Osha Vinyl Chloride

Presently 29 cfr 1910 1017 k 2 i applies when the following conditions exist.

Osha vinyl chloride.

Occupational safety health administration provides information about exposure limits to vinyl chloride. Osha training requirements vinyl chloride. Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas. This website is not the official or final authority to determine osha compliance responsibilities which are set forth in osha standards themselves and the occupational safety and health act of 1970.

Vinyl chloride is regulated by osha as a demonstrated carcinogen in humans with an occupational exposure limit of 1 ppm. Last accessed december 28 2018. 800 321 6742 osha tty. 1 an employee is currently exposed above the action level for vinyl chloride and 2 the employee s first employment in vinyl chloride and or polyvinyl chloride manufacturing plants preceded january 2 1965.

The us epa and fda limit vinyl chloride in drinking water to 0 002 ppm. Employers shall include vinyl chloride in the hazard communication program established to comply with the hcs 1910 1200. Vinyl chloride pdf. Agency for toxic substances and disease registry.

The us osha limits vinyl chloride exposure of workers to no more than 1 ppm for eight hours or 5 ppm for 15 minutes. Centers for disease control and prevention 2006. 200 constitution ave nw. Employers shall include vinyl chloride in the hazard communication program established to comply with the hcs 1910 1200.

Food ingestion is a trivial source of exposure. Because osha regulations are constantly being added deleted and or revised you must not rely on. These procedures were designed and tested for internal use by osha personnel mention of any company name or commercial product does not constitute endorsement by osha. Chloroethene chloroethylene ethylene monochloride monochloroethene monochloroethylene vc vcm vinyl chloride monomer vcm colorless gas or liquid below 7 f with a pleasant odor at high concentrations.

Department of labor occupational safety health administration. Employers shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of vinyl chloride and to safety data sheets and is trained in accordance with the requirements of hcs and paragraph j of this section.