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i Occupational Health P Guideline for F' Xylene ' INTRODUCTION . Ef>feels of overexpome This guideline is intended as a source of information for . 1. ShOfr-Mm EVMFC Xylene vapor may cause krita- employees,employers,physician6 industrial hygienists, tion of the eyes, nose, and throat. At high co==t=- ' and other occupational health professionals who waytions,xylene vapor may cause severe breathing dit5cul- have a need for such information.It does not attempt to ties which may be delayed in onset.At high concentra- present all data;rather,it presents pertinent information tions, it may also cause dumm ss, staggering, drowsi- ' and data in summary form. neW and oancentrations may °a�lowugmsL ][0 appetite, b� mh SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION tom'and�O1° inal pain. ��'id xylene may be m itat- lag to the eyes and akin. Exposure to high concentra- ' 0 Formula:C.Hs(CH,), tions of xylene vapor may cause reversible damage to • Synonyms: Commercial leve the kidneys and liver. xylem (xylol} is a mixture' mostly the meta- 2- Loner m Repeated or prolonged expo. isomer. 1}().xylem, Ortho-rylme I,2- sure to Xylene may cause a skin rash.Repeated exposure ' dimethylbenzene;2)m-xylene„meta-xylene, 1,3-dtmetll- of the eyes ylbenzene; 3) p-xylene, para xylene, 1,4dimathY Ibex- to concentrations of xylene vapor may zone cause reversible eye age. Appearance and odor: Colorless " � xy Signs crndS�A physician should be hQuid: with aroma- contacted if anyone develops any signs or symptoms tic odors(pure p•Xyleae is a solid below I2.7 C(5517). and �� they w cased by ansa to xylem, arveglaam PERMISSIBLE EXPOSUR19 LIMIT (PEL) The following medical procedures should be made �? The current OSHA available to each employee who is exposed to lens standard for xylene is 100 parts of potentially hazardous levels: �' at xylene per million parts of air (ppm) averaged over an L Inlar1 Madiaal E�minatioar.. ' eight-hour work shin This may also be expressed as 435 A complete history andPhysical milligrams of xylene per cubic meter of air (mg/ma). examination:The NIOSH has recommended that the purpose is to detect pr+e.eXh�g conditions that might sure limit be changed to 100 permissible over expo- place the exposed employee at increased risk, and to ' g� ppm averaged over a work establish a baseline for future health mini shift of up to tea hours per day, forty horns per weak, nation of the central nervous ging.��- with an acceptable ceding level of 200 systema,eyes6 gastrointesd- ovex a 10-minute period. The NIOSH Crimea= Docuad nal tom, Wood, liver, and kidneys should be stressed, . ' meat for Xylene should be consulted for more detailed d o skinuld be examined for evidence of chronic information. —A complete blood count: Xylene has been shown 10 cause' HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATIQN A complete reversible blood coca W c depression in animals, be performed, iaclud- • Routes of ezpa=M ing a red call cotmt„ a white cev count, a differential count of a stained smear, as wen as hemoglobin and Xylene can affect the body if it is inhaled,if it comes in hematocrit. contact with the eyes or skin, or if it is swallowed, It MY enter the body through the skin. sI ie function ' Sinn liver �e has been ' observed in humans exposed to xylene.a profile of liver These ra[lad>lOd assist In 80"vft an of euve occupa*mW h@aM � taW to " TrWam%ffh al . rfty r100 of OSHA regulatiom u.& tBPAATYENT of HMTM AMD NUUM SEWJMM f L*ft ftft Serttoe Canters for Giseaw Cortuol U.B. DWART'>MEW OF LABOR NEW" Irk for CkX&*atiorw Seery ora mom DOa+pea°'s11 8aMty and F1.attl, Adnnatb" b""WdW 1978 • i