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Phosphorus trichloride — workplace exposure limit

What is the pel (ppm) for Phosphorus trichloride — workplace exposure limit?

For Phosphorus trichloride, pel (ppm) is 0.5; pel (mg/m³) is 3; cas no. is 7719-12-2, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

Phosphorus trichloride | 7719-12-2 | 0.5 | 3 | - |

— osha.gov, retrieved 2026-08-05

0.5
The most of this substance workplace air may legally contain, averaged over an 8-hour shift — OSHA's permissible exposure limit (PEL), in parts per million, from the agency's own table row quoted below. Where federal OSHA and Cal/OSHA disagree, both limits are stated, each with its own agency's table row as evidence. NIOSH's number, where there is one, is shown separately: it is a recommended limit, not a legal one, and it is often the strictest of the three.
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Substance
Phosphorus trichloride verified
CAS No.
7719-12-2 verified
PEL (ppm)
0.5 verified
PEL (mg/m³)
3 verified
STEL (ppm)
0.5 per dir.ca.gov
STEL (mg/m³)
3 per dir.ca.gov
NIOSH REL (ppm)
TWA 0.2 per cdc.gov
NIOSH REL (mg/m³)
1.5 per cdc.gov

What cdc.gov says

NIOSH REL TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3) ST 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3)

— cdc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-08

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PEL (ppm)

osha.gov says pel (ppm) is 0.5, as of 2026-08-05.

Phosphorus trichloride | 7719-12-2 | 0.5 | 3 | - |

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

dir.ca.gov says pel (ppm) is 0.2, as of 2026-08-05.

7719122 | | Phosphorus trichloride | 0.2 | 1.5 | | 0.5 | 3

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

PEL (mg/m³)

osha.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 3, as of 2026-08-05.

Phosphorus trichloride | 7719-12-2 | 0.5 | 3 | - |

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

dir.ca.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 1.5, as of 2026-08-05.

7719122 | | Phosphorus trichloride | 0.2 | 1.5 | | 0.5 | 3

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

Sources

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