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Principle Routes of Exposure

Dermal, Inhalation, Ingestion GENERAL HEALTH EFFECTS: Irritant to skin, eyes and respiratory tract. Effects may be delayed for several hours. ACUTE: • Skin Contact: Direct contact may cause dryness, or mild irritation if an allergic predisposition exists. • Eye Contact: Direct contact may cause mechanical irritation to the eyes. • Inhalation: May cause mechanical irritation of the mucous membranes and respiratory tract upon exposure to large concentrations of air-born dust. • Ingestion: Material is considered harmless and inert when ingested. CHRONIC: • Skin Contact: Prolonged contact may cause dryness of the skin, or may cause mild irritation if an allergic pre-disposition exists. • Eye Contact: Repeated contact may cause conjunctivae inflammation. • Inhalation: Repeated or prolonged inhalation of air-born dust of this material may cause scarring of the lungs (pulmonary fibrosis), with shortness of breath, chronic cough, and respiratory assisted heart failure. Prolonged exposure to talc can produce a symptomatic talc pneumoconiosis. • Ingestion: Repeated ingestion of large doses of talc for 13 and 10 successive days by rabbits and mice, revealed negative teratogenic and carcinogenic results.

HMIS® ratings

Health – 1* Flammability - 0 Physical Hazard – 0 PPE – E EC HAZARD SYMBOLS/RISK & SAFETY PHRASES: This chemical substance is not classified in the Annex I of Directive