The First Schedule
[i][THE FIRST SCHEDULE
[See Section 2(cb)]
LIST OF INDUSTRIES INVOLVING HAZARDOUS PROCESSES
1. Ferrous Metallurgical Industries
—Integrated Iron and Steel
—Ferrow-alloys
—Special Steels
2. Non-ferrous Metallurgical Industries
—Primary Metallurgical Industries, namely, zinc, lead, copper, manganese and aluminium
3. Foundries (ferrous and non-ferrous)
Castings and forgings including cleaning or smoothening/roughening by sand and shot blasting
4. Coal (including coke) industries
—Coal, Lignite, Coke, etc.
—Fuel gases (including Coal gas, Producer Gas, Water Gas)
5. Power Generating Industries
6. Pulp and paper (including paper products) industries
7. Fertiliser Industries
—Nitrogenous
—Phosphatic
—Mixed
8. Cement Industries
—Portland Cement (including slag cement, puzzolona cement and their products)
9. Petroleum Industries
—Oil Refining
—Lubricating Oils and Greases
10. Petro-chemical Industries
11. Drugs and Pharmaceutical Industries
—Narcotics, Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
12. Fermentation Industries (Distilleries and Breweries)
13. Rubber (Synthetic) Industries
14. Paints and Pigment Industries
15. Leather Tanning Industries
16. Electro-plating Industries
17. Chemical Industries
—Coke Oven By-products and Coaltar Distillation products
—Industrial Gases (nitrogen, oxygen, acetylene, argon, carbondioxide, hydrogen, sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxide, halogenated hydrocarbon, ozone, etc.)
—Industrial Carbon
—Alkalies and Acids
—Chromates and dichromates
—Lead and its compounds
—Electrochemicals (metallic sodium, potassium and magnesium, chlorates, perchlorates and peroxides)
—Electrothermal produces (artificial abrasive, calcium carbide)
—Nitrogenous compounds (cyanides, cyanamides, and other nitrogenous compounds)
—Phosphorous and its compounds
—Halogens and Halogenated compounds (Chlorine, Fluorine, Bromine and Iodine)
—Explosives (including industrial explosives and detonators and fuses)
18. Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides and other Pesticides Industries
19. Synthetic Resin and Plastics
20. Man-made Fibre (Cellulosic and non-cellulosic) Industry
21. Manufacture and repair of electrical accumulators
22. Glass and Ceramics
23. Grinding or glazing of metals
24. Manufacture, handling and processing of asbestos and its products
25. Extraction of oils and fats from vegetable and animal sources
26. Manufacture, handling and use of benzene and substances containing benzene
27. Manufacturing processes and operations involving carbon disulphide
28. Dyes and Dyestuff including their intermediates
29. Highly flammable liquids and gases.]
The Second Schedule
[ii][THE SECOND SCHEDULE
[See Section 41-F]
PERMISSIBLE LEVELS OF CERTAIN CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES IN WORK ENVIRONMENT
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Permissible limits of exposure |
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Serial No. |
Substance |
Time-weighted average concentration (TWA)(8 hrs.) |
Short-term exposure limit (STEL) (15 min.) |
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ppm |
mg/m3** |
ppm |
mg/m3 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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(1) |
Acetaldehyde |
100 |
180 |
150 |
270 |
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(2) |
Acetic Acid |
10 |
25 |
15 |
37 |
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(3) |
Acetone |
750 |
1780 |
1000 |
2375 |
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(4) |
Acrolein |
0.1 |
0.25 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
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(5) |
Acrylonitrile—skin (S.C.) |
2 |
4.5 |
— |
— |
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(6) |
Aldrin—skin |
— |
0.25 |
— |
— |
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(7) |
Allyl Chloride |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
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(8) |
Ammonia |
25 |
18 |
35 |
27 |
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(9) |
Aniline—skin |
2 |
10 |
— |
— |
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(10) |
Anisidine (o-p-isomers) —Skin |
0.1 |
0.5 |
— |
— |
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(11) |
Arsenic & compounds (as As) |
— |
0.2 |
— |
— |
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[iii][(12) |
Benzene (HC) |
0.5 |
1.5 |
25 |
7.5] |
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(13) |
Beryllium & compounds (as Be) (S.C.) |
— |
0.002 |
— |
— |
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(14) |
Boron trifluride-C |
1 |
3 |
— |
— |
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(15) |
Bromine |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2 |
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(16) |
Butane |
800 |
1900 |
— |
— |
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(17) |
2 Butanon (Methyl-ethyl Ketone-MBK) |
200 |
590 |
300 |
885 |
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(18) |
n-Butyl acetate |
150 |
710 |
200 |
950 |
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(19) |
n-Butyl alcohol—skin—C |
50 |
150 |
— |
— |
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(20) |
Sce/tert Butyl acetate |
200 |
950 |
— |
— |
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(21) |
Butyl mercaptan |
0.5 |
1.5 |
— |
— |
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(22) |
Cadmium-dusts and salts (as Cd) |
— |
0.05 |
— |
— |
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(23) |
Calcium oxide |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
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(24) |
Carbaryl (Sevin) |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
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(25) |
Carbofuran (Furadan) |
— |
0.1 |
— |
— |
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(26) |
Carbon disulphide—Skin |
10 |
30 |
— |
— |
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(27) |
Carbon monoxide |
50 |
55 |
400 |
440 |
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(28) |
Carbon terrachloride—Skin (S.C.) |
5 |
30 |
— |
— |
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(29) |
Chlordane—Skin |
— |
0.5 |
— |
2 |
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(30) |
Chlorine |
1 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
