Code of Federal Regulations/Title 29/Chapter XVII/Part 1910/Subpart Z/Section 1910.1000/Table Z-2

77053Code of Federal RegulationsTitle 29, Chapter XVII, Part 1910, Subpart Z, § 1910.1000 Table Z-2the United States Government
Table Z-2
Substance 8-hour time weighted average Acceptable ceiling concentration Acceptable maximum peak above the acceptable ceiling concentration for an 8-hr shift
Concentration Maximum duration
Benzene a (Z37.40–1969) 10 ppm 25 ppm 50 ppm 10 minutes
Beryllium and beryllium compounds (Z37.29–1970) 2 μg/m³ 5 μg/m³ 25 μg/m³ 30 minutes
Cadmium fume b (Z37.5–1970) 0.1 mg/m³ 0.3 mg/m³    
Cadmium dust b (Z37.5–1970) 0.2 mg/m³ 0.6 mg/m³    
Carbon disulfide (Z37.3–1968) 20 ppm 30 ppm 100 ppm 30 minutes
Carbon tetrachloride (Z37.17–1967) 10 ppm 25 ppm 200 ppm 5 min. in any 4 hrs.
Chromic acid and chromates (Z37.7–1971) (as CrO3) c 1 mg/10 m³    
Ethylene dibromide (Z37.31–1970) 20 ppm 30 ppm 50 ppm 5 minutes
Ethylene dichloride (Z37.21–1969) 50 ppm 100 ppm 200 ppm 5 min. in any 3 hrs.
Fluoride as dust (Z37.28–1969) 2.5 mg/m³      
Formaldehyde; see 1910.1048        
Hydrogen fluoride (Z37.28–1969) 3 ppm      
Hydrogen sulfide (Z37.2–1966) 20 ppm 50 ppm 10 mins. once, only if no other meas. exp. occurs.
Mercury (Z37.8–1971) 1 mg/10 m³    
Methyl chloride (Z37.18–1969) 100 ppm 200 ppm 300 ppm 5 mins. in any 3 hrs
Methylene chloride: See [[/../../Section 1910.1052|Sec. 1919.52]]        
Organo (alkyl) mercury (Z37.30–1969) 0.01 mg/m³ 0.04 mg/m³    
Styrene (Z37.15–1969) 100 ppm 200 ppm 600 ppm 5 mins. in any 3 hrs.
Tetrachloroethylene (Z37.22–1967) 100 ppm 200 ppm 300 ppm 5 mins. in any 3 hrs.
Toluene (Z37.12–1967) 200 ppm 300 ppm 500 ppm 10 minutes
Trichloroethylene (Z37.19–1967) 100 ppm 200 ppm 300 ppm 5 mins. in any 2 hrs.

Notes edit

a. This standard applies to the industry segments exempt from the 1 ppm 8-hour TWA and 5 ppm STEL of the benzene standard at 1910.1028.

b. This standard applies to any operations or sectors for which the Cadmium standard, 1910.1027, is stayed or otherwise not in effect.

c. This standard applies to any operations or sectors for which the exposure limit in the Chromium(VI) standard, § 1910.1026, is stayed or is otherwise not in effect.