1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I-i6
  4. part 197
  5. subpart C
  6. § 197.515

View all text of Subpart C [§ 197.501 - § 197.580]

§ 197.515 - Permissible exposure limits (PELs).

The permissible exposure limits (PELs) for personal exposure are as follows:

(a) The time-weighted average exposure limit (TWA).

(b) The short-term exposure limit (STEL). Exposures at the STEL must not be repeated more than four times a day. There must be at least 60 minutes between successive exposures at the STEL.

AUTHORITY: 33 U.S.C. 1509; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 6101; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

SOURCE: CGD 76-009, 43 FR 53683, Nov. 16, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 197.515