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Protective Equip. / Clothing
Eye/face protection: Face shield and safety glasses. Use equipment for eye protection tested and approved under appropriate government standards such as NIOSH (US) or EN 166(EU).
Sigma-Aldrich; Safety Data Sheet for Malathion. Product Number: 36143, Version 5.4 (Revision Date 05/27/2016). Available from, as of June 1, 2016: <http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/safety-center.html/>.
Skin protection: Handle with gloves.
Sigma-Aldrich; Safety Data Sheet for Malathion. Product Number: 36143, Version 5.4 (Revision Date 05/27/2016). Available from, as of June 1, 2016: <http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/safety-center.html/>.
Body Protection: Complete suit protecting against chemicals. The type of protective equipment must be selected according to the concentration and amount of the dangerous substance at the specific workplace.
Sigma-Aldrich; Safety Data Sheet for Malathion. Product Number: 36143, Version 5.4 (Revision Date 05/27/2016). Available from, as of June 1, 2016: <http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/safety-center.html/>.
Respiratory protection: Where risk assessment shows air-purifying respirators are appropriate use a full-face respirator with multipurpose combination (US) or type ABEK (EN 14387) respirator cartridges as a backup to engineering controls. If the respirator is the sole means of protection, use a full-face supplied air respirator. Use respirators and components tested and approved under appropriate government standards such as NIOSH (US) or CEN (EU).
Sigma-Aldrich; Safety Data Sheet for Malathion. Product Number: 36143, Version 5.4 (Revision Date 05/27/2016). Available from, as of June 1, 2016: <http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/safety-center.html/>.
Wear protective gloves and clothing to prevent any reasonable probability of skin contact: 4hr: Teflon gloves, suits, boots; 4H and Silver Shield gloves. ... All protective clothing (suits, gloves, footwear, headgear) should be clean, available each day, and put on before work. ... Wear dust-proof chemical goggles and face shield unless full face-piece respiratory protection is worn.
Pohanish, R.P. (ed). Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemical Carcinogens 6th Edition Volume 1: A-K,Volume 2: L-Z. William Andrew, Waltham, MA 2012. 1651.
Chemical-resistant footwear plus socks. Chemical-resistant gloves. Long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Protective eyewear.
Crop Protection Handbook Volume 100, Meister Media Worldwide, Willoughby, OH 2014. 388.
Wear appropriate personal protective clothing to prevent skin contact.
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-168 (2010). Available from: <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg>.
Wear appropriate eye protection to prevent eye contact.
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-168 (2010). Available from: <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg>.
Respirator Recommendations: Up to 100 mg/cu m:
Assigned Protection Factor (APF)
Respirator Recommendations
APF = 10
Any air-purifying half-mask respirator with organic vapor cartridge(s) in combination with an N95, R95, or P95 filter. The following filters may also be used: N99, R99, P99, N100, R100, P100.
APF = 10
Any supplied-air respirator.
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-168 (2010). Available from: <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg>.
Respirator Recommendations: Up to 250 mg/cu m:
Assigned Protection Factor (APF)
Respirator Recommendations
APF = 25
Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode. Substance reported to cause eye irritation or damage; may require eye protection.
APF = 50
Any air-purifying full-facepiece respirator equipped with organic vapor cartridge(s) in combination with an N100, R100, or P100 filter.
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.
APF = 25
Any powered, air-purifying respirator with an organic vapor cartridge in combination with a high-efficiency particulate filter. Substance reported to cause eye irritation or damage; may require eye protection.
APF = 50
Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece.
APF = 50
Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece.
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-168 (2010). Available from: <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg>.
Respirator Recommendations: Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions:
Assigned Protection Factor (APF)
Respirator Recommendations
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.
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-168 (2010). Available from: <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg>.
Respirator Recommendations: Escape:
Assigned Protection Factor (APF)
Respirator Recommendations
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./Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus.
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-168 (2010). Available from: <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg>.