related to Chemical Agents at Work (Amendment) Regulations, (schedulev)

L.N. 353 of 2007

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AUTHORITY

ACT

(CAP. 424)

Protection of the Health and Safety of Workers from the Risks

related to Chemical Agents at Work (Amendment) Regulations,

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 12 of the

Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Minister for Education, Youth

and Employment, in consultation with the Occupational Health and

Safety Authority, has made the following regulations>

The title of these regulations is the Protection of the Health Citation.

and Safety of Workers from the Risks related to Chemical Agents at

Work (Amendment) Regulations, 2007, and they shall be read and

construed as one with the Health and Safety of Workers from the Risks

related to Chemical Agents at Work Regulations, 2003, hereinafter L.N. 227 of 2003.

referred to as the “principal regulations”.

For Schedule V to the principal regulations, there shall be Substitutes

Schedule V to the

substituted the Schedule to these regulations.

principal

regulations.

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMIT VALUES

Limit values

Eight hours (4)

Short-term

EINECS

Notation

CAS (2)

Name of agent

(5)

(1)

(3)

mg/m 3

mg/m 3 ppm

ppm (7)

(6)

(6)

(7)

200-193-3

54-11-5

Nicotine

0.5

-

-

-

Skin

200-467-2

60-29-7

Diethylether

-

200-579-1

64-18-6

Formic acid

-

-

-

200-580-7

64-19-7

Acetic acid

-

-

-

200-659-6

67-56-1

Methanol

-

-

Skin

200-662-2

67-64-1

Acetone

-

-

-

200-663-8

67-66-3

Chloroform

-

-

Skin

200-756-3

71-55-6

1,1,1-Trichloroethane

-

200-830-5

75-00-3

Chloroethane

-

-

-

200-834-7

75-04-7

Ethylamine

The Regulations establishing a first list of indicative Repeals L.N.120 of

occupational exposure limit values on the protection of the health and 2003.

safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work,

2003 are hereby repealed.

B

SCHEDULE

4

-

-

-

200-835-2

75-05-8

Acetonitrile

-

-

Skin

200-863-5

75-34-3

1,1-Dichloroethane

-

-

Skin

200-870-3

75-44-5

Phosgene

0.08

0.02

0.4

0.1

-

200-871-9

75-45-6

Chlorodifluoro-methane

-

-

-

201-142-8

78-78-4

Isopentane

-

-

-

201-159-0

78-93-3

Butanone

-

201-176-3

79-09-4

Propionic acid

-

Picric acid (8)

201-865-9

88-89-1

0.1

-

-

-

-

202-0495

91-20-3

Naphtalene

-

-

-

202-422-2

95-47-6

o-Xylene

Skin

202-425-9

95-50-1

1,2-Dichlorobenzene

Skin

202-436-9

95-63-6

1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene

-

-

-

202-704-5

98-82-8

Cumene

Skin

202-705-0

98-83-9

2-Phenylpropene

-

202-716-0

98-95-3

Nitrobenzene

0.2

-

-

Skin

202-849-4

100-41-4

Ethylbenzene

Skin

203-313-2

105-60-2

e-Caprolactam (dust and vapour)

-

-

-

203-388-1

106-35-4

Heptan-3-one

-

-

-

203-396-5

106-42-3

p-Xylene

Skin

203-400-5

106-46-7

1,4-Dichlorobenzene

-

203-470-7

107-18-6

Allyl alcohol

4.8

1

Skin

203-473-3

107-21-1

Ethylene glycol

Skin

203-539-1

107-98-2

1-Methoxypropanol-2

Skin

203-550-1

108-10-1

4-Methylpentan-2-one

-

203-576-3

108-38-3

m-Xylene

Skin

203-585-2

108-46-3

Resorcinol

-

-

Skin

203-603-9

108-65-6

2-Methoxy-1-methylethylacetate

Skin

203-604-4

108-67-8

Mesitylene (Trimethylbenzes)

-

-

-

203-625-9

108-88-3

Toluene

Skin

203-628-5

108-90-7

Monochlorobenzene

-

203-628-5

108-90-7

Monochlorobenzene

-

203-631-1

108-94-1

Cyclohexanone

8

81.6

Skin

203-632-7

108-95-2

Phenol

7.8

-

-

Skin

B

203-692-4

109-66-0

Pentane

-

-

-

203-716-3

109-89-7

Diethylamine

-

203-726-8

109-99-9

Tetrahydrofuran

Skin

203-737-8

110-12-3

5-Methylhexan-2-one

-

-

-

203-767-1

110-43-0

Heptan-2-one

Skin

203-777-6

110-54-3

n-Hexane

-

-

-

203-806-2

110-82-7

Cyclohexane

-

-

-

203-808-3

110-85-0

Piperazine

0.1

-

0.3

-

-

Pyridine (8)

