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XULbE- AND RECOimTlDN' commonwealth or Pennsylvania
department ot health
Chapter 4
Article 432
ryuUtia&c> Establishing Threshold Limllti is Plscca of Employment
Under the provisions of the Administrative Code Act of April 9,
19291 P. h> 177, the following i*ule* and Regulations of the Department m
Health are adopted this 27th day of October, 1941.
approved As to legality
of content this
day of
1 19^/.
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3B3 Noith 8tr%Kf Ivmivj^r 17120^090 Rft 11 f.'.iT r Coin "i*irr
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G, LaciU
vtadktlwa ' aball tv#*w that type of veutlUtiati fan.
i'^ikU traction Is applis? ut tlw p<.tnt of generation if justa, iiur,e,
g*r <?, vapors, md rrUt*.
H, t' ist ibaU <vi*4n Ifajuid droplet*. cuapcnuded bi *ix.
I, '''Uc of er<>picr!ttt shall uan j. location or sits whsre on individual
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U* trad#, occupation, or pr^'soion for
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ditt,
J# Throw hold iuiur.it Value p~J <**ir*iu?n ;,Uv>wttbb C(tcontr..tl`;wj, tac) shall r^Mii tha t.;iwimuw *vra$o uV : ^apberic c ontouftrutioa a ^ctst-*v inunt to which workers may be exposed for *a cl|lt hour working day, (T!w4 vuiueo are eat iorth fan Table 1 hereof, -//hich table is e part of teas# ra^uktfauw),
K* 'Vapor'1 ahull vVvan ouay liquid, Mcnpt water, which svfoen held ia suspending in air will revert to lie original liquid Mate after release trw heat, cbe `ilod acUcru ss pressure rctuiiti>^ne,
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- Kvcry employer ahull install and provide ouch control ^oueurea and protective equipment as U required fur kbe nrocectioa of wulfb.
3. Svttrv enr.picyer shall inform and periodically i>itrurt ui* u'^plnyeeu ^OtT&rding Wwn buturdo and proper r.ethode for utilitix^ industrial byyida control treasure* vblrh are provided,
C* V. baa It i* necessary wr an employer to provide protective equipment, each employ#? ekwll provide aa approved ir-stan for cluardn^ and tJteri** Using such proWvCivc equipment. and the employer shall cause such equitr.^ect tc be rj aAutainod in o cloun and sanitary c -taoiUott. c^espira* tor/ (tqui^iTUMl skull sot be pas sod front one man to another until such equipment is clean and sterilised. v ocn illtcr or eurtridjjo type respirators are used, such e^r-pioyu* ohsll have such roaplrdor inf his Jrmm eaclu^ive use, ft empire! cry e-^ilp'riat *<ad rapiece a-unite
oiwll bo staled, when nit in u0, in apprised t; autsiwera.
id. V'buo tiu* st occupaiiocAl cieause haw occurred or when cooesnciatkna of efc-toepburic GutArrdb&*nta ia cxcees of threshold li mits Have been found to exist* the repartees* -ay require any em ployer to have fclo employs#* enanuned at periodic intervals. These 3Uo- buttiers* rray Include X-ray ufcomfawtica* and Lifc-.-rstory studies wUan indicated.
actios 5. Threshold Lirr.it VsWu
No e'rrpluyaa shall be cuprosarf to aitr ospharlc concept tili'xn* .if contaminants which concenlruticca -nay give rfaj. to occupational diaoaae. Table I shell be used or the deter filiation, of per'. isaihW levels.
S Liep^aures to atmospheric coata/nimnte at adverse environ' vot-sd cooililwa not referred t*>in vctixi 5.\ shall be r,nxtr >lleJ %ben ftscssaary to protect health.
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C. Punt chilli rt'e*n ffogl'j d\vhJod s;-lid
iihj h*vt*ig &ae*J
by aritani-^jd
crubof,
r>d thiflfog,
^ 4Uplrlr(ied in iiIt
cveh a 3. ^riurifog,
L1* >'u^a T ilmll TMomXk ^ilid pi* :*ticL*jrt cii*por*{fd in *i; rcsultis,^ 7*1iv
chc^iaul vir ouyyic*L praca** fcW bvAvad ^ cfctin^e St>b,
iTtjvb up CAnbnatiofi, oabli-r *tiori* nt
*.n-, ;' >d(n^.ti^i,
E- 0-^.n & h*il
.1 for W* fluid <n copying tha
. fenrl.^ure,.
F. Gonufol ut tiUuitfon
s?tll a^n vvmil^zloii prnvidud t^i
dilute the
of duetd* &- '<], ?<iws, rjpu"^(
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^ ?bc pls-re ef crr-fti&y .^aut.
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PA STATE ARCHIVES
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. Ho xir frttm Atjy local esbauJt vm&U-lUou y*t*rc *V ! roc ir>'ukit*d without ciqjrc jj epprttntl by tine H^avt^tOL
13* Thi) diach^rgvi oX *tr frum any v^au-it
shall be inch th^t -
air fatili'nimitiMi will an*r my window, doer, oi othair ap+uls^j of
fray work Are* ir. nuentiti*** ^Icknt to erMta a fceaj&h baxur<j to or
in ducb ere*.
*1 Action T, ajik'j and Veev^tlc
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< w No iodlvidtul shell bu per i:itt*(t to utar * Unit or clofcedWflt;clasfU It has b*c*n ascertained.' thai the utn;o*phr* In the tank or va<Htl. ctunteW en Ade<juotts cpjutetty a!' oocy^cis and that r*t'!i^tr>&aric c ^atacnlnant* have bwnt dilated to i>ite ct30vo(4-r*liane*
& IX the Miygea cetttont of the
and the ciaiH^v of ut . :,$photic um*
UmiMlion ere no* drtsmliawJ, :otfy to the tank or vw*sol ilmli im
prohibited unkits the wocSl m if *4(Uipped with m *lr line reopii'aiOT,
* ubiety btrstit ami atifuty line,
tiiat smother erT.plo /tu he atootoned
outside thu tank or mttol to remove the w^rlirAa in tha
or vatul
elvuld he experience difficulty.
