Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS)

Cumene

This exposure standard was reviewed as part of the first batch of Source A Updates declared by NOHSC in October 2001.

This exposure standard was amended to include a skin absorption notation as part of the Source A Updates 2005 declared by NOHSC in August 2005.

No standard should be applied without reference to Guidance on the interpretation of Workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants.

This exposure standard has been sourced from the HSE. Summaries of substances recently reviewed in the UK are published in Summary criteria for occupational exposure limits EH64 1996-2002. These can be purchased from the HSE.

Additional health effect information can be found in the hazard classification.