| Document ID (ISN) | 52629 |
| CIS number |
89-1423 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7729-1383-8 |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
Ontario Regulation 176/86
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| Author(s) |
Ontario Ministry of Labour - Occupational Health and Safety Division |
| Title |
Regulation respecting arsenic - made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act [Canada - Ontario] |
| Bibliographic information |
Ontario Government Bookstore, Publication Services Section, 5th Floor, 880 Bay Street, Toronto M7A 1N8, Ont., Canada, 1987. 44p. |
| Abstract |
This Regulation, as amended by Ontario Regulation 23/87, prescribes arsenic (As) (including its organic compounds except arsine but not its organic compounds when no inorganic compounds are present) as a designated substance. Exposure limits set for workplace air: TWA exposure - 10µg As/m3, short-term (15min) exposure - 50µg As/m3. Other aspects covered: responsibilities of employers; control programmes; monitoring; record keeping; medical supervision. Also included: schedule for calculating TWA exposures; code for respiratory equipment for arsenic; code for measuring airborne arsenic. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
threshold limit values; Canada; limitation of exposure; arsenic and compounds; arsenic; Ontario |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
respirators; sampling and analysis; determination in air; directive; exposure tests; law; medical supervision |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | Ontario |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Occupational exposure limits
Arsenic and compounds
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