American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists ACGIH

American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) threshold limit value = 5 ppm on an 8-h time-weighted average. 

These salts are corrosive and are to be considered toxic because of the presence of Ag+ ions. The American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) (1992—1993) has adopted TWA values of 0.01 mg/m for silver metal and 0.01 mg/m for soluble silver salts. TWA for fluorides as F ions is 2.5 mg/m. The MSDS should be consulted prior to use. Skin contact and inhalation should be avoided. 

Hazard This category includes flammability, toxicity characterization, explosion risks, and so on, based on authoritative data. Also given are the Threshold Limit Values (TLV) for workroom exposures established by the American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) and various rulings of the Food and Drug Administration. 

The regulations concerned with exposure limits to various substances vary around the world. However the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OSHA) and the American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) set the most commonly applied regulations and guidelines used. With reference to sulphuric acid mist, the current OSHA/ACGIH requirements are ... 

Available from American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists, (ACGIH), Bldg. D-7, 6300 Glenway Ave., Gncinnati, OH 43211-4438. 

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