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Occupational Health Guideline for Ethyl Benzene INTRooucTloN • d=Wkal,,,Mahaft Tim guudelme w intended as a source of information for The Mowing medical ay�� employeepro who hurrs should be made employees,employers,phywc:=6 mdust�rial hygtemsts, avail a l at potentially hazardous levels.isexpo to ethyl and other occupational health professionals who may p° Y have a need for such mformatsoa.It does not attempt to L Ill Ma hmi Sommaw. Employees should be Present all data,rather,it presents pertinent information wed for history of certain medical condmous and data in summary form. (hued below) which might place the employee at ineeased risk from ethyl benzene exposure. SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION --C w= rOWntory In persons with im. • Formula:C•H.C"Ha pared pulmonary fimetion, especially those with ob- " Synonyms:Phmy ethylbenzol st uctive airway diseasesthe breathing of ethyl ben. zone" Appearance and odor: Colorless liquid with an aro- ��t cam e:acerbatian ofsymptoms due to as matrc odor. P or psychic reflex bronchospasm. Kidney drseaaw Although ethyl benzene is not PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL) imown as a ladney toxm in humans, the unportance of duffs organ in the ehmmatxon of toxic substances justifies The current OSHA standard for ethyl bese=t is 100 special r n aderatron in those with posdble tmprtrment Pam of ethyl benzene per mill= parts of air (ppm) of renal Rett um averaged over an eight hour work shin This may abo —Liver db: = Although ethyl benzene is not be expressed as 435 nmmoums of ethyl benzee per !mown as a liver toxin in humans.the importance of this cubic meter of air(mg/me). organ in the bion nsformahon and detoaficaaon of foreign sum should be considered before expos. HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION mg persons wrth unpaired five:funcum ' • Rout"of emspo== —Sian disease:Ethyl benzene is a defitemg agem and Ethyl benzene can affect the body if it is mbaled, a an cause dermatitis out prolonged exposure, Persons ERed,f orm contact wzth the eyes or skin. with PB tthisan � may be more su>scepti- of wble to the effects of L &iwv-*vw Egwww Ethyl benzene causes kmation 2 Aentadle MmEwl E aaminadm Any employeelevel- ., of the eye„ now throat, and skin. With exposure to q m►g the above-h ged conditions should be referred for high concentrations, utrtatmg effect: are mote pro. further medical exammumom. mounted, mad a person may begin to fed weak, deny, ' of toaicalou drowsy,and become unconsdou L Ethyl benzene is prrmalay an irritant of skin rnd, to 2 La+t-ftw Eq wrrur Prolonged or repeated ethyl some degree, of eyes and upper nxpmratory tract Sys- b=one exposure of the skin may case skin rash. temnc absorption =uses deprdusnm of dee central ser. 2 R �dSYmrWs::A physid=should be vow system with nucOm at very high concenustions contacted if anyone develops any srgm at symptom Aspiration of small amounts ca=ses eztemive edema and bbenz�ene that they are tamed by exposure to ethyl hemorrhage of lung bum It to readily nw abolixed and wed ClUCRY as---lei acid in the come. T reflset good kxl d&W hyW* and wO*CW suavailaruce Pr Cbm and thwr wip aseist n aeho"M an wiser " oeu pakmW himft program, Moweve. shay mal, not be wffaem to actrave comp mncce + with W nxpxwnwft of OSHA r@p Abom u s. DEP"ME r OF HMTM Atm HUMAm sgnv=n U-L DEPARTMENT of l.AKM PWAC F S@M Swvw Conun for D"s control Ooeuvmtgrw saber and Health Adnserstrafgr, Matro�w ins*M for ocavawft So",red "MM s•pts�nb�r 1978 - 1