*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LK2900000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ferrovanadium dust
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12604-58-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 24
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ferro V
   * Ferrovanadium dust

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-STEL 3 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:
   TLV/BEI,1997

   ACGIH TLV-TWA 1 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:
   TLV/BEI,1997

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series,"
   Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77
   Volume(issue)/page/year: V,46,1974

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1 mg/m3 (dust)
   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:
   3,114,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 1 mg/m3
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1910.1000,1994

   OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 1 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 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

   OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 1 mg/m3, total dust
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,50-204.50,1994

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 3 mg/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 3 mg/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 mg/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-JAPAN:TWA 1 mg/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 mg/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 1 mg/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 1 mg/m3 (dust) 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 FERROVANADIUM DUST-air:10H TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 3 mg/m3
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 - 33235
       No. of Facilities: 17 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 815 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 33235
       No. of Facilities: 14632 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 116
       No. of Occupations: 52
       No. of Employees: 210876 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 568 (estimated)

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***