Hexane.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A maximum atmospheric concentration, for 8 hours, of 500ppm is recommended for hexane (110543) on the basis of sensory response and comfort. Information is given on the severity of health hazards and fire hazards, short exposure tolerance, atmospheric concentration immediately hazardous to life, physical properties, chemical properties, evaluation of exposure, recommended control measures, first aid and special medical procedures. The technical or commercial grades of hexane may contain from 1 to 6% benzene (71432), which must be considered in evaluating the hexane health hazard. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Alkanes Occupational Health Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Organic-solvents; Air-contamination; Flammable-liquids; Exposure-limits; Alkanes
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00071908
• Citation:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association, Akron, Ohio, Hygienic Guide Series, 1959 Feb; :1-2
• CAS Registry Number:
  Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Hexane (CAS RN 110-54-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1959
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association, Akron, Ohio, Hygienic Guide Series, 2 pages, 10 references
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/242075/cdc_242075_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]