2019 TLVs AND BEIs

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Cover Policy Statement Copyright FOHS Sustainable TLV/BEI Fund TABLE OF CONTENTS Statement of Position Regarding the TLVs and BEIs TLV/BEI Development Process: An Overview Online TLV and BEI Resources Revisions or Additions for 2019 Chemical Substances Table of Contents TLV Chemical Substances Committee Introduction to the Chemical Substances General Information Definition of the TLVs Peak Exposures TWA and STEL versus Ceiling (C) Mixtures Deviations in Work Conditions and Work Schedules Application of TLVs to Unusual Ambient Conditions Unusual Work Schedules TLV Units References and Selected Readings Adopted Threshold Limit Values Acetaldehyde - Adipic acid Adiponitrile - Amitrole Ammonia - Arsenic and inorganic compounds Arsine - Benzene Benzidine - Borate compounds, inorganic Boron oxide - n-Butanol sec-Butanol - n-Butyl lactate n-Butyl mercaptan - Caprolactam Captafol - Catechol Cellulose - o-Chlorobenzylidene malononitrile Chlorobromomethane - o-Chlorostyrene o-Chlorotoluene - Coal dust Coal tar pitch volatiles - Cyanamide Cyanazine - 2,4-D DDT - Dichloroacetic acid Dichloroacetylene - 1,3-Dichloropropene 2,2-Dichloropropionic acid - Diethylenetriamine Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate - Dimethyl disulfide Dimethylethoxysilane - 1,4-Dioxane Dioxathion - EPN Ethane - Ethyl butyl ketone Ethyl chloride - Ethyl isocyanate Ethyl mercaptan - Fonofos Formaldehyde - Hafnium and compounds Halothane - Hexahydrophthalic anhydride, all isomers Hexamethylene diisocyanate - Hydrogen bromide Hydrogen chloride - Indium tin oxide Iodine and Iodides - Isopropylamine N-Isopropylaniline - Malathion Maleic anhydride - 2-Methoxyethanol 2-Methoxyethyl acetate - N-Methylaniline Methyl bromide - Methylene bis(4-cyclohexylisocyanate 4,4'-Methylenedianiline - Methyl methacrylate 1-Methylnaphthalene and 2-Methylnaphthalene - Mineral oil, excluding metal working fluids Molybdenum - Neon Nickel and inorganic compounds including Nickel subsulfide - Nitroethane Nitrogen - Octane Osmium tetroxide - Pentachloronaphthalene Pentachloronitrobenzene - Phenothiazine N-Phenyl-beta-naphthylamine - Phosphoric acid Phosphorus (yellow) - Piperazine and salts Platinum, and soluble salts - Propyl acetate isomers Propylene - Ronnel Rosin core solder thermal decomposition products (colophony) - Simazine Sodium azide - Subtilisins Sucrose - Sulprofos Synthetic vitreous fibers - Terephthalic acid Terphenyls (o-, m-, p- isomers) - Tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium salts Tetramethyl lead - Titanium dioxdie o-Tolidine - Trichloronaphthalene 1,2,3-Trichloropropane - Tungsten and compounds, in the absence of Cobalt Turpentine and selected monoterpenes - Vinylidene fluoride Vinyltoluene - Zirconium and compounds Notice of Intended Changes Notice of Intended Changes (continued) Notice of Intended Changes (continued) Chemical Substances and Other Issues Under Study Definitions and Notations Documentation Minimal Oxygen Content Nanomaterials Notation Notice of Intended Change (NIC) Particulate Matter/Particle Size Particles (insoluble or poorly soluble) Not Otherwise Specified (PNOS) TLV Basis Abbreviations Notations/Endnotes Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) Carcinogenicity Inhalable Fraction and Vapor (IFV) Ototoxicant Sensitization Skin Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Design, 30th Edition Ad Adopted Appendices