Product ID:JOHNSON'S BABY POWDER/JBP
MSDS Date:05/20/1992
FSC:8510
NIIN:00-817-0295
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLRWJ

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 800-526-3967 201-874-1000

Preparer: ERNEST CARTER

Cage: 1R840

Telephone: 800-526-3967 201-874-1000

Cage: 1R840

TALC

CAS: 14807-96-6

RTECS: WW2710000

OSHA PEL SEE TABLE Z-3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:FROM NORMAL COSMETIC USE, NO EFFECTS
EXPECTED. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. INHALATION: CONTACT A PHYSICIAN.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. SKIN: NO EFFECTS EXPECTED. GRANULOMAS HAVE
BEEN REPORTED WITH INTRODU CTION OF TALC INTO BROKEN SKIN. AS WITH
ANY MINERAL POWDER, DO NOT APPLY PRODUCT TO BROKEN SKIN. EYES:
DIRECT EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND TEARING (LACRIMATION).
INGESTION: NO EFFECTS EXPECTE D. THIS MATERIAL HAS A LOW ORAL
TOXICITY, INGESTION OF TOXIC QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL IS NOT LIKELY
TO OCCUR.
Effects of Overexposure:MASSIVE ACCIDENTAL ASPIRATION MAY CAUSE
IMPACTION BLOCKAGE OF AIRWAYS. LESSER AMOUNTS MAY LEAD TO
BRONCHOCONSTRICTION, BRONCHITIS, PULMONARY EDEMA, OR FIBROSIS.
RESPIRATORY ARREST SHOULD BE TREATED WI TH INTENSIVE SUPPORTIVE
THERAPY AND OXYGEN. IF RESPIRATION IS COMPROMISED, ENDOTRACHEAL
INTUBATION, REMOVAL OF IMPACTED MATERIAL, AND ASSISTED BREATHING
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS NO DETECTABLE
ASBESTIFORM MINERALS OR FREE CRYSTALLINE SILICA (QUARTZ) AS PER
CTFA METHODS J-4-1 AND J-5-1.

First Aid:INHALATION: CONTACT A PHYSICIAN. SKIN: NO TREATMENT IS
NECESSARY UNDER ORDINARY CIRCUSTANCES.EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER
OR SALINE, IF AVAILABLE. CONTACT A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: NO SPECIAL
TREATMENT I S NECESSARY UNDER ORDINARY CIRCUSTANCES.

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR CONSUMER COMMODITY PACKAGING AND
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO SPECIAL PROCEDURES ARE NECESSARY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRODUCT WILL NOT BURN. PACKAGING
MATERIALS MAY BURN IF IGNITED.

Ventilation:GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION IS NORMALLY SUFFICIENT.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Solubility in Water:INSOLUABLE IN WATER
Appearance and Odor:FINE WHITE LUSTROUS POWDER, WITHOUT GRITTINESS
FRAGRANT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:PLASTIC CONTAINERS MAY EMIT TOXIC
FUMES AND VAPORS WHEN BURNED. AVOID INHALATION.POLYETHYLENE IS A
COMPONENT OF THE PLASTIC CONTAINERS. POLYETHYLENE EMITS CARBON
MONOXIDE UPON THERMAL DECOMPOSITION.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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