*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QR6126300
CHEMICAL NAME           : Nickel alloy, Ni,Be
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 37227-61-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 55
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .NI./BE
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Beryllium-nickel alloy
   * Nickel-beryllium alloy

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN
   85INA8 "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure
   Indices," 5th ed., Cincinnati, OH, American Conference of Governmental
   Industrial Hygienists, Inc., 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1/BEI,1997

   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/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(Ni)/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-Suspected human carcinogen
   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

   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,143,1980

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/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 (Gen Indu):8H TWA 1 mg(Ni)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/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 (Construc):8H TWA 1 mg(Ni)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/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 (Shipyard):8H TWA 1 mg(Ni)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/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

   OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 1 mg(Ni)/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

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.1 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg(Ni)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;STEL 0.006 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Ni)/m3;Skin;Carcinogen (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.005 mg(Ni)/m3;Carcinogen (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-JAPAN:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.001 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.05 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.5 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ni)/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ni)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;STEL 0.005 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ni)/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 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 BERYLLIUM-air:CA not to exceed 0.0005 mg(Be)/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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO NICKEL, INORGANIC-air:10H CA TWA 0.015 mg(Ni)/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

 
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