Oil (mineral) mist, particulate — workplace exposure limit

What is the pel (mg/m³) for Oil (mineral) mist, particulate — workplace exposure limit?

For Oil (mineral) mist, particulate, pel (mg/m³) is (5)(l); cas no. is 8012951, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

8012951 | | Oil (mineral) mist, particulate | -- | (5)(l)

— dir.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-05

Substance: Oil (mineral) mist, particulate verified
CAS No.: 8012951 verified
PEL (mg/m³): (5)(l) verified
NIOSH REL (mg/m³): TWA 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 5 mg/m3 ST 10 mg/m3

— cdc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-08

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PEL (mg/m³)

dir.ca.gov says pel (mg/m³) is (5)(l), as of 2026-08-05.

8012951 | | Oil (mineral) mist, particulate | -- | (5)(l)

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

osha.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 5, as of 2026-08-05.

Oil mist, mineral | 8012-95-1 | - | 5 | - |

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

Sources

dir.ca.govhttps://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html
osha.govhttps://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TableZ1
cdc.govhttps://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0472.html

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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