Chromium metal — workplace exposure limit

What is the pel (mg/m³) for Chromium metal — workplace exposure limit?

For Chromium metal, pel (mg/m³) is 0.5; cas no. is 7440473, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

7440473 | | Chromium metal | -- | 0.5

— dir.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-05

Substance: Chromium metal verified
CAS No.: 7440473 verified
PEL (mg/m³): 0.5 verified
NIOSH REL (mg/m³): TWA 0.5 per cdc.gov

Sourcedir.ca.gov

Verified2026-08-05

Review by2027-08-05

DatasetUS workplace chemical exposure limits: federal OSHA, Cal/OSHA and NIOSH, side by side

What cdc.gov says

NIOSH REL TWA 0.5 mg/m3

— cdc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-08

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PEL (mg/m³)

dir.ca.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 0.5, as of 2026-08-05.

7440473 | | Chromium metal | -- | 0.5

https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html

osha.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 1, as of 2026-08-05.

Chromium metal and insol. salts (as Cr) | 7440-47-3 | - | 1 | - |

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TableZ1

Sources

dir.ca.govhttps://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html
cdc.govhttps://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0141.html
osha.govhttps://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TableZ1

Last verified against source: 2026-08-05. Due for re-check by 2027-08-05. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.

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