Epichlorohydrin — CAS 106-89-8 — workplace exposure limit
What is the pel (ppm) for Epichlorohydrin — CAS 106-89-8 — workplace exposure limit?
For Epichlorohydrin, pel (ppm) is disputed: 5 per osha.gov, 0.05 per dir.ca.gov; pel (mg/m³) is disputed: 19 per osha.gov, 0.19 per dir.ca.gov; cas no. is 106-89-8, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.
Epichlorohydrin | 106-89-8 | 5 | 19 | X |
— osha.gov, retrieved 2026-08-05
- Substance
- Epichlorohydrin verified
- CAS No.
- 106-89-8 verified
- PEL (ppm)
- 5 sources disagree
- PEL (mg/m³)
- 19 sources disagree
- NIOSH REL, as stated
- Ca See Appendix A per cdc.gov
What cdc.gov says
NIOSH REL Ca See Appendix A
— cdc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-08
Substance
CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Epichlorohydrin
CAS No.
CAS No. 106-89-8
What dir.ca.gov says
106898 | | 1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane; see Epichlorohydrin
— dir.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-05
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 5, as of 2026-08-05.
Epichlorohydrin | 106-89-8 | 5 | 19 | X |
https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TableZ1
dir.ca.gov says pel (ppm) is 0.05, as of 2026-08-05.
106898 | S | Epichlorohydrin; 1-chloro-2, 3-epoxypropane | 0.05 | 0.19
https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html
PEL (mg/m³)
osha.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 19, as of 2026-08-05.
Epichlorohydrin | 106-89-8 | 5 | 19 | X |
https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TableZ1
dir.ca.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 0.19, as of 2026-08-05.
106898 | S | Epichlorohydrin; 1-chloro-2, 3-epoxypropane | 0.05 | 0.19
Sources
- osha.govhttps://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TableZ1
- dir.ca.govhttps://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html
- cdc.govhttps://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0254.html