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DME OELs 2006

C

SUBSTANCE

FORMULA

CAS
Numbers

OEL

OEL-STEL/ OEL-C

Notes

ppm

mg/m3

ppm

mg/m3

*Cadmium & cadmium compounds, except cadmium oxide fume, cadmium sulphide and cadmium sulphide pigments [as Cd]

Cd

7440-43-9
(metal)

-

0,01

-

-

[06]

*Cadmium oxide fume [as Cd]

CdO

1306-19-0

-

0,01

-

0,05

[06]

*Cadmium sulphide and cadmium sulphide pigments respirable particulate [as Cd]

CdS

1306-23-6

-

0,04

-

-

-

Caesium hydroxide

CsOH

21351-79-1

-

2

-

-

-

Calcium carbonate

CaCO3

1317-65-3

-

   inhalable particulate

-

10

-

-

-

   respirable particulate

-

5

-

-

-

Calcium cyanamide

CaNC=N

156-62-7

-

0,5

-

1

-

Calcium cyanide

Ca(CN)2

592-01-8

see Hydrogen cyanide and cyanide salts

Calcium hydroxide

Ca(OH)2

1305-62-0

-

5

-

-

-

Calcium oxide

CaO

1305-78-8

-

2

-

-

-

Calcium silicate

CaSiO3

1344-95-2

-

   inhalable particulate

-

10

-

-

-

   respirable particulate

-

5

-

-

-

Camphor, synthetic

C10H16O

76-22-2

2

12

3

18

-

Caprolactam

NH(CH2)5CO

105-60-2

-

   inhalable particulate

-

1

-

3

-

   vapour

5

20

10

40

-

Captafol

C10H9Cl4NO2S

2425-06-1

-

0,1

-

-

Sk

Captan

C9H8Cl3NO2S

133-06-2

-

5

-

15

-

Carbaryl

CH3NHCOOC10H7

63-25-2

-

5

-

10

-

Carbofuran

C12H15NO3

1563-66-2

-

0,1

-

-

-

Carbon black

C

1333-86-4

-

3,5

-

7

-

Carbon dioxide

CO2

124-38-9

5000

9000

C 30000

C 54000

-

*Carbon disulphide

CS2

75-15-0

10

30

-

-

Sk

Carbon monoxide

CO

630-08-0

30

35

C 100

C 115

[06]

Carbon tetrabromide

CBr4

558-13-4

0,1

1,4

0,3

4

-

Carbon tetrachloride

CCl4

56-23-5

2

12,6

-

-

Sk

Carbonyl chloride

COCl2

75-44-5

see Phosgene

Catechol

C6H4(OH)2

120-80-9

5

20

-

-

-

Cellulose

(C6H10O5)n

9004-34-6

-

   inhalable particulate

-

10

-

20

-

   respirable particulate

-

5

-

-

-

Cement  

-

 

-

 

-

   inhalable particulate

-

10

-

-

-

   respirable particulate

-

5

-

-

-

Chlordane

C10H6Cl8

57-74-9

-

0,5

-

2

Sk

Chlorine

Cl2

7782-50-5

0,5

1,5

1

3

-

Chlorodiphenyls (PCBs)

-

-

-

   Chlorodiphenyl (42%
   chlorine)

C6H4ClC6H3Cl2 (Approx)

53469-21-9

-

1

-

2

Sk

   Chlorodiphenyl (54%
   chlorine)

C6H3Cl2C6H2Cl3 (Approx)

11097-69-1

-

0,5

-

1

Sk

Chlorine dioxide

ClO2

10049-04-4

0,1

0,3

0,3

0,9

-

Chlorine trifluoride

ClF3

7790-91-2

-

-

C 0,1

C 0,4

[06]

Chloroacetaldehyde

ClCH2CHO

107-20-0

-

-

C 1

C 3

[06]

2-Chloroacetophenone

C6H5COCH2Cl

532-27-4

0,05

0,3

-

-

-

Chloroacetyl chloride

ClCH2COCl

79-04-9

0,05

0,2

-

-

-

Chlorobenzene

C6H5Cl

108-90-7

10

46

-

-

[06]