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(31) |
Chlorobenzene (Monochlorobenzene) |
75 |
350 |
— |
— |
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(32) |
Chloroform (S.C.) |
10 |
50 |
— |
— |
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(33) |
bis (Chloromethyl) ether (H.C.) |
0.001 |
0.005 |
— |
— |
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(34) |
Chromic acid and chromates (as Cr) (Water Soluble) |
— |
0.05 |
— |
— |
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(35) |
Chromous salts (as Cr) |
— |
0.5 |
— |
— |
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(36) |
Copper fume |
— |
0.2 |
— |
— |
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(37) |
Cotton dust raw |
— |
0.2*[iv] |
— |
— |
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(38) |
Cresol all isomers—skin |
5 |
22 |
— |
— |
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(39) |
Cyanides (as CN)—skin |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
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(40) |
Cyanogen |
10 |
20 |
— |
— |
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(41) |
DDT(Dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane) |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
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(42) |
Demeron—Skin |
0.01 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
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(43) |
Diazinon—Skin |
— |
0.1 |
— |
— |
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(44) |
Dibutylphthalate |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
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(45) |
Dicholorvos (DDVP)—Skin |
0.1 |
1 |
— |
— |
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(46) |
Dieldrin—Skin |
— |
0.25 |
— |
— |
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(47) |
Dinitrobenzene (all isomers)—Skin |
0.15 |
1 |
— |
— |
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(48) |
Dinitrotoluene—Skin |
— |
1.5 |
— |
— |
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(49) |
Diphenyl (Biphenyl) |
0.2 |
1.5 |
— |
— |
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(50) |
Endosulfan (Thiodan)—Skin |
— |
0.1 |
— |
— |
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(51) |
Endrin—Skin |
— |
0.1 |
— |
— |
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(52) |
Ethyl acetate |
400 |
1400 |
— |
— |
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(53) |
Ethyl alcohol |
1000 |
1900 |
— |
— |
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(54) |
Ethylamin |
10 |
18 |
— |
— |
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(55) |
Fluorides (as F) |
— |
2.5 |
— |
— |
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(56) |
Flourine |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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(57) |
Formaldehyde (S.C.) |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2 |
3 |
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(58) |
Formic acid |
5 |
9 |
— |
— |
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(59) |
Gasoline |
300 |
900 |
500 |
1500 |
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(60) |
Hydrazine—Skin (S.C.) |
0.1 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
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(61) |
Hydrogen chloride—C |
5 |
7 |
— |
— |
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(62) |
Hydrogen cyanide—Skin—C |
10 |
10 |
— |
— |
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(63) |
Hydrogen fluoride (as F)—C |
3 |
2.5 |
— |
— |
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(64) |
Hydrogen peroxide |
1 |
1.5 |
— |
— |
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(65) |
Hydrogen sulphide |
10 |
14 |
15 |
21 |
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(66) |
Iodine—C |
0.1 |
1 |
— |
— |
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(67) |
Iron Oxide Fume (Fe2O3) (as Fe) |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
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(68) |
Isoamyl acetate |
100 |
525 |
— |
— |
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(69) |
Isoamyl alcohol |
100 |
360 |
125 |
450 |
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(70) |
Isobutyl alcohol |
50 |
150 |
— |
— |
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(71) |
Lead inorg. dusts and fames (as Pb) |
— |
0.15 |
— |
— |
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(72) |
Lindane—Skin |
— |
0.5 |
— |
— |
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(73) |
Malathion—Skin |
— |
10 |
— |
— |
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(74) |
Manganese dust and compounds (as Mn)—C |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
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(75) |
Manganese fume (as Mn) |
— |
1 |
— |
3 |
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(76) |
Mercury (as Hg)—Skin |
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(i) Alkyl compounds |
— |
0.01 |
— |
0.03 |
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(ii) All forms except alkyl vapour |
— |
0.05 |
— |
— |
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(iii) Aryl and inorganic compounds |
— |
0.1 |
— |
— |
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(77) |
Methyl alcohol (Mathanol—skin) |
200 |
260 |
250 |
310 |
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(78) |
Methyl cellosolve (2-Methoxyethanol) —Skin |
5 |
16 |
— |
— |
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(79) |
Methyl isobutyl Ketone |
50 |
205 |
75 |
300 |
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(80) |
Methyl Isocyanate—Skin |
0.02 |
0.05 |
— |
— |
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(81) |
Naphthalene |
10 |
50 |
15 |
75 |
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(82) |
Nickel carbonyl (as Ni) |
0.05 |
0.35 |
— |
— |
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(83) |
Nitric acid |
2 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
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(84) |
Nitric oxide |
25 |
30 |
— |
— |
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(85) |
Nitrobenzene—Skin |
1 |
5 |
— |
— |
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(86) |
Nitrogen dioxide |
3 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
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(87) |
