Ethyl chloride
NIOSH REL
Handle with caution in the workplace. See Appendix C (Chloroethanes)OSHA PEL
TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3)Skin:Prevent skin contact (liquid)
Eyes:Prevent eye contact (liquid)
Wash skin:No recommendation
Remove:When wet (flammable)
Change:No recommendation
Eye:Irrigate immediately (liquid)
Skin:Water flush promptly (liquid)
Breathing:Respiratory support
Swallow:Medical attention immediately (liquid)
OSHA
Up to 3800 ppm:
(APF = 10) Any supplied-air respirator*
(APF = 50) Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece
Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions:
(APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode
(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus
Escape:
(APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted organic vapor canister
Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus