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Commission Directive 2000/39/EC of 8 June 2000 establishing a first list of indicative occupational exposure limit values in implementation of Council Directive 98/24/EC on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (Text with EEA relevance)
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a Einecs: European inventory of existing chemical substances. | |||||||
b CAS: Chemical abstract service registry number. | |||||||
c A skin notation assigned to the OEL identifies the possibility of significant uptake through the skin. | |||||||
d Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight-hours time-weighted average. | |||||||
e A limit value above which exposure should not occur and is related to a 15-minute period, unless otherwise specified. | |||||||
f mg/m3: milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 KPa. | |||||||
g ppm: parts per million by volume in air (ml/m3). | |||||||
Einecsa | CASb | Name of agent | Limit values | Notationc | |||
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Eight hoursd | Short-terme | ||||||
mg/m3 f | ppmg | mg/m3 f | ppmg | ||||
200-467-2 | 60-29-7 | Diethylether | 308 | 100 | 616 | 200 | — |
200-662-2 | 67-64-1 | Acetone | 1 210 | 500 | — | — | — |
200-663-8 | 67-66-3 | Chloroform | 10 | 2 | — | — | Skin |
200-756-3 | 71-55-6 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 555 | 100 | 1 110 | 200 | — |
200-834-7 | 75-04-7 | Ethylamine | 9,4 | 5 | — | — | — |
200-863-5 | 75-34-3 | 1,1-Dichloroethane | 412 | 100 | — | — | Skin |
200-870-3 | 75-44-5 | Phosgene | 0,08 | 0,02 | 0,4 | 0,1 | — |
200-871-9 | 75-45-6 | Chlorodifluoromethane | 3 600 | 1 000 | — | — | — |
201-159-0 | 78-93-3 | Butanone | 600 | 200 | 900 | 300 | — |
201-176-3 | 79-09-4 | Propionic acid | 31 | 10 | 62 | 20 | — |
202-422-2 | 95-47-6 | o-Xylene | 221 | 50 | 442 | 100 | Skin |
202-425-9 | 95-50-1 | 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 122 | 20 | 306 | 50 | Skin |
202-436-9 | 95-63-6 | 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 100 | 20 | — | — | — |
202-704-5 | 98-82-8 | Cumene | 100 | 20 | 250 | 50 | Skin |
202-705-0 | 98-83-9 | 2-Phenylpropene | 246 | 50 | 492 | 100 | — |
202-849-4 | 100-41-4 | Ethylbenzene | 442 | 100 | 884 | 200 | Skin |
203-313-2 | 105-60-2 | e-Caprolactam, (dust and vapour) | 10 | — | 40 | — | — |
203-388-1 | 106-35-4 | Heptan-3-one | 95 | 20 | — | — | — |
203-396-5 | 106-42-3 | p-Xylene | 221 | 50 | 442 | 100 | Skin |
[ F1 ] | |||||||
203-470-7 | 107-18-6 | Allyl alcohol | 4,8 | 2 | 12,1 | 5 | Skin |
203-473-3 | 107-21-1 | Ethylene glycol | 52 | 20 | 104 | 40 | Skin |
203-539-1 | 107-98-2 | 1-Methoxypropanol-2 | 375 | 100 | 568 | 150 | Skin |
203-550-1 | 108-10-1 | 4-Methylpentan-2-one | 83 | 20 | 208 | 50 | — |
203-576-3 | 108-38-3 | m-Xylene | 221 | 50 | 442 | 100 | Skin |
203-603-9 | 108-65-6 | 2-Methoxy-1-methylethylacetate | 275 | 50 | 550 | 100 | Skin |
