Overview
Safe Work Australia is evaluating the Workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants to ensure they are based on the highest quality, contemporary evidence and supported by a rigorous scientific approach.
We would like your feedback on the draft evaluation reports and recommendations. In particular comments of a technical nature are sought about:
the toxicological information and data that the recommended workplace exposure standard is based upon, and
the measurement and analysis information provided.
For more information on other chemicals and their release dates, please see the release schedule.
Comments are open from Friday 6 December 2019 and will close on 3 January 2020.
Chemicals open for comment this release:
Chemical | Revision Proposed? | Current TWA | Recommended TWA | ||
ppm | mg/m3 | ppm | mg/m3 | ||
Dicrotophos | Yes – interim | – | 0.25 | – | 0.05 |
Dieldrin | Yes | – | 0.25 | – | 0.1 |
Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether* | New | – | – | 10 | 67.5 |
Dimethyl Sulphate | Yes – interim | 0.1 | 0.52 | 3 ppb | 0.015 |
N,N-Dimethylaniline | No | 5 10 (STEL) | 25 50 (STEL) | 5 10 (STEL) | 25 50 (STEL) |
Dimethyl phthalate | Yes – interim | – | 5 | – | 5 |
Di-sec-octyl phthalate | Yes | – | 5 10 (STEL) | – | 2 |
2,6-Di-tert-butyl-p-cresol | Deferred to 2020 | ||||
Diuron | Yes – interim | – | 10 | – | 10 |
Endosulfan | No | – | 0.1 | – | 0.1 |
Epichlorohydrin | Yes | 2 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
EPN | Yes | – | 0.5 | – | 0.1 |
Ethanolamine | No | 3 6 (STEL) | 7.6 15 (STEL) | 3 6 (STEL) | 7.6 15 (STEL) |
2-Ethoxyethyl acetate | Yes | 5 | 27 | 2 | 7.6 |
Ethyl acetate | Deferred to 2020 | ||||
Ethyl acrylate | Yes | 5 (Peak Limitation) | 20 (Peak Limitation) | 2 5 (STEL) | 8.31 20 (STEL) |
Ethyl benzene | Yes | 100 125 (STEL) | 434 543 (STEL) | 20 | 87 |
Ethyl bromide | Deferred to 2020 | ||||
Ethyl chloride | Deferred to 2020 | ||||
Ethyl ether | No | 400 500 (STEL) | 1,210 1,520 (STEL) | 400 500 (STEL) | 1,210 1,520 (STEL) |
Ethyl formate | Yes | 100 | 303 | 100 150 (STEL) | 303 462 (STEL) |
Ethylamine | Yes | 2 6 (STEL) | 3.8 11 (STEL) | 5 15 (STEL) | 9 28 (STEL) |
Ethylene glycol | Deferred to 2020 | ||||
Ethylene glycol dinitrate | Yes | 0.05 | 0.31 | 0.01 | 0.063 |
Ethylenediamine | No | 10 | 25 | 10 | 25 |
Ethylidene norborene | Yes | 5 (Peak Limitation) | 25 (Peak Limitation) | 2 4 (STEL) | 10 20 (STEL) |
N-ethylmorpholine | No | 5 | 24 | 5 | 24 |
Fenamiphos | Yes | – | 0.1 | – | 0.05 inhalable fraction & vapour |
Fensulfothion | Yes | – | 0.1 | – | 0.01 inhalable fraction & vapour |
Ferrovanadium dust | No | – | 1 3 (STEL) | – | 1 3 (STEL) |
Formaldehyde | Yes | 1 2 (STEL) | 1.2 2.5 (STEL) | 0.1 0.3 (STEL) | 0.12 0.37 (STEL) |
Note: | Chemicals previously scheduled for release not listed above have been deferred to 2020. | ||||
For any assistance in providing your comments please contact us at WESconsult@swa.gov.au.