203-809-9

110-86-1

-

-

-

203-815-1

110-91-8

Morpholine

-

203-905-0

111-76-2

2-Butoxyethanol

Skin

203-906-6

111-77-3

2-(2-Methoxyethoxy)ethanol

1

-

-

Skin

203-933-3

112-07-2

2-Butoxyethyl acetate

Skin

203-961-6

112-34-5

2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol

5

101.2

-

204-065-8

115-10-6

Dimethylether

-

-

-

204-428-0

120-82-1

1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

15.1

37.8

Skin

204-469-4

121-44-8

Triethylamine

8.4

12.6

Skin

204-662-3

123-92-2

Isopentylacetate

-

204-696-9

124-38-9

Carbon dioxide

-

-

-

204-697-4

124-40-3

Dimethylamine

3.8

9.4

-

204-826-4

127-19-5

N,N-Dimethylacetamide

Skin

205-480-7

141-32-2

n-Butylacrylate

-

205-483-3

141-43-5

2-Aminoethanol

2.5

7.6

Skin

205-563-8

142-82-5

n-Heptane

-

-

-

205-634-3

144-62-7

Oxalic acid

-

-

-

-

206-992-3

420-04-2

Cyanamide

0.58

-

-

Skin

207-343-7

463-82-1

Neopentane

-

-

-

208-394-8

526-73-8

1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene

-

-

-

208-793-7

541-85-5

5-Methylheptan-3-one

-

210-946-8

626-38-0

1-Methylbutylacetate

-

211-047-3

628-63-7

Pentylacetate

-

Calcium dihydroxide (8)

215-137-3

1305-62-0

-

-

-

-

215-236-1

1314-56-3

Diphosphorus pentaoxide

-

-

-

-

215-242-4

1314-80-3

Diphosphorus pentasulphide

-

-

-

-

Cresols (all isomers) (8)

215-293-2

1319-77-3

-

-

-

215-535-7

1330-20-7

Xylene, mixed isomers, pure

Skin

222-995-2

3689-24-5

Sulphotep

0.1

-

-

-

Skin

Platinum (metallic) (8)

231-116-1

7440-06-4

-

-

-

-

231-131-3

7440-22-4

Silver, metallic

0.1

-

-

-

-

231-131-3

Silver (soluble compounds as Ag)

0.01

-

-

-

-

Lithium hydride (8)

231-484-3

7580-67-8

0.025

-

-

-

-

231-595-7

7647-01-0

Hydrogen chloride

-

231-633-2

7664-38-2

Orthophosphoric acid

-

-

-

231-634-8

7664-39-3

Hydrogen fluoride

1.5

1.8

2.5

-

231-635-3

7664-41-7

Ammonia, anhydrous

-

231-714-2

7697-37-2

Nitric acid

-

-

2.6

-

231-778-1

7726-95-6

Bromine

0.7

0.1

-

-

-

231-954-8

7782-41-4

Fluorine

1.58

3.16

-

231-959-5

7782-50-5

Chlorine

-

-

1.5

0.5

-

231-978-9

7783-07-5

Dihydrogen selenide

0.07

0.02

0.17

0.05

-

232-260-8

7803-51-2

Phosphine

0.14

0.1

0.28

0.2

-

233-060-3

10026-13-8

Phosphorus pentachloride

-

-

-

-

233-113-0

10035-10-6

Hydrogen bromide

-

-

6.7

-

233-271-0

10102-43-9

Nitrogen monoxide

-

-

-

247-852-1

26628-22-8

Sodium azide

0.1

-

0.3

-

Skin

252-104-2

34590-94-8

(2-Methoxymethylethoxy)-propanol

-

-

Skin

B

620-11-1

3-Pentylacetate

-

625-16-1

Amylacetate, tertiary

-

Pyrethrum (purified of sensitising

8003-34-7

-

-

-

-

lactones)

Fluorides, inorganic

2.5

-

-

-

-

Barium (soluble compounds as Ba)

0.5

-

-

-

-

Chromium Metal, Inorganic

Chromium (II) Compounds and

-

-

-

-

Inorganic Chromium (III)

Compounds (insoluble)

Tin (inorganic compounds as Sn) (8)

-

-

-

-

( 1 ) EINECS: European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances.

( 2 ) CAS: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number.

( 3 ) A skin notation assigned to the occupational exposure limit value indicates the possibility of significant uptake

through the skin.

( 4 ) Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight-hours as a time-weighted average.

( 5 ) A limit value above which exposure should not occur and is related to a 15-minute period, unless otherwise

specified.

( 6 ) mg/m 3 : milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101.3 KPa.

( 7 ) ppm: parts per million by volume in air (ml/m 3 ).

( 8 ) Existing scientific data on health effects appear to be particularly limited.

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