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ID (ISN) del documento32881
Número CIS 80-129
ISSN - Título de la serie 0097-6326 - Federal Register
Año 1978
Número de serie
Autor(es)
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Título Occupational exposure to 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) - Occupational safety and health standards.
Información bibliográfica 17 Mar. 1978, Vol.43, No.53, p.11514-11533. 5 ref.
Resumen This permanent standard dated 10 Mar. 1978 (effective: 17 Apr. 1978) establishes a TLV of 1ppb as an 8h time-weighted average for DBCP. The employer must ensure that no worker is exposed to eye or skin contact with this substance. The standard contains other provisions concerning: worker information and training, supply of respirators and protective clothing and equipment, employers' compliance programme, selection of respirator type for different concentrations of DBCP, exposure monitoring, cleaning of surfaces, hygiene facilities and practices, medical surveillance (frequency and content of medical examinations, medical reports), emergency situations, warning signs and out-of-bounds areas, labelling. Appendices: safety data sheet (substance identification, health hazard data, first aid, precautions for safe use, handling and storage), chemical and physical properties, medical surveillance and treatment guidelines, preventive medicine. The text of the standard is preceded by background and supplementary information.
Descriptores (primarios) valores umbrales; Estados Unidos; limitación de la exposición; negamón; nematocidas
Descriptores (secundarios) bienestar de los trabajadores; primeros auxilios; respiradores; identificación de riesgos; información del personal; suministro de equipo de protección; producción de pesticidas; vigilancia médica; directiva; métodos de trabajo y seguridad
Tipo de documento A - Leyes, reglamentos, directivas
País / Estado o ProvinciaEstados Unidos
Tema(s) Normas y directivas con fuerza de ley
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos químicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Agricultural chemicals
Occupational exposure limits
Halogenated hydrocarbons