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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.

Asphalt (petroleum) fumes

French name in the regulation: Asphalte, fumées d'(pétrole)
CAS : 8052-42-4

Exposure Standards in RROHS regulation

Permissible exposure values (PEV)
ppm mg/m3 f/cc Notes
TWAEV - 5 - -
STEV - - - -
Ceiling - - - -
Simple asphyxiant Percutaneous
Minimum exposure Sensitizer
Prohibited use Prohibited recirculation
Carcinogenicity

TWA adjustment for unusual work schedules

III : Weekly adjustment

CNESST – Toxicological Index Service

Consult REPTOX file: Asphalt (petroleum) fumes

Analysis:

Mesure pondérale des fumées d'asphalte

Method: IRSST - 48-1
Sampling device:
Sampling media required:
#IRSSTDescription
902 Preweighed PVC filter, 37 mm, 5 µm

Parameters:
Flow rate: 1,5 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 180 L
STEL sampling volume: -
Principle: Gravimetric measurement (Grav)
Precision (%): 4,0
Minimum reported value: 25 µg
Remarks: Additional information is available in Info-Labo 91-03. The weight measurement method for dusts is by definition non-specific. Additional information is also available in communiqué SAC-Labo 2008-02.
IRSST. "Poussière totale". Méthode 48-1. Méthodes analytiques. Montréal: IRSST, 1998.

Mesure pondérale des fumées d'asphalte

Method: IRSST - 48-1
Sampling device:
Sampling media required:
#IRSSTDescription
914 PVC filter, 25 mm, preweighed, 5 µm

Parameters:
Flow rate: 1,5 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 180 L
STEL sampling volume: -
Principle: Gravimetric measurement (Grav)
Precision (%): 4,0
Minimum reported value: 25 µg
Remarks: Additional information is available in Info-Labo 91-03. The weight measurement method for dusts is by definition non-specific. Additional information is also available in communiqué SAC-Labo 2008-02.
IRSST. "Poussière totale". Méthode 48-1. Méthodes analytiques. Montréal: IRSST, 1998.

Mesure pondérale des fumées d'asphalte

Method: IRSST - 48-1
Sampling device:
Sampling media required:
#IRSSTDescription
997 PVC filter, 37 mm 5 µm, preweighed, 3-part

Parameters:
Flow rate: 1,5 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 180 L
STEL sampling volume: -
Principle: Gravimetric measurement (Grav)
Precision (%): 4,0
Minimum reported value: 25 µg
Remarks: Additional information is available in Info-Labo 91-03. The weight measurement method for dusts is by definition non-specific. Additional information is also available in communiqué SAC-Labo 2008-02.
IRSST. "Poussière totale". Méthode 48-1. Méthodes analytiques. Montréal: IRSST, 1998.

Matière organique totale

Method: IRSST - 381
Sampling device:
Sampling media required:
#IRSSTDescription
937 PTFE filter, 37 mm, 1 µm, preweighed, with Orbo 42L tube

Parameters:
Flow rate: 1 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 250 L
STEL sampling volume: -
Remarks: See InfoLabo 2016-02 for more information.
Principle: Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID)
Precision (%): 5,9
Minimum reported value: 20 µg
Remarks: The IRSST 381 method uses a sampling train consisting of a cassette that will collect particles, followed by a sampling tube that will adsorb the vapors. This tube is directly connected to the pump by Tygon tubing. Gravimetric analysis of the filter yields a result directly comparable to the TWAEV for asphalt (petroleum) fumes. For more information, refer to the IRSST method 48-1. The results issuing from IRSST method 381 are expressed in total organic matter based on a hexadecane calibration (C16) and are not comparable to the TWAEV of asphalt (petroleum fumes). IRSST method 381 is based on the MetroPol Fumées de bitume M-2 method of the INRS (France), 2016 edition.
IRSST. "Détermination de la matière organique totale pour fumées d'asphalte". Méthode 381. Non publiée.
Following the amendment of Appendix 1 of the Quebec Regulation respecting occupational health and safety (RSST, RLRQ, c. S-2.1, r. 13), part of Quebec Occupational Health and Safety Act, which came into effect on March 26, 2020, the TWAEV, STEL and Ceiling values for certain substances are now expressed in ppm. For these substances, the IRSST performed the conversion calculations to express these TWAEV, TWA and Ceiling values in mg/m3, which thus appears in its Sampling Guide for Air Contaminants in the Workplace (Guide d'échantillonnage des contaminants de l'air en milieu de travail ) and the associated Substance Data Sheets. However, it is imperative to refer to the values expressed in the RSST which are legally binding.