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Legislative texts on OSH
Regulation respecting vinyl chloride - made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act |
| Jurisdiction |
Canada - Ontario |
| Year |
1987 |
| Published in |
English |
| Source |
Ontario Government Bookstore, Publication Services Section, 5th Floor, 880 Bay Street, Toronto M7A 1N8, Ont., Canada, 1987. 54p. Index. |
| Serial number |
Ontario Regulation 516/82 |
| Descriptors |
[Primary] Canada, Ontario, limitation of exposure, threshold limit values, vinyl chloride [Secondary] determination in air, directive, exposure tests, law, medical supervision, respirators, sampling and analysis |
| Subject category |
Chemical safety |
| Abstract |
This Regulation, as amended by Ontario Regulation 23/87, prescribes vinyl chloride as a designated substance. Exposure limits set for workplace air, TWA exposure - 2ppm by volume ( = 5.2mg/m3), maximum concentration at any time - 10ppm by volume ( = 26mg/m3). Other aspects covered: responsibilities of employers; control programmes; monitoring; medical supervision. Also included: schedule for calculating TWA exposures; code for respiratory equipment for vinyl chloride; code for measuring airborne vinyl chloride; code for medical surveillance. |
| CIS No. |
89-1422 |
| Database ID |
52628 |
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