*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SE7449000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Petroleum distillate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 8002-05-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 14
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
                          Primary Irritant
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology.  (Mary Ann Liebert,
   Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued.
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 5(3),225,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology.  (Mary Ann Liebert,
   Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued.
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 5(3),225,1986
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 57 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cough
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   DICPBB Drug Intelligence and Clinical Pharmacy.  (POB 42435, Cincinnati, OH
   45242)  V.3-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,693,1981

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 500 ppm (2000 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 500 ppm (2000 mg/m3)
   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

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

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO PETROLEUM DISTILLATES-air:TWA 350 mg/m3;CL 1.8 gm/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 - M4242
       No. of Facilities: 46718 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 298
       No. of Occupations: 160
       No. of Employees: 656542 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M4242
       No. of Facilities: 8592 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 61
       No. of Occupations: 78
       No. of Employees: 168988 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 34313 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-1292-8621
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Naphthas, 1550
   
   OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #48

 
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