---
type: threshold
id: benzene-see-also-section-5218
asset: workplace-exposure-limits
title: "Benzene; see also Section 5218 — US workplace chemical exposure limits: federal OSHA vs Cal/OSHA, side by side"
sources:
  - https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html
source_quote: "71432 | S | Benzene; see also Section 5218 | 1 | | | 5 | --"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-05
stale_after: 2027-08-05
substance: "Benzene; see also Section 5218"
pel_ppm: "1"
stel_ppm: "5"
verified: true
---
**Substance:** Benzene; see also Section 5218

**PEL (ppm):** 1

**STEL (ppm):** 5

> 71432 | S | Benzene; see also Section 5218 | 1 | | | 5 | --

Source: <https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html>