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MSDS Glossary of Terms

STEL

A Short Term Exposure Limit is defined by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) as the concentration to which workers can be exposed continuously for a short period of time without suffering from:

1. irritation

2. chronic or irreversible tissue damage

3. narcosis of sufficient degree to increase the likelihood of accidental injury, impair self-rescue or materially reduce work efficiency.

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