Oil mist mineral |
— |
5 |
— |
10 |
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(88) |
Ozone |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
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(89) |
Parathion—Skin |
— |
0.1 |
— |
— |
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(90) |
Phenol—Skin |
5 |
19 |
— |
— |
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(91) |
Phorate (Thimet)—Skin |
— |
0.05 |
— |
0.2 |
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(92) |
Phosgene (Carbonyl chloride) |
0.1 |
0.4 |
— |
— |
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(93) |
Phosphine |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1 |
1 |
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(94) |
Phosphoric acid (yellow) |
— |
1 |
— |
3 |
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(95) |
Phosphorus (yellow) |
— |
0.1 |
— |
— |
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(96) |
Phosphorus pentachloride |
0.1 |
1 |
— |
— |
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(97) |
Phosphorus trichloride |
0.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3 |
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(98) |
Picric acid—Skin |
— |
0.1 |
— |
0.3 |
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(99) |
Pyridine |
5 |
15 |
— |
— |
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(100) |
Silane (silicon tetrahydride) |
5 |
7 |
— |
— |
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(101) |
Sodium hydroxide—C |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
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(102) |
Styrene, monomer (Phenylethylene) |
50 |
215 |
100 |
425 |
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(103) |
Sulphur dioxide |
2 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
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(104) |
Sulphur hexafluoride |
1000 |
6000 |
— |
— |
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(105) |
Sulphuric acid |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
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(106) |
Tetraethyl lead (as Pb)—Skin |
— |
0.1 |
— |
— |
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(107) |
Tolune (Toluol) |
100 |
375 |
150 |
560 |
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(108) |
O-Tuluidine—Skin (S.C.) |
2 |
9 |
— |
— |
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(109) |
Tributyl phosphate |
0.2 |
2.5 |
— |
— |
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(110) |
Trichloroethylene |
50 |
270 |
200 |
1080 |
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(111) |
Uranium, natural (as U) |
— |
0.2 |
— |
0.6 |
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(112) |
Vinyl chloride (H.C.) |
5 |
10 |
— |
— |
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(113) |
Welding fumes |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
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(114) |
Xylene (o-,m-,p-isomers) |
100 |
435 |
150 |
655 |
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(115) |
Zinc oxide |
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(i) Fume |
— |
5.0 |
— |
10 |
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(ii) Dust (Total dust) |
— |
10.00 |
— |
— |
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(116) |
Zironium compounds (as Zr) |
— |
5 |
— |
10 |
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ppm: |
Parts of vapour or gas per million parts of contaminated air by volume at 125° C and 760 mm of Hg. |
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mg/m3: |
milligram of substance per cubic metre of air |
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*: |
Not more than 4 times a day with at least 60 min. interval between successive exposures. |
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Molecular weight mg/m3———————————— × ppm 24.45
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G: |
denotes Ceiling Limit |
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Skin: |
denotes potential contribution to the overallexposure by the cutaneous route including mucousmembranes and eye. |
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S.C.: |
denotes Suspected Human Carcinogen |
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H.C.: |
denotes Confirmed Human Carcinogen. |
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Substance |
Permissible time-weighted average concentration |
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(TWA) (8 hours) |
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Silica, SiO2 |
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(a) Crystalline |
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(i) Quartz |
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(1) In terms of dust count |
10600 ——————— mppcm %Quartz + 10 |
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(2) In terms of respirable dust |
10 —————————— mg/m3 % respirable Quartz + 2 |
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(3) In terms of total dust |
30 ——————— mg/m3 %Quartz + 3 |
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(ii) Cristabalite: |
:Half the limits given against quartz |
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(iii) Tridymite: |
:Half the limits given against quartz |
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(iv) Silica fused: |
:Same limit as for quartz |
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(v) Tripoli: |
:Same limit as in formula in item (2) given against quartz |
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[v][(b) Amorphous Silicates: |
: 10 mg/m3 Total dust |
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[Asbestos (H.C.): |
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(a) Amosite ………………………………0.1 fibre/cc*** (b) Chrysotile ……………………………..0.1 fibre/cc*** (c) Crocidolite ……………………………..0.1 fibre/cc***] |
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(c) Portland cement: |
10 mg/m3, Total dust containing less than 1%quartz. |
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(d) Coal Dust: |
2 mg/m3, respirable dust fraction containing less than 5% quartz. |
mppcm = Millions particles per cubic metre of air, based on impinger samples counted by light field techniques. As determined by the membrance-filter method at 400 — 450 × magnification (4 mm objective) phase contrast illumination.