203-604-4 | 108-67-8 | Mesitylene (Trimethylbenzenes) | 100 | 20 | — | — | — |
[ F2 ] | |||||||
203-631-1 | 108-94-1 | Cyclohexanone | 40,8 | 10 | 81,6 | 20 | Skin |
[ F3 ] | |||||||
203-726-8 | 109-99-9 | Tetrahydrofuran | 150 | 50 | 300 | 100 | Skin |
203-737-8 | 110-12-3 | 5-Methylhexan-2-one | 95 | 20 | — | — | — |
203-767-1 | 110-43-0 | Heptan-2-one | 238 | 50 | 475 | 100 | Skin |
203-808-3 | 110-85-0 | Piperazine | 0,1 | — | 0,3 | — | — |
203-905-0 | 111-76-2 | 2-Butoxyethanol | 98 | 20 | 246 | 50 | Skin |
203-933-3 | 112-07-2 | 2-Butoxyethyl acetate | 133 | 20 | 333 | 50 | Skin |
204-065-8 | 115-10-6 | Dimethylether | 1 920 | 1 000 | — | — | — |
204-428-0 | 120-82-1 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 15,1 | 2 | 37,8 | 5 | Skin |
204-469-4 | 121-44-8 | Triethylamine | 8,4 | 2 | 12,6 | 3 | Skin |
204-662-3 | 123-92-2 | Isopentylacetate | 270 | 50 | 540 | 100 | — |
204-697-4 | 124-40-3 | Dimethylamine | 3,8 | 2 | 9,4 | 5 | — |
204-826-4 | 127-19-5 | N,N-Dimethylacetamide | 36 | 10 | 72 | 20 | Skin |
205-480-7 | 141-32-2 | n-Butylacrylate | 11 | 2 | 53 | 10 | — |
205-563-8 | 142-82-5 | n-Heptane | 2 085 | 500 | — | — | — |
208-394-8 | 526-73-8 | 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene | 100 | 20 | — | — | — |
208-793-7 | 541-85-5 | 5-Methylheptan-3-one | 53 | 10 | 107 | 20 | — |
210-946-8 | 626-38-0 | 1-Methylbutylacetate | 270 | 50 | 540 | 100 | — |
211-047-3 | 628-63-7 | Pentylacetate | 270 | 50 | 540 | 100 | — |
620-11-1 | 3-Pentylacetate | 270 | 50 | 540 | 100 | — | |
625-16-1 | Amylacetate, tert | 270 | 50 | 540 | 100 | — | |
215-535-7 | 1330-20-7 | Xylene, mixed isomers, pure | 221 | 50 | 442 | 100 | Skin |
222-995-2 | 3689-24-5 | Sulphotep | 0,1 | — | — | — | Skin |
231-634-8 | 7664-39-3 | Hydrogen fluoride | 1,5 | 1,8 | 2,5 | 3 | — |
231-131-3 | 7440-22-4 | Silver, metallic | 0,1 | — | — | — | — |
231-595-7 | 7647-01-0 | Hydrogen chloride | 8 | 5 | 15 | 10 | — |
231-633-2 | 7664-38-2 | Orthophosphoric acid | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
231-635-3 | 7664-41-7 | Ammonia, anhydrous | 14 | 20 | 36 | 50 | — |
231-954-8 | 7782-41-4 | Fluorine | 1,58 | 1 | 3,16 | 2 | — |
231-978-9 | 7783-07-5 | Dihydrogen selenide | 0,07 | 0,02 | 0,17 | 0,05 | — |
233-113-0 | 10035-10-6 | Hydrogen bromide | — | — | 6,7 | 2 | — |
247-852-1 | 26628-22-8 | Sodium azide | 0,1 | — | 0,3 | — | Skin |
252-104-2 | 34590-94-8 | (2-Methoxymethylethoxy)-propanol | 308 | 50 | — | — | Skin |
Fluorides, inorganic | 2,5 | — | — | — | — |
Textual Amendments
F1 Deleted by Commission Directive (EU) 2017/164 of 31 January 2017 establishing a fourth list of indicative occupational exposure limit values pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC, and amending Commission Directives 91/322/EEC, 2000/39/EC and 2009/161/EU (Text with EEA relevance).
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