JOHNSON & JOHNSON; BABY PRODUCTS & TOILETRY DIV. -- JOHNSON'S BABY POWDER/JBP  -- 8510-00-817-0295
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:JOHNSON'S BABY POWDER/JBP
MSDS Date:05/20/1992
FSC:8510
NIIN:00-817-0295
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:JOHNSON & JOHNSON; BABY PRODUCTS & TOILETRY DIV.
Address:GRANDVIEW ROAD
City:SKILLMAN
State:NJ
ZIP:08558
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-526-3967  201-874-1000
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
Preparer's Name:ERNEST CARTER
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:1R840
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:JOHNSON & JOHNSON; BABY PRODUCTS & TOILETRY DIV.
Address:GRANDVIEW ROAD
Box:City:SKILLMAN
State:NJ
ZIP:08558
Country:US
Phone:800-526-3967  201-874-1000
CAGE:1R840

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:TALC
CAS:14807-96-6
RTECS #:WW2710000
= Wt:99.
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z-3
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

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 Measures  =======================

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.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

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.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

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

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

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

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

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.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

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

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