Are there any health and safety limits for isocyanates exposure?

Certainly!

Numerous nations have established exposure limits (abbreviated as OELs) for isocyanates to safeguard the wellbeing of employees.

The usual restrictions for exposure are as follows.

• Based on OSHA regulations the permissible exposure limit, for the United States is set at 0.02 parts per million, at the ceiling level.
• In the United Kingdom, the permissible exposure limits are set at 0.02 mg/m³, for a 8-hour time weighted average and 0.07 mg/m³, for a 15 minute short term exposure limit.