Appendix A: Carcinogenicity Appendix B: Particles (insoluble or poorly soluble) Not Otherwise Specified (PNOS) Appendix C: Particle Size-Selective Sampling Criteria for Airborne Particulate Matter Appendix D: Commercially Important Tree Species Suspected of Inducing Sensitization Appendix E: Threshold Limit Values for Mixtures Appendix F: Minimal Oxygen Content Appendix G: Substances Whose Adopted Documentation and TLVs Were Withdrawn For a Variety of Reasons, Including Insufficient Data, Regrouping, Etc. Appendix H: Reciprocal Calculation Method for Certain Refined Hydrocarbon Solvent Vapor Mixtures 2019 TLVs and BEIs with 7th Edition Documentation, CD-ROM Biological Exposure Indices Table of Contents Biological Exposure Indices Committee Introduction to the Biological Exposure Indices Documentation Relationship of BEIs to TLVs Specimen Collection Urine Specimen Acceptability Notations Quality Assurance Application of BEIs Adopted Biological Exposure Determinants Acetone - 1,3-Butadiene 2-Butoxyethanol - Chlorobenzene Cholinesterase inhibiting pesticides - Cyclohexanol Cyclohexanone - Ethylbenzene Ethylene oxide - Lead and inorganic compounds Mercury, elemental - 4,4-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) Methyl ethyl ketone - Phenol Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - Toluene Toluene Diisocyanate-2,4- or 2,6- or as a mixture of isomers - Xylenes Notice of Intended Changes Chemical Substances and Other Issues Under Study Feasibility Assessments Threshold Limit Values for Physical Agents in the Work Environment Table of Contents TLV Physical Agents Committee Introduction to the Physical Agents Notice of Intended Changes Definitions Physical and Chemical Factors Unusual Work Schedules Acoustic Infrasound and Low-Frequency Sound Audible Sound Ultrasound Electromagnetic Radiation Spectrum and Related TLVs Electromagnetic Fields 0-300 GHz Static Magnetic Fields Sub-Radiofrequency (30 kHz and below) Magnetic Fields Sub-Radiofrequency (30 kHz and below) and Static Electric Fields Radiofrequency/Microwave Radiation Optical Radiation Light and Near-Infrared Radiation Ultraviolet Radiation Lasers Notice of Intended Change - Lasers Ionizing Radiation Ergonomics Statement on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Hand Activity Lifting Hand-Arm Vibration Upper Limb Localized Fatigue Whole-Body Vibration Notice of Intended Change - Whole-Body Vibration Thermal Stress Cold Stress Heat Stress and Strain Physical Agents and Other Issues Under Study Appendix A: Statement on the Occupational Health Aspects of New Lighting Technologies - Circadian, Neuroendocrine and Neurobehavioral Effects of Light Notice of Intent to Establish - Appendix B: Personal Physiologic Monitoring in the Workplace Biologically Derived Airborne Contaminants Bioaerosols Committee Introduction to the Biologically Derived Airborne Contaminants Biologically Derived Agents Under Study CAS Number Index 50-00-0 - 71-55-6 72-20-8 - 75-61-6 75-63-8 - 79-10-7 79-11-8 - 92-67-1 92-84-2 - 100-00-5 100-01-6 - 106-98-9 106-99-0 - 108-46-3 108-68-9 - 111-69-3 111-76-2 - 124-38-9 124-40-3 - 218-01-9 287-92-3 - 543-56-3 542-75-6 - 628-96-6 630-08-0 - 1330-20-7 1330-43-4 - 3710-84-7 3825-26-1 - 7440-74-6 7446-09-5 - 7789-06-2 7789-30-2 - 11070-44-3 11097-69-1 - 15972-60-8 16219-75-3 - 53469-21-9 55566-30-8 - 946578-00-3 2019 Editions Perfect Companions Ad Modern Industrial Hygiene Ad Notes Endnotes and Abbreviations Back Cover