The Workplace exposure limits for airborne contaminants includes notes for some airborne contaminants, in addition to the mandatory exposure limits. These notes provide further information about some airborne contaminants.
Two new notes have been included for certain airborne contaminants that are also listed in the model Workplace Health and Safety Regulations:
- Schedule 10: Prohibited carcinogens, restricted carcinogens and restricted hazardous chemicals
Antimony and compounds (excluding antimony trioxide)
Arsenic and compounds (except arsine)
Benzene
Beryllium and compounds
Cadmium and compounds (as Cd)
Carbon disulfide
Cobalt (metal and inorganic compounds)
Lead arsenate (as Pb3(AsO4)2)
Lead, inorganic dusts and fumes (as Pb)
Methyl alcohol
Nickel, metal and insoluble compounds (as Ni)
Nickel, soluble compounds (as Ni) | PCBs (42% Chlorine)
PCBs (54% Chlorine)
beta-Propiolactone
Silica - crystalline
►Cristobalite (respirable dust)
►Quartz (respirable dust)
►Tridymite (respirable dust)
►Tripoli (respirable dust)
Tetraethyl lead (as Pb)
Tetramethyl lead (as Pb)
Tin, metal and inorganic compounds
o-Toluidine |
- Schedule 14: Requirements for health monitoring
Antimony and compounds (excluding antimony trioxide)
Antimony trioxide, handling and use (as Sb)
Asbestos
►Amosite
►Chrysotile
►Crocidolite
►Other forms of asbestos
►Any mixture of these, or where the composition is unknown
Benzene
Beryllium and compounds
Bitumen fumes
Cadmium and compounds (as Cd)
Carbon black
Carbon disulfide
Chlorpyrifos
Cobalt carbonyl (as Co)
Cobalt hydrocarbonyl (as Co)
Cobalt (metal and inorganic compounds)
Ethion
Ethyl benzene
Fenamiphos (including vapour)
Fenthion
Fluorine
Hexamethylene diisocyanate
Isoocyanates, (poly-) (as NCO)
Isophorone diisocyanate (see isocyanates)
Lead arsenate (as Pb3(AsO4)2)
Lead, inorganic dusts and fumes (as Pb)
Malathion | Mercury, alkyl compounds (as Hg)
Mercury, aryl compounds (as Hg)
Mercury, elemental vapour (as Hg)
Mercury, inorganic divalent compounds (as Hg)
Mercury, inorganic monovalent compounds (as Hg)
Methyl ethyl ketone
Methyl isobutyl ketone
Methyl isocyanate
Methyl parathion
Methylene bis(4-cyclohexylisocyanate)
Naphthalene
Nickel carbonyl (as Ni)
Nickel, metal and insoluble compounds (as Ni)
Nickel, soluble compounds (as Ni)
Parathion
Pentachlorophenol
Perchloroethylene
Phenyl isocyanate
Silica - crystalline
►Cristobalite (respirable dust)
►Quartz (respirable dust)
►Tridymite (respirable dust)
►Tripoli (respirable dust)
Styrene, monomer
Tetraethyl lead (as Pb)
Tetramethyl lead (as Pb)
Thallium, soluble compounds (as Tl)
Toluene
Trichloroethylene
Uranium (natural), soluble and insoluble compounds (as U)
Xylene (o-, m-, p-isomers) |
Airborne contaminants with the ‘f’ note have restrictions on their supply, use, handling and storage because they are classified as prohibited or restricted carcinogens, or restricted hazardous chemicals.
For further information about the requirements for restricted and prohibited chemicals see Regulations 340 and 380-388 (Part 7.1) and Schedule 10 to the model WHS Regulations, as well as the model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
Airborne contaminants with the ‘e’ note may require specific health monitoring.
For more information about the requirements for health monitoring see Division 6 of Part 7.1 and Schedule 14 to the model WHS Regulations, as well as the Health monitoring webpage. Note for lead, asbestos and silica also refer to Part 7.2 Division 4, Part 8.5 Division 1, and regulation 529CE of the model WHS Regulations, respectively.
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