Occupational Health – Müller-Elektronik AG

The maximum workplace concentration indicates the maximum permissible concentration of a substance as a gas, vapor or suspended matter in the air at the workplace. The values set in each case are a compromise when weighing up possible damage to health as well as the risks and costs. The Swiss Accident Insurance SUVA publishes a table with maximum exposure values, which is freely accessible on their website.

The short-term limit value is the value that must not be exceeded even in the short term. This indicates that the mean value of a 15-minute measurement must not exceed the short-term limit.

The following are the most common gas compounds and SUVA guidelines. The complete list is freely accessible in Excel format on the SUVA website.

	CAS-No.	Max. Workplace Concentration		Short-Term Limit
2-Propanol	67-63-0	200	ppm	400	ppm
Acetylene	74-86-2	1000	ppm
Ammonia	7664-41-7	20	ppm	40	ppm
Bromime	7726-95-6	0.1	ppm	0.1	ppm
Chlorine Dioxide	10049-04-4	0.1	ppm	0.1	ppm
Hydrogen Chloride	7647-01-0	2	ppm	4	ppm
Ethane	74-84-0	10000	ppm
Ethanol	64-17-5	500	ppm	1000	ppm
Carbon Dioxide	124-38-9	5000	ppm
Carbon Disulfide	75-15-0	5	ppm	10	ppm
Carbon Monoxide	630-08-0	30	ppm	60	ppm
Methane	74-82-8	10000	ppm
Methanol	67-56-1	200	ppm	400	ppm
Ozone	10028-15-6	0.1	ppm	0.1	ppm
Pentane (all isomers)	109-66-0 78-78-4 463-82-1	600	ppm	1200	ppm
Sulfur Dioxide	7446-09-5	0.5	ppm	1	ppm
Hydrogen Sulfide	7783-06-4	5	ppm	10	ppm
Nitrogen Dioxide	10102-44-0	1.5	ppm	3	ppm
Nitrogen Monoxide	10102-43-9	5	ppm
Hydrogen Peroxide	7722-84-1	1	ppm	2	ppm
n-Butane	106-97-8	800	ppm	3200	ppm
n-Hexane	110-54-3	50	ppm	400	ppm