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NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

September 2005

Asphalt fumes

CAS
8052-42-4


RTECS
CI9900000
Synonyms & Trade Names

Asphalt: Asphaltum, Bitumen (European term), Petroleum asphalt, Petroleum bitumen, Road asphalt, Roofing asphalt
DOT ID & Guide
1999 130 (asphalt)

Exposure
Limits

NIOSH REL: Ca C 5 mg/m3 [15-minute] See Appendix A
OSHA PEL: none
IDLH
Ca [N.D.] See: IDLH INDEX
Conversion
Physical Description
Fumes generated during the production or application of asphalt (a dark-brown to black cement-like substance manufactured by the vacuum distillation of crude petroleum oil).
Properties vary depending upon the specific asphalt formulation or mixture.











Asphalt: Combustible Solid
Incompatibilities & Reactivities

None reported [Note: Asphalt becomes molten at about 200°F.]
Measurement Methods
NIOSH 5042
See: NMAM or OSHA Methods
Personal Protection & Sanitation
(See protection codes)
Skin: Prevent skin contact
Eyes: Prevent eye contact
Wash skin: Daily
Remove: No recommendation
Change: Daily

First Aid
(See procedures)
Eye: Irrigate immediately

Breathing: Respiratory support

Respirator Recommendations
NIOSH
At concentrations above the NIOSH REL, or where there is no REL, at any detectable concentration:
(APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode
(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus
Escape:
(APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted organic vapor canister having an N100, R100, or P100 filter. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters./Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus
Important additional information about respirator selection
Exposure Routes
inhalation, skin absorption, skin and/or eye contact
Symptoms
Irritation eyes, respiratory system; [potential occupational carcinogen]
Target Organs
Eyes, respiratory system

Cancer Site
[in animals: skin tumors]
See also: INTRODUCTION   See ICSC CARD: 0612

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