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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.

Spores  

French name in the regulation: Spores

Not in the regulation.


CNESST – Toxicological Index Service

Consult REPTOX file:

Analysis:

Identification et dénombrement des spores

Method: IRSST - 367
Sampling device:
Sampling media required:
#IRSSTDescription
931 Spores cassette

Parameters:
Flow rate: 15 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 150 L
STEL sampling volume: -
Principle: Direct light microscopy (DLM)
Remarks: Spore counts and identification. The MRV is 13 spores/m³ for a sampling volume of 150 litres.
Caractérisation et dénombrement des spores de moisissures prélevées par impaction sur cassettes. Méthodes analytiques, méthode 367, Montréal, IRSST, 2008, 14 pages