---
type: threshold
id: formaldehyde-see-section-5217
asset: workplace-exposure-limits
title: "Formaldehyde, see Section 5217 — US workplace chemical exposure limits: federal OSHA vs Cal/OSHA, side by side"
sources:
  - https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html
source_quote: "50000 | | Formaldehyde, see Section 5217 | 0.75 | -- | | 2 | --"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-05
stale_after: 2027-08-05
substance: "Formaldehyde, see Section 5217"
pel_ppm: "0.75"
stel_ppm: "2"
verified: true
---
**Substance:** Formaldehyde, see Section 5217

**PEL (ppm):** 0.75

**STEL (ppm):** 2

> 50000 | | Formaldehyde, see Section 5217 | 0.75 | -- | | 2 | --

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