl eetoce)........................................ Butyl acetate (a-butyl acetate) ................................... Butyl alcohol (n-butancl) ................................................. (t)Butyl glyoidyl ether (3GS)( a-butyl glycldyl ether). Butylamlne.................................................................................... Butyl cellosolve (2-hutcxyethanol) ............................... (t)Butyl cercaptan ....................................................................... Carbon dioxide ........................................................................... Carton disulfide....................................................................... Carbon nonoxide....................................................................... Carton tetrachloride .............................................................. Cellcsolve (2-etboxyethaml)............................................ Cellosolve acetate (2-ethcxyethyl acetate) .... Chlorine......................................................................................... (a)(t)Chlcrine dioxide ...................................................................... Chlorine trlfluorid* ............................................................. (t)Chloroacetaldehyde ................................................................... Chlorcbentene (sonochlorotenrer.e) ............................... (tJChlorobroconethane (CISrCSp)............................................ Chloroform (trlehlorcnethane) ........................................ 1-Chioro-l-cltropropane...................................................... Chlorcplcrln ................................................................................ 203 10 5 1,000 1 0.5 20 5 5 10 2 ICO 2CO ICO 5 0.C5 25 1 1 1 1,000 250 200 100 50 5 50 10 5,000 20 ICO 25 200 ICO 1 0.1 0.1 1 75 4cO ICO 20 1 ]60 25 20 2,4cO 1- 1.2 45 12 15 1*5 12 70 1,050 360 19 0.2 80 5 3 7 2,200 740 950 300 270 15 240 35 9,000 60 110 160 7**0 5^0 3 0 0.4 3 350 2,100 4?o ICxO 7 -art* of vapor or gas per nlllion parts of air by volume. /Approximate milligrams per cubic meter of air. (t)Toxlcolcglcal information or injury reports on these Items is of recent origin and nost probably vill require revision at an early late. (a)Kev - Added 1958. .1- A. Cases scd Vapor* (Cent-) Chie.-cpreoe {2-cblcro-1,3-butadiene) Cre*ci_ {&LJL iJOocrfl) ** Cycicbexace.................................................... Cycicbexaaol............................................... Cyclohexanone............................................... Cyciohexeae .... ................................... Cyclopropane.............................. . . . . Decabcrane....................................... .... , . Diaoetone alcohol (1-hydrory-U-oetbyl .* 2-pentancce) ........................................... Dlbontc o-Diohlorcbeniene ....................................... Siehlcrodiflucrcnethaae .......................... 1,1-Dichlcrsetbac* ................................... 1,2-Oichisroethane (ethylene diehlori de 1,2-Dictlcrnetbyleae ........ Dicblareethyl ether ................................... Ciciicroecncflucrooetbane ...................... i,i-Dichlcro-l-citrcetbane .................. Oiehlorotetrafluorcetbona ...... Ciethylaain# ................................................ Ziiiucrsdlbrcsooethaae .......................... (t) Cigiyeidyl ether (DGZ) .......................... "iiscbutyl ketone ....................................... Oinethylaailine (c-dioethylaailiae) . (t) Ciaethyl feraoaide ................................... (a)(t) 1-1 Dinethylhytircrine................. .... . . Oisethylaulfat*........................................... Ciexane (diethylene disxide) , . . , (t) Diprcpyleaeglycolsethylether . , . , i'p icliicTM cbyiris ****** ~&ctt4ts *byX ** ethyl alcohol (ethanol) .......................... sz Id* *** ithylbemene . .......................... .... . . . Sthyl broaide ................................................ ii~yl chJLcj'ld ***** ctbs* * * 2thyl feraate ................................................ i*byi ! ithylene chlorobydrin ............................... ?.?.*.* Approx. Kg per Cu. K. 25 5 loo 100 ICO ICO loo 0.05 90 22 1,100 Ho ICO 1,350 650 0.3 50 0.1 50 1,000 ICO 100 200 15 1,000 10 1,000 25 100 10 50 5 20 0.5 1 ICO 100 25 loo 25 i,CCC 250 25 * 2CO 200 1,CC0 100 100 ICO 5 210 0.1 300 1,950 ICO loo 790 90 1,200 60 7,000 75 660 55 290 25 60 1 5 360 600 90 1,100 100 1,900 10 15 c70 690 2,SCO 1,200 '00 S5o IS Part* of vapor or s* per alllion part* ct air by volune. Apprcxisate niliirrins per cubic aeter of ir. ( tiToxiorlorical Infcrnaticn cr injury report* on tbese itens i* cf recent origin and cost probably viil require revision at an early date. (a):>ev - Aided 1953- 4- A. Case! and Vapora (Cent.) Ethylenedlacine ................................... Ethylene dibrcelda (1,2-dlbrcoeethane)................. Ethylene Lsine ................................................. Ethylene oxide ..................................................... .... Fluorine.................................................................................. Fluorocrlchlorooethene ..................................................... Forceldehyda ................................................................. Furfural ................................................................................... (t) Furfury 1 alcohol . .................................................... Caiollne................................................................................... (t) Clyeldol...................................... Heptane (n-heptane) ............... Hexana (n-hexane) . .............................................................. Hexanone (cethyl bucyl ketone)................................... Hexone (cethyl isobutyl ketone) ................................... (a)(t) tec-Hexyl acetate.................................................................. Hydratlne ............................................................. ..... Hydrogen brealde ............................ ....... Hydrogen chloride ... .......................... ...... Hydrogen cyanide .................................................................. Hydrogen fluoride ................................................................. Hydrogen peroxide, 9CX.............................. .... Hydrogen aelenida.................................................... .... Hydrogen eulfide.............................. Iodine................. .................................................... Ieophorene..................................................................... .... . (t) laopropyl glyeidyl ether (IGS) ................................... lioprepylaaire...................................................................... (a) Mesityl oxide................................................ Kethyl acetate.................................. Methyl acetylene.......................... Kethyl acrylate ................................... ........ Kethyl alcohol (sechtr.ol) ................................................. Methyl breoide....................................................................... Methyl cellosolve (2-eethoxyethar.ol) ...................... Methyl celleaolve acetate (ethylene glycol acnccethy 1 ether acetate)........................................ . Methyl chloride ....................................................................... Methyial (diethoxy*ethane) ........... Methyl chloroform (1,1,1-trichlorcethane) .... Meth^c7clohexaae . .............................. He thyleyelehexanol ............... Methy leyclchexancoe.............................................................. ?.?.. Approx. Kg. per Cu. M./ 10 33 5 30 0.1 1.0C0 5 3 30 500 30 300 S00 100 100 100 1 3 3 10 3 1 0.05 20 0,1 25 50 5 25 200 1,000 10 200 20 25 30 190 9 90 ^0,2 5,600 6 20 200 2,000 150 2,000 1,800 410 410 590 1-3 12 ^ H 2 l*2* 0.2 30 1 140 240 12 200 610 1,650 35 260 80 80 23 100 1,000 500 500 100 ICO 120 210 3,100 2,700 2,000 470 460 Part* of vapor or gai per aillion parts of air by voluae. ^Approximate ailligraai per cubic aeter of eir. (t)Toxicologlcal information or injury reporta on theae iteaa i* of recent origin and coat probably will require revialcn et an early date. (n)h'u value, 1958, (a)Sew - Added 1958. -5 A. Gases tad Vapors (Cent.) Methyl- forcata...................................................................... Methyl isobutyl cartlool (aethyl aeyl alcohol) . (t) Methyl oereaptan.................................................................. (t) Methyl atyreaa....................................................................... Hethyleae chloride (dichlorccethaoe) ...................... (t) Moaooethyl ini lice.............................................................. Sapbtha. (coal tar) ....................................... Sapbtha (petroleua) . . ................................................ . Biekel caxhcnyl.............................................................. Hitrlc acid............................................................. .... P-Hitroaailixa . ........................................... Kitrcbeaxeaa............................... ........................................... Bitroethane ....................................... Bitrogea dioxide.................................................................. Hitrcglyeerin....... ............................................... Sitrooetbane........................................................................... 2-Bltrcprcpaaa....................................... . Bitrotolaeaa.............................. Octase ................................................................. Otoce Peatace......................................................................................... Peatancae (aethyl prcpyl 'tetoaa) ............................... Perchlcroethylea* (tetraehlarorthyleae).................. (t) Perchlarcoethylaereaptaa................................................... Phenol.................................................................. (t) Phenyl glycidyl ether (PCS)............................................. Phenylhydraxiae....................................................................... Ihoegece (carhoayl chloride)........................................ Phosphine ..................................................................................... Phospheres trichloride........................................ Prcpyl acetate ... ................................. ..... Prcpyl aleshol (iscprcpyl alcohol) ....... Propyl ether (isopropyl ether) .................................... (a) (t) a-Propyl nitrate........................................ (...................... Propyleae dichlaride ('1,2-dlehlorcprepaae).... Propylene lama ..... .................................................. (t) Propylene oxide........................................................................ Pyridine............................................ Quinoae.................................... ................................................ . liiZle* IV..................................................................................... d .^t ::::::.................. ::::. Styrene ecnoeer (phenylethylese) ................................ Sulfur dioxide........................................................................ P.P.M.* Approx. Mg. per C*j, M. / 100 25 50 100 5C0 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 ICO 500 25 75 25 ICO 10 0.1 0*1 5co ICO 5 250 ICO ICO 160 1,750 9 200 2,000 0.007 25 6 5 310 9 5 250 ISO 30 2,350 0,2 2,950 700 1,350 0.8 19 310 22 0.07 3 8ho 980 2,ICO --0 350 210 30 O.h 0-5 2,900 u`0 13 *rarts vapor or ga* per slilica parte of air by voluae /Approxlaate ailligrana per cubic aeter of air. (t)Texicnlegieal infcreation or injury reports on these iteas is of recent origin sod east probably vlll require revision at in early date. (a)Sev . Added 1953. *6 - A. Gases and Vspora (Coot.) Sulfur hexafluoride.......................... ......................... .... . SuTfur uonochlorlda.......................................... Sulfur pentsfluorld*........................................................ g-Tsrtlary butyl toluene .... .............................. (t) Tertiary butyl *lcohol................................................... 1,1,2,2-Tetreehloroethane ................................................ Tetrshydrofuran , ................................................................. Tetranitremethana.................................. Toluene (toluol) ...... ....................................... o-Toluldlne...................................... (t) Tolylene-Z,4-dUiocyanat................................... Trichloroethylene ................................................................. (e) (t) Tricbloropropene................................................................ (t) Trlethyl eaine.................................................................... Trifluoroecnobromcoethana . . ....................................... Turpentine .............................................................................. Vinyl chloride (chloroethylene) (c) Vinyl toluene ..................... ................................................... Xylene (xylol) .............................................. ..... (c) Xylldine (#)(t) Teflon decomposition product........................ (#)(e) Ftntaborane (S5s9) ................................... ...... ?.P.M, Appro*. Kg, pe r Cu. H. i 1,000 I 0.025 10 ICO 5 200 1 200 5 0.1 200 50 25 1,000 ICO 500 100 200 5 0 0 6,000 6 0.25 60 300 35 59 0 8 '50 22 0.7 1,050 300 100 6,100 560 1,300 480 870 25 0 0 B. Toxic tkiacs, Pusee, end Mists Aidrla (1,2,3,4,10,10-hexaehloro*1,4,4a ,5,8,8ahexAhydro*l,4,5,8-dlsethAnoa*phthalene) .... Acxtace (enBcrnlua eulfasate).......................... .... Antimony................................................ ASTD (elphe naphthyl thiourea) . .............................. Artenlc ...................... . .................. ......... Barium (eoluble compounds)...................... .... (t) Beryllium................................................................................... Cadmiun oxide fuse............................................................. Galciua araer.ate .............. t , Chlordane (1,2,4,5,6,7,8,3-octachloro-3a,4,7,7 a- teCrahydro~4,7-aethaooindane)............................... .... Chlorinated easphene, 601................................................ Chlorinated diphenyl oxide................................... Mg. per Cu. M,t 0.25 15 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.002 0.1 0.1 2 0.5 0.5 Part* of vapor or gas per Billion parts of air by volume. /Approximate allligraat per cubic meter of air. (t)Toxicological Lnforsatlan or Injury reports on these Iteas Is of recent origin and most probably will require reviaion at an early date. (a)New - Added 1S58, (P)Until core data are forthcoming, it Is Important that atmospheric concen trations of these materials to uhlch workers are exposed must be kept at as near 0 as possible. /ttLillgraas of dusc, fuse, or mist per cubic cetsr of air. -? J. Tonic Duata, fuoea and Hiatt (Cent.) Chlorsdiphenyl (421 chlorine) ........................................... . , . , Chlorodlpheoyi (54t chlorine) ............................................................ Chrcsic acid and cbresataa (n CrQ.) ................................ Crag herbicide (aaditn- 2-/1 ,4-dlchIoropheBoxv/ ethanol hydrogen tulfate).................................................................... . Cyanide (aa CF) . . ........................................................ ......................... 2,4-D(2,4*dtehloro?henor/acetic acid)........................................... DDT (2,2-bia2p-chloro?h*ny.l7 -l,l,l-criehloroethaaa) .... Dial drIn (l, 2,3,4,l0,10-hexaehlorc-6,7-epory-t,4,4a,5,6,7,8, Bt-octabydro-l,4,5,8-disthaDooaphthtleoe) .............................. Olaitrobensane .............................................................................................. Slnltrocoluene . . .................................................... . Dlnitro-o-creaol ............... ................................. .... EFS (0-ethyl 0-*nlcropbenylthiooebenxenepheaphontca) ... Ferbas (ferric dinethyl dlchiocarbasace) . Ferrcvaaadlus dual .................................. Fluoride , ............................... ...... Rydroquiacot......................... Iron oxide fuse.......................................... Lead ..................................................................... .............................................. Lead araaaata .................................................... ...................... .... Lindane (baxiehlorocyclohexan*, ganca iaoaer) ....... (t) Lichitss bydriia ........................................................................ Hagneaius oxida fusaa............................. Halathlea (0,0-dtaechyl dtthiophoephata of diethyl aeroaptoauccinate) .............. ...................... Kangaseaa ............................... ................. Mercury ................................................ ...................................... Mercury (organic ceepouada) ................ Hethcxychicr (2,2-di*2-sthexy?heayl-l,l,l-crichlcraethaae). Molybdenum (aolubla coepouada) ............................................................ (isaoluble coepounda) .... ....................................... Nicotine .......... ................................................... ... (t) Firadicblorebeaieoa . . . .................................................................... Parathien (0,0-dittbyl 0--nicrophenylthiophoaphate) .... Pentacblotonapbcbaiena.......................................... . Peatachloropbaaol ..................... (a) (t) Fhoaphorie Acid.......................... FHoaphorua (yailoei) ....................................... .......................................... Phoapborua peacachloride . ......................1 Fhoaphoru* pentarulflde . . . . ........................................................ Picric acid . ................................... .......................................... .... Hg. pe r Cu, H 1 i 0,5 0. I 15 5 10 i 0.25 I 1.5 0,2 0.5 15 1 2.5 2 15 0.2 0.15 0.5 0.025 15 15 5 0.1 0.01 15 5 15 0.5 ^50 0.1 0.5 0,5 1 0,1 1 0.1 PHiiligrana of duat, fuse, or sift per cubic seter of air, (a)Toxicological indorsation or injury reporta on theae Itesa ia of recent origin and scat probably will requite revialon at an early dace. (a)New - Added 1953. 8- I. Toxic Duiti. ruaaa *r.d Htiti (Cent.) Pyrechrua.............................................................................. Rotenoo* ....................................................................................... Selenlua ccepcunda (** Se)................................................. Sadlun hydroxide....................................... .... Sodium fluoroacetat* (1C80) ........... Strychnia*.............................. .... Sulfuric *cid................. ....................................................... TSDP (Tetraethyl dithiooopyropheapfaata).................. TSF? (Tera*thyi pyropboaptaata) .................................... Ttllurlva................. ................................................................. Tttryl (2,4,6-trinitropbenyisetbyinitraxin*} . . . Thiria (tatrasethyl thlurta ditulflde) ...................... Thalllus (aolubi# eoapounda) ...... .................. Titanium dioxide ............................................ .... TrichlorooiphthaUna............................................................. Tcinitrotoluen* ............................... ... ....................... ) Trlorthocraiyl phoaphat*............................... .... Puslts (aolubi* cocpcunda)............................................ (inioiubi* eccpouad*)........................................ Vanadiux (V205 du*t)....................................... .............................. . (725 tm*)_ . ...................... .... ......... . Warfarin (3*a-*e*t0aylbenryl/ -4-hydxoxyccnjBarLa) CO Tttrius ud inorganic eoepound* ......... Zinc oxide fust* . . . ........................................ .... Zirecnius eonpocad* (u Zr)............................................ H. per. Cu. H. t 2 5 0.1 2 0.1 0.15 1 0.2 0.05 0.1 1.5 5 0.1 15 5 1.5 0.1 0.05 0.25 0.5 0.1 0.5 5 15 5 C. Xiaaxal Duata Aluainun oil 4*................................................................. , , JUbeaeea................................................ , * Duac (aulaacct, so fra* illlca) , , Mica (below 5t free alliea) . . . , Portland cement -............................... , , talc........................................................ Silica High (abor* 501 free SiOj) , . . Mediae (5 to 50t frte Si02) , . Low (below 51 free SiOj) . . . . . Silicon carbide . . .......................................... Soapatone (below 51 free SIO2) . ** a ** * e*a # * * a * a a *a a ***a M.p.p.c.y.** 50 5 50 20 50 20 5 20 50 50 20 uHil 1 igraaa of duit, fuse, or slat per cubic oeter of air. (t)Toxicolcgieal information or injury report* on theaa item* i* of recent origin and note probably will require revlaloo at an early dace. Million* of particlea per cubic foot of air. STATE OF .TEXAS COUNTY OF TRAVIS I I I CERTIFICATE 1, the undersigned, hereby certify that in ay official capacity as General Counsel, Texas Department of Health, I am authorised to cake this certification. I 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 the Texas [State] Board of Health on June 9, 1558, effective July 1, 1958, as contained in the 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 Hal L. Nelson General Counsel Texas Department of Health