***(i) For fibres greater than 5 μm in length and less than 5 μm in breadth with length to breadth ratio equal to or greater than 3:1.
(ii) As determined by the membrane filter method at 400-450 × magnification (4mm objective) phase contrast illumination.]
Respirable Dust:
Fraction passing a size-selector with the following characteristics:
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Aerodynamic Diameter (μm) (Unit density sphere) |
%passing selector |
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≤ 2 |
90 |
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2.5 |
75 |
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3.5 |
50 |
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5.0 |
25 |
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10 |
0] |
[vi][Permissible activity concentration levels for some of the radionuclides that are commonly encountered in metal recycling industries as given below:
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Radionuclide |
Radionuclide concentration(Bq/g*) |
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Co-60 |
0.1 |
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Cs-137 |
0.1 |
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Am-241 |
0.1 |
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Ir-192 |
1.0”. |
Footnote:
1. Bq/g stands for Becquerel per gram. Becquerel means one transformation of a radionuclide per second; and is the SI unit of radioactivity.
2. Measurement shall comprise external radiation levels on the metal scrap, semi finished and finished products as well as the background levels at the place of measurement and records of the same shall be maintained. If the radiation level on the material exceeds the background radiation level by 20u/hr (Micro Rad per hour), the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) shall be promptly intimated.]
The Third Schedule
[vii][THE THIRD SCHEDULE]
[See Sections 89 and 90]
LIST OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
(1) Lead poisoning, including poisoning by any preparation or compound of lead or their sequalae.
(2) Lead tetra-ethyl poisoning.
(3) Phosphorus poisoning or its sequelae.
(4) Mercury poisoning or its sequelae.
(5) Manganese poisoning or its sequelae.
(6) Arsenic poisoning or its sequelae.
(7) Poisoning by nitrous fumes.
(8) Carbon bisulphide poisoning.
(9) Benzene poisoning, including poisoning by any of its homologues, their nitro or amido derivatives or its sequelae.
(10) Chrome ulceration or its sequelae.
(11) Anthrax.
(12) Silicosis.
(13) Poisoning by halogens or halogen derivatives of the hydrocarbons of the aliphatic series.
(14) Pathological manifestations due to—
(a) radium or other radio-active substances.
(b) X-rays.
(15) Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin.
(16) Toxic anaemia.
(17) Toxic jaundice due to poisonous substances.
[viii](18) Oil acne or dermatitis due to mineral oils and compounds containing mineral oil base.
(19) Byssionosis.
(20) Asbestosis.
(21) Occupational or contact dermatitis caused by direct contact with chemicals and paints. These are of two types, that is, primary irritants and allergic sensitizers.
(22) Noise induced hearing loss (exposure to high noise levels).]
[ix][(23) Beriyllium poisoning.
[x][24. Carbon monoxide poisoning.]
25. Coal miners’ pnoumoconiosis
26. Phosgene poisoning.
27. Occupational cancer.
28. Isocyanates poisoning.
29. Toxic nephritis.]
References
[i] First Sch. Inserted by Act 20 of 1987, S. 45 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
[ii] Substituted by S.O. 170(E), dt. 2-3-1989 for what was earlier Substituted by S.O. 720(E), dt. 22-7-1988 which had substituted for what was inserted by Act 20 of 1987, S. 45 (w.e.f. 1-6-1988).
[iii] Substituted by S.O. 342(E), dt. 19-4-2001 (w.e.f. 19-4-2001).
[iv] Lint-free dust as measured by the vertical elutriator cotton-dust sampler.
[v] Substituted by S.O. 3422(E), dated 4-11-2013 (w.e.f. 12-11-2013).
[vi] Inserted by S.O. 3524(E), dated 22-12-2015.
[vii] Existing Schedule re-numbered as the “Third Schedule” by Act 20 of 1987, S. 46 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
[viii] Inserted by Act 94 of 1976 (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).
[ix] Inserted by Act 20 of 1987, S. 46 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
[x] Substituted by S.O. 343(E), dt. 19-4-2001 (w.e.f. 19-4-2001).
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