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The interiors, exteriors, And envir^iv* of huiUUr^a where luurdDUA
vjtorlilit era
itotod, w lunulod, bail be i;lAid and cuila.
toitttd in swh u ri`iii!ur as to prevent hdcrrriul ^tp^tiro to harardou?
nieterUde,
. lijr.pleyees engaged In ouch
Mpsriduie one all Uhere who
roy be expaeed ctull wo*r protective equips nw uh b- '.required.
The downing operation* should be done by auction afp&rtfo* .
C. V-here wet processes ere Gaod, rueeoaeblo dramege should be j.-udn-
tftlwd, Fsliwiloot*, plitfoy^'K, irmte, or other
-jf #*j
footing should b* provided.
Section 9* uebollsg
^d^uu*e identification^ wemJng, and ceutk'c iebt-lr shall be applied to eii cttnfcelnere of kiiATdout cbs^TiwU*
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Table 1 Threshold Li-nt Values
ttlfc-J Vapors!
P.P.M.*
etelilehyd*
ftfetif i-cW
. icetic anhydride
JtCflaM Acetylene tetr^rortUQ
-\tr4in
_
^cytcntsril* -
^ U*ri ^k'vhjl - ,:taJka
Attyl sMaridt
i lly1 ptopyl disulfide
-vmyl acetate
Amyl iilcolia) (lo^myl elcahol)
Aniline * Stein
torefei*
kanoi (Lxrnc&l)
Siu>l chloride
Boron trifluorW*
BrcRxdon
*
JBtttedWtrtj (l,3~eufcadi*iw) Z*Butuuuer (rAtkyl ethyl ketone)
Bu$yi acetate {rv-Autyl acetate)
Butyl olc vhol {n-btu^nwi)
tort. Butyl slruitoi
iiutyUt'-iiu iiulyt cclloeolve (2-buii*xy*thaxti>l)
pau-a4* rt buSylljlueue
C*vb*5. tUoacitie -.
Curbed Ji suitWo - >Kin
Corb jn munASlde
-
Carbon tetrnehlQrtd* >bin
CeUcHceUve (a^thmyethanol)
Cellos olve acetate (2-ethcrxyetoyI acetate)
Chlorine
Cttoriae dio&dd*
Chlorino triSluorida
Chi or sriomi^tr ic laW on^ttsene)
l-Calt>ro*-l-nltc*cpropatw
Chios-optorio --
.. -
Chlorofurane (2-chlor.a-i, 3-butadiene)
Crcsol (uU h^tera) - .itir.
200 to 5
1,000 i C.3
20 Z
.3 2
iWJ 200 100
5 0* 03 ZB 1 1 0-1 1,000 200 200 100 100 5 59 10 3,000 23 100 29 200 100 1 0.1 9.1 73 30 20
o.i as
0
r,pproe. Mg
per Cu.
,
300 2S 20
2,400 14 1*2
40 5
IS U ?0 1,030 360 If 0,2 30
3 3 0.7 2,200 590 950 300 300 15 240 60 9,000 60 11G 160 740 340 3 0*3 9.4 330 240 1&0 0.7 90 22
HOTJSi The ward VV&cttt
u c<mpstaad's nar.e Indicates that the
liquid cv. '-pvuaod can aenctruto (bo efcia to cu*e syjto ' tc.- effects.
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JtikBt ft PlfMi* 0^
PA STATr
9iD "rt*Stt*d.H- 1 " t*'2V.S" '
jubilance
PhanyJhydraslaa - ^ki*
9
PbocgM* (crbooyl chlorfcia)
l
Pbtjopliliu
0,05
Phaupfoarua trichloride
0,5
Propyl acat&ta
200
Propyl alcohol {Isopropyl alcohol]
400
Propyl other {isopropyl other)
500
Propylene diehloride (1,2--dicbloropropantj 75
Propylacm imfn* - Skta
25
Prnpylww cjctda
ICO
Pyridino
5
Quinaitc
0,1
StSfctfoo
0,1
^todtfurd solvent
500
%r) monoivor (phaxxyla&yleuo)
100
Sulfur dloxida
5
Sulfur hoxsitaarldo
1,000
SuU4i` iHLjtt^cUorisio
l
3ulfur platit Hunrlda
--
0,025
ti l*-l ctr*cldoro&thane - kin
5
Tatxuhyd t 4fti*aa
200
To tranlt r sometheac
1
Tcifoom {U?Wl) ,,
200
ortbo*ToLaltiina * Skin
5
T aJ-yJoiui -3, C-diU o^'^niU
0.02
T ricblo r owthylera
too
TviothylaiiiiTM
2$
Thnueyor-, on^Tijt.1
1,000
Tujpoutjpg
100
Vinyl chl^rid* fchiocroathylene)
500
Vinyl tchvenr
100
Xylene (vy lol)
200
Xylidinc - jldn
5
AppvoWf Mg. par ca. M,
22 4 0. s
$40 930 l, 100 250
60 240
15 0. 0. 2,900 420 15 6,000 6 0. 35 590 6 7S0 22 0, 520 100 6,100 560 1,300 430 $70 25
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4Pirti of vapfcr or gaa par miiliao part* of air by volume at 25 C and 760 mm, )]t.
kV*pp3 OKimatfi mllligrame par cubic rioter of air.
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Mr sr in v-;. - f~ " -
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