Who Formaldehyde Exposure Limit?

Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL): The employer shall assure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of formaldehyde which exceeds two parts formaldehyde per million parts of air (2 ppm) as a 15-minute STEL.

What is the permissible exposure limit for formaldehyde?

formaldehyde in the workplace is 0.75 parts formaldehyde per million parts of air (0.75 ppm) measured as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA). of a short-term exposure limit (STEL) of 2 ppm which is the maximum exposure allowed dur- ing a 15-minute period.

What level can you smell formaldehyde?

Most people can smell formaldehyde at a concentration of between 0.25 ppm and 1 ppm. There are many ways that formaldehyde exposure levels can be increased in our environment to levels well above OSHA's 2 ppm limit. Indoor air, in particular, can have significantly higher levels than our bodies can handle.