As used by US NIOSH, unless noted otherwise, the 15 minute time weighted average exposure that should not be exceeded at any time during a work day.
A 15 minute TWA exposure that should not be exceeded at any time during a working day even if the eight-hour TWA average is within the TWA exposure standard. Exposures at the STEL should not be longer than 15 minutes and should not be repeated more than four times per day. There should be at least 60 minutes between successive exposures at the STEL.
Represented as STEL or TLVSTEL, this is the maximum concentration to which workers can be exposed for a short period of time (15 minutes) for only four times throughout the day with at least one hour between exposures. Also the daily TLVTWA must not be exceeded.
Maximum concentration of a toxic substance to which an unprotected worker may be exposed calculated as a 15 minute time weighted average.
airborne concentrations averaged over a period of 15 minutes which should not be exceeded and should not be repeated within 60 minutes or more than four times per day.
A maximum concentration to which workers can be exposed for a 15 minute period, four times a day, at least one hour between exposures. Also the daily TLV-TWA must not be exceeded.
A 15-minute time-weighted average exposure which should not be exceeded at any time during a workday even if the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) is within the threshold limit value (TLV.) Exposures at the STEL should not be repeated more than four times a day and there should be at least 60 minutes between successive exposures at the STEL.