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According to Decree 280-2024 published on February 28, 2024, in the Gazette officielle du Québec, the amendment to the Appendix 1 of the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety (RSST, RLRQ, c. S-2.1, r. 13) will come into force on March 14, 2024. These regulatory changes have not yet been incorporated into the current Substance Data Sheets of the Sampling Guide for Air Contaminants in the Workplace. An update is currently underway and will be available as soon as possible. Consequently, the information contained in the data sheets of substances modified or added in Decree 280-2024 is partially inaccurate or incomplete. Please consult our infoLABO (in French only) for more details. Please contact our client service: [email protected] for further information.

Nitrous oxide  

French name in the regulation: Azote, protoxyde d'
CAS : 10024-97-2

Exposure Standards in RROHS regulation

Permissible exposure values (PEV)
ppm mg/m3 f/cc Notes
TWAEV 50 90 - -
STEV - - - -
Ceiling - - - -
Carcinogenicity Sensitizer
Simple asphyxiantPercutaneous
Prohibited useProhibited recirculation
Minimum exposureExplosion hazard
Ototoxic

TWA adjustment for unusual work schedules

III : Weekly adjustment

CNESST – Toxicological Index Service

Consult REPTOX file: Nitrous oxide

Analysis:

Azote, protoxyde d'

Method: IRSST - 320-1
Sampling device:
Parameters:
Flow rate: -
TWA sampling volume: -
STEL sampling volume: -
Principle: Direct reading instrument-Photoacoustic detection (DRI-PAD)
Remarks: The minimum reported value is 0.09 mg/m³ (0.05 ppm).
IRSST. "Analyse de l'oxyde de carbone, le dixoyde de carbone et le protoxyde d'azote". Méthode 320-1. Non publiée.

Azote, protoxyde d'

Recommended method by the IRSST:
Method: NIOSH - 6600
Sampling device: Passive monitor ACS # N-10
Parameters:
Flow rate: -
TWA sampling volume: -
STEL sampling volume: -
Remarks: Contact the IRSST before sampling. Stable for 2 weeks after the sampling.
Principle: Direct reading instrument-Photoacoustic detection (DRI-PAD)
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, 4th ed., Method 6600 : Nitrous Oxide, 1994.