*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ED7400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Boron bromide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 10294-33-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 17
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : B-Br3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 250.54
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Borane, tribromo-
   * Boron tribromide
   * Tribromoborane
   * Tribromoboron

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-CL 10 mg/m3 (1 ppm)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   TLV/BEI,1997

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,26,1971

   OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1926.55,1994

   OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1915.1000,1993

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 1 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3);STEL 3 ppm (30 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3);STEL 3 ppm (30 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO BORON TRIBROMIDE-air:CL 1 ppm
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 12966
       No. of Facilities: 11 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 335 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 12966
       No. of Facilities: 32 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 9
       No. of Employees: 1554 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 878 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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