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Chemical Hazards
<br />Tasks)
<br />Chemical
<br />PEL/STEL/IDLH
<br />Known
<br />Signs/Symptoms
<br />(soil,. water, air, etc.)
<br />Cortcenfration
<br />Benzene
<br />PEL 0.1 ppm (NIOSH)/
<br />Irritation of eyes, nose,
<br />1 ppm (OSHA)
<br />respiratory sys; giddiness,
<br />STEL 1 ppm (NIOSH)/
<br />headaches, nausea, staggered
<br />5 ppm (OSHA)
<br />gait, fatigue, anorexia, lassitude,
<br />IDLH 3,000 ppm
<br />dermatitis, human carcinogen.
<br />Toluene
<br />PEL 100 ppm
<br />Fatigue, weakness; confusion,
<br />STEL 150 ppm
<br />euphoria, dizziness, headache;
<br />IDLH 2,000 ppm
<br />dilated pupils, tearing,
<br />nervousness, muscular fatigue,
<br />insomnia, paresthesia,
<br />dermatitis.
<br />Ethylbenzene
<br />PEL 100 ppm
<br />Irritation of eyes, mucous
<br />STEL 125 ppm
<br />membranes; headache,
<br />IDLH 2,000 ppm
<br />dermatitis, narcosis, coma.
<br />Xylenes
<br />PEL 100 ppm
<br />Dizziness, excitement,
<br />STEL 150 ppm
<br />drowsiness, incoordination,
<br />IDLH 10,000 ppm
<br />staggering gait, irritation of
<br />eyes, nose, throat; corneal
<br />vacuolization; anorexia, nausea,
<br />vomiting, abdominal pain;
<br />dermatitis.
<br />TPHG
<br />PEL 300 ppm
<br />Headache; nasal, eye, skin and
<br />STEL 500 ppm
<br />respiratory irritation, drowsiness,
<br />fatigue, pneumonitis, nausea,
<br />asphyxia, CNS depression.
<br />TPHD
<br />PEL 5 mg/m3
<br />Skin and respiratory irritation;
<br />dizziness, nausea, headache,
<br />CNS depression.
<br />Lead
<br />STEL 0.050 mg/m3
<br />Weakness, lassitude, insomnia,
<br />IDLH 700 Mg/M3
<br />facial pallor, anorexia
<br />Tetraethyl Lead
<br />PEL 0.075 mg/m3
<br />TEL 0.3 mg/m3
<br />Inomnia, lassitude, anxiety,
<br />IDLH 40 mg/m3
<br />tremors, convulsions, eye irrit.
<br />Carbon Tetrachloride
<br />STEL -NIOSH 2 ppm
<br />Irritation of eyes/skin; central
<br />PEL-OSHA 10 ppm
<br />nervous system depressant;
<br />(25ppm C)
<br />nausea, vomiting; liver/kidney
<br />IDLH 200 ppm
<br />damage; drowsiness, dizziness,
<br />incoordination; potential
<br />occupational carcinogen
<br />Chloroform
<br />STEL -NIOSH 2 ppm
<br />Irritation of eyes/skin; dizziness,
<br />PEL-OSHA 50 ppm C
<br />mental dullness, nausea,
<br />IDLH 500 ppm
<br />confusion; headaches, fatigue;
<br />anesthesia, enlarged liver;
<br />potential occupational
<br />carcinogen
<br />Trichloroethene (TCE)
<br />PEL-NIOSH 25 ppm
<br />Irritation of eyes/skin;
<br />PEL-OSHA 100 ppm
<br />headaches, vertigo; visual
<br />disturbance, fatigue, giddiness,
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