Benzyl chloride — workplace exposure limit
What is the pel (ppm) for Benzyl chloride — workplace exposure limit?
For Benzyl chloride, pel (ppm) is 1; pel (mg/m³) is 5; cas no. is 100-44-7, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.
Benzyl chloride | 100-44-7 | 1 | 5 | - |
— osha.gov, retrieved 2026-08-05
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The most of this substance workplace air may legally contain, averaged over an 8-hour shift — OSHA's permissible exposure limit (PEL), in parts per million, from the agency's own table row quoted below. Where federal OSHA and Cal/OSHA disagree, both limits are stated, each with its own agency's table row as evidence. NIOSH's number, where there is one, is shown separately: it is a recommended limit, not a legal one, and it is often the strictest of the three.
- Substance
- Benzyl chloride verified
- CAS No.
- 100-44-7 verified
- PEL (ppm)
- 1 verified
- PEL (mg/m³)
- 5 verified
- NIOSH REL (ppm)
- C 1 per cdc.gov
- NIOSH REL (mg/m³)
- 5 per cdc.gov
What cdc.gov says
NIOSH REL C 1 ppm (5 mg/m3) [15-minute]
— cdc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-08
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
PEL (ppm)
osha.gov says pel (ppm) is 1, as of 2026-08-05.
Benzyl chloride | 100-44-7 | 1 | 5 | - |
https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TableZ1
dir.ca.gov says pel (ppm) is 0.03, as of 2026-08-05.
100447 | | benzyl chloride; alpha-chlorotoluene | 0.03 | 0.16
https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html
PEL (mg/m³)
osha.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 5, as of 2026-08-05.
Benzyl chloride | 100-44-7 | 1 | 5 | - |
https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TableZ1
dir.ca.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 0.16, as of 2026-08-05.
100447 | | benzyl chloride; alpha-chlorotoluene | 0.03 | 0.16
Sources
- osha.govhttps://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TableZ1
- cdc.govhttps://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0053.html
- dir.ca.govhttps://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html