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sec-Butyl alcohol — workplace exposure limit

What is the pel (ppm) for sec-Butyl alcohol — workplace exposure limit?

For sec-Butyl alcohol, pel (ppm) is 150; pel (mg/m³) is 450; cas no. is 78-92-2, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

sec-Butyl alcohol | 78-92-2 | 150 | 450 | - |

osha.gov, retrieved 2026-08-05

150
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
sec-Butyl alcohol verified
CAS No.
78-92-2 verified
PEL (ppm)
150 verified
PEL (mg/m³)
450 verified
NIOSH REL (ppm)
TWA 100 per cdc.gov
NIOSH REL (mg/m³)
305 per cdc.gov

What cdc.gov says

NIOSH REL TWA 100 ppm (305 mg/m3) ST 150 ppm (455 mg/m3)

cdc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-08

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PEL (ppm)

osha.gov says pel (ppm) is 150, as of 2026-08-05.

sec-Butyl alcohol | 78-92-2 | 150 | 450 | - |

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

dir.ca.gov says pel (ppm) is 100, as of 2026-08-05.

78922 | | sec-Butyl alcohol | 100 | 305

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

PEL (mg/m³)

osha.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 450, as of 2026-08-05.

sec-Butyl alcohol | 78-92-2 | 150 | 450 | - |

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

dir.ca.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 305, as of 2026-08-05.

78922 | | sec-Butyl alcohol | 100 | 305

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

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