NIOSH Pocket Guide entry: Copper (dusts and mists, as Cu) Cu 7440-50-8 GL5325000 100 mg/m3 (as Cu). Physical description: Reddish, lustrous, malleable, odorless solid. Chemical & Physical Personal Protection/Sanitation Respirator Recommendations Properties: (see Table 2): (see Tables 3 and 4): MW: 63.5 Skin: Prevent skin contact NIOSH/OSHA BP: 4703°F Eyes: Prevent eye contact 5 mg/m3: Qm* Sol: Insoluble Wash skin: When contam 10 mg/m3: 95XQ*/Sa* Fl.P: NA Remove: When wet or con
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ↗Dust entry
Copper (dusts and mists, as Cu) Cu 7440-50-8 GL5325000 100 mg/m3 (as Cu)
Reddish, lustrous, malleable, odorless solid. Chemical & Physical Personal Protection/Sanitation Respirator Recommendations Properties: (see Table 2): (see Tables 3 and 4): MW: 63.5 Skin: Prevent skin contact NIOSH/OSHA BP: 4703°F Eyes: Prevent eye contact 5 mg/m3: Qm* Sol: Insoluble Wash skin: When contam 10 mg/m3: 95XQ*/Sa* Fl.P: NA Remove: When wet or con
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
Irrit eyes, nose, pharynx; nasal septum perf; metallic taste; derm; Skin: Soap wash promptTarget organs: Eyes, skin, resp sys, liver, kidneys (incr risk with Wilson's disease) Swallow: Medical attention immed
Evidence
Controls
- follow the applicable NIOSH REL and OSHA PEL
- use exposure monitoring
- use engineering and work-practice controls
- use appropriate respiratory protection