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Wood dust

CAS number
No CAS number
Also known as
Wood dust (inhalable) · Wood dust (respirable)

UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
MDHS 14/4
General inhalable or respirable dusts by gravimetric analysis (respirable)
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) IOM & foam (or cyclone) with GF filter GR 225-70A
225-772
225-69
225-58F
MDHS 14/4
General inhalable or respirable dusts by gravimetric analysis (total inhalable)
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) IOM with GF filter GR 225-70A
225-58F
OSHA PV2121 Active (pump) GR 225-8204A
225-1

Methods and limits as published by their agencies and summarised by SKC; check the current method and the limit that applies to you before sampling.

Source: SKC Ltd (UK), Hazard Search, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab); SKC Inc. (USA), Sampling Guides, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)