Chlorobromomethane

CH2BrCl

74-97-5

200

1050

250

1300

-

2-Chlorobuta-1,3-diene

CH2=CClCH=CH2

126-99-8

see beta-Chloroprene

Chlorodifluoromethane

CHClF2

75-45-6

1000

3500

-

-

-

*1-Chloro-2,3-epoxy propane

C3H5OCl

106-89-8

see *Epichlorohydrin

Chloroethane

CH3CH2Cl

75-00-3

see Ethyl chloride

2-Chloroethanol

CH2ClCH2OH

107-07-3

see Ethylene chlorohydrin

*Chloroethylene (VCM)

H2C=CHCl

75-01-4

see *Vinyl chloride

Chloroform

CHCl3

67-66-3

2

9,8

-

-

Sk

Chloromethane

CH3Cl

74-87-3

see Methyl chloride

1-Chloro-4-nitrobenzene

ClC6H4NO2

100-00-5

-

0,1

-

2

Sk [06]

Chloropentafluoroethane

CClF2CF3

76-15-3

1000

6320

-

-

-

Chloropicrin

CCl3NO2

76-06-2

0,1

0,7

0,3

2

-

beta-Chloroprene

CH2=CClCH=CH

126-99-8

10

36

-

-

Sk

3-Chloropropylene

CH2=CHCH2Cl

107-05-1

see Allyl chloride

Chlorosulphonic acid

HSO3Cl

7790-94-5

-

1

-

-

-

alpha-Chlorotoluene

C6H5CH2Cl

100-44-7

see Benzyl chloride

2-Chlorotoluene

ClC6H4CH3

95-49-8

50

250

-

-

-

2-Chloro-6-(trichloromethyl) pyridine

ClC5H3NCCl3

1929-82-4

see Nitrapyrin

Chlorpyrifos

C9H11Cl3NO3PS

2921-88-2

-

0,2

-

0,6

Sk

Chromium, metal and inorganic compounds [as Cr]

Cr

7440-47-3
(metal)

-

   Cr [II] compounds

-

-

0,5

-

-

-

   Metal and Cr [III] compounds

-

-

0,5

-

-

-

   *Cr [VI] compounds

-

-

0,05

-

-

-

Coal dust [respirable particulate]

-

-

-

2

-

-

[g] [06]

Coal tar pitch volatiles [as cyclohexane solu]

-

65996-93-2

-

0,14

-

-

-

*Cobalt & cobalt compounds [as Co]

Co

-

-

0,05

-

-

[06]

Copper

Cu

-

-

   fume

1317-38-0

-

0,2

-

-

-

   Dusts & mists [as Cu]

7440-50-8

-

1

-

2

-

Cotton dust

-

-

-

0,2

-

-

[d] [06]

Cresols, all isomers

CH3C6H4OH

1319-77-3

5

22

-

-

Sk

Cristobalite

-

14464-46-1

see Silica, crystalline

Crotonaldehyde

CH3CH=CHCHO

4170-30-3

2

6

6

18

-

Cryofluorane [INN]

CClF2CClF2

76-14-2

see 1,2-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane

Cumene

C6H5CH(CH3)2

98-82-8

25

120

75

370

Sk

Cyanamide

NH2CN

420-04-2

-

2

-

-

-

Cyanides, except hydrogen cyanide, cyanogen & cyanogen chloride

-

57-12-5

see Hydrogen cyanide and cyanide salts

Cyanogen

(CN)2

460-19-5

10

20

-

-

-

Cyanogen chloride

ClCN

506-77-4

-

-

C 0,3

C 0,6

[06]

Cychlohexane

C6H12

110-82-7

100

340

300

1030

-

Cyclohexanol

C6H11OH

108-93-0

50

200

-

-

-

Cyclohexanone

C6H10O

108-94-1

25

100

50

200

[06]

Cyclohexene

C6H10

110-83-8

300

1015

-

-

-

Cyclohexylamine

C6H11NH2

108-91-8

10

40

-

-

-

Cyclonite [RDX]

C3H6N6O6

121-82-4

-

1,5

-

3

Sk

Cyhexatin

(C6H11)3SnOH

13121-70-5

-

5

-

10

-

Notes
[d] The 8 hour OEL for cotton dust is based on static air sampling rather than personal sampling.
[g] Ensure that due regard is given to crystalline silica content of the dust.
[06] Revised in 2006.