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November 22, 2024

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.

sec-Butyl alcohol  

French name in the regulation: Alcool butylique secondaire
CAS : 78-92-2

Exposure Standards in RROHS regulation

Permissible exposure values (PEV)
ppm mg/m3 f/cc Notes
TWAEV 100 303 - -
STEV - - - -
Ceiling - - - -
Carcinogenicity Sensitizer
Simple asphyxiantPercutaneous
Prohibited useProhibited recirculation
Minimum exposureExplosion hazard
Ototoxic

TWA adjustment for unusual work schedules

II : Daily adjustment

CNESST – Toxicological Index Service

Consult REPTOX file: sec-Butyl alcohol

Analysis:

Alcool butylique secondaire

Method: IRSST - 276-2

Sampling protocol

Sampling device:
Sampling media required:
#IRSSTDescription
2120 Activated charcoal tube 100/50 mg

Parameters:
Flow rate: Max: 0,2 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 10 L
STEL sampling volume: -

Principle: Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID)
Precision (%): 1,0
Minimum reported value: 65 µg

IRSST. "Analyse du butanol secondaire dans l'air". Méthode 276-2. Méthodes analytiques. Montréal: IRSST, 1995.

Sec-Butyl alcohol

Method: IRSST - 415

Sampling protocol

Sampling device:
Sampling media required:
#IRSSTDescription
2197 Anasorb 747 tubes (2) 400/200 mg in series

Parameters:
Flow rate: 0,05 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 12 L
STEL sampling volume: -
Remarks: At the end of sampling, the front tube must be separated from the back tube to avoid migration. Reseal each end of the tubes. Additional information is also available in french in "consigne d'utilisation I-MAT-039". Sec-butyl alcohol must be sampled specifically because of the sampling device used.

Principle: Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID)
Precision (%): 0,7
Minimum reported value: 65 µg
Remarks: However, simultaneous sampling and analysis of Methyl alcohol, Ethyl alcohol, Isopropyl alcohol, n-Butyl alcohol, Isobutyl alcohol and n-Propyl alcohol is possible.

IRSST. Détermination des alcools prélevés sur tubes de charbon activé synthétique dans l'air (non publié)