NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

Fibrous glass dust

CAS


RTECS LK3651000
Synonyms & Trade Names
Fiber glas®; Fiberglass; Glass fibers; Glass wool [Note: Usually produced from borosilicate & low alkali silicate glasses.]
DOT ID & Guide

Exposure
Limits

NIOSH REL: TWA 3 fibers/cm3 (fibers with diameter < or = 3.5 µm & length > or = 10 µm.) TWA 5 mg/m3 (total)
OSHA PEL: TWA 15 mg/m3 (total) TWA 5 mg/m3 (resp)
IDLH N.D. See: IDLH INDEX Conversion
Physical Description
Typically, glass filaments >3 µm in diameter or glass "wool" with diameters down to 0.05 µm & length > 1 µm.
MW: NA
BP: NA
MLT: ?
Sol: Insoluble
VP: 0 mmHg (approx)
IP: NA

Sp.Gr: 2.5
Fl.P: NA
UEL: NA
LEL: NA

Noncombustible Fibers
Incompatibilities & Reactivities
None reported
Measurement Methods
NIOSH 7400
See: NMAM or OSHA Methods
Personal Protection & Sanitation (See protection)
Skin: Prevent skin contact
Eyes: Prevent eye contact
Wash skin: Daily
Remove: No recommendation
Change: Daily

First Aid (See procedures)
Eye: Irrigate immediately

Breathing: Fresh air

Important additional information about respirator selection
Respirator Recommendations NIOSH
Up to 5X REL:
(APF = 5) Any quarter-mask respirator. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters.
Up to 10X REL:
(APF = 10) Any particulate respirator equipped with an N95, R95, or P95 filter (including N95, R95, and P95 filtering facepieces) except quarter-mask respirators. The following filters may also be used: N99, R99, P99, N100, R100, P100. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters.
(APF = 10) Any supplied-air respirator
Up to 25X REL:
(APF = 25) Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode
(APF = 25) Any powered air-purifying respirator with a high-efficiency particulate filter.
Up to 50X REL:
(APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator with an N100, R100, or P100 filter. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters.
(APF = 50) Any powered, air-purifying respirator with a tight-fitting facepiece and a high-efficiency particulate filter
(APF = 50) Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece
(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece
Up to 1000X REL:
(APF = 2000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode
Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions:
(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 with 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
Exposure Routes inhalation, skin and/or eye contact
Symptoms Irritation eyes, skin, nose, throat; dyspnea (breathing difficulty)
Target Organs Eyes, skin, respiratory system
See also: INTRODUCTION