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General Description
Synonyms: Saccarose; Table Sugar
OSHA IMIS Code Number: 2285
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number: 57-50-1
NIOSH, Registry of Toxic Effects (RTECS) Identification Number: WN6500000
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, Sucrose: chemical description, physical properties, potentially hazardous incompatibilities, and more
Exposure Limits
OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.1000 Z-1 Table -- 15 mg/m3 TWA
OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for Maritime: 29 CFR 1915.1000 Table Z-Shipyards -- 15 mg/m3 TWA
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value (TLV): 10 mg/m3 TWA; Appendix A4 - Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Limit (REL): 10 mg/m3 TWA
Health Factors
Potential symptoms: Irritation of eyes, skin, upper respiratory system, cough;
Health Effects: Irritation,-Eyes, Nose, Throat, Skin---Mild (HE16)
Affected organs: Eyes, respiratory system
Notes: 1) Repeated or prolonged contact with skin may cause dermatitis. 2) Fine airborne sucrose dust may explode. Sucrose also has been used in illegal bombmaking. 3) Respiratory symptoms unrelated to sucrose have also been reported in sugar beet refinery employees.
Date Last Revised: 11/01/2004
Literature Basis:
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards: Sucrose.
- International Chemical Safety Cards (WHO/IPCS/ILO): Sucrose.
- Bangha, E. and Elsner, P.: Skin problems in sugar artists. Br. J. Dermatol. 135(5): 772-774, 1996.
- Bohadana, A.B., Massin, N., Wild, P. and Berthiot, G.: Airflow obstruction in chalkpowder and sugar workers. Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Med. 68(4): 243-248, 1996.
- Forster, H.W., Crook, B., Platts, B.W., Lacey, J. and Topping, M.D.: Investigation of organic aerosols generated during sugar beet slicing. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 50(1): 44-50, 1992.
- Jensen, P.S., Todd, W.F., Hart, M.E., Mickelsen, R.L. and O'Brien D.M.: Evaluation and control of worker exposure to fungi in a beet sugar refinery. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 54(12): 742-748, 1993.
- Pohanish, R.P. (editor): Sucrose. In, Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens, Fourth Ed., Vol. 2. Norwich, NY: Noyes Publications, William Andrew Publishing, 2002, pp. 2106-2107.
- Rosenman, K.D. Hart, M. and Ownby, D.R.: Occupational asthma in a beet sugar processing plant. Chest 101(6): 1720-1722, 1992.
- Rothschild, M.A. and Maxeiner, H.: Death caused by a letter bomb. Int. J. Legal Med. 114(1-2): 103-106, 2000.
Monitoring Methods used by OSHA
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