Section 325.51453. Permissible exposure limits (PEL).  


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  • (1) An employer shall ensure that an employee is not exposed to an airborne concentration of formaldehyde at a level of more than 0.75 parts of formaldehyde per million  parts  of  air  (0.75  ppm)   as   an   8-hour, time-weighted average (TWA).

    (2) An employer shall  ensure  that  an  employee  is  not exposed  to formaldehyde at a level of more than 2 parts of formaldehyde per million parts of air (2 ppm) during any 15-minute period. This is designated as a short-term exposure limit (STEL).

History: 1990 AACS; 1993 AACS.