Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

JOHNSONS SHOWER TO SHOWER BODY POWDER REGULAR/SPRING FRESH

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

For use as body talc, dusting powder. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid generating and
breathing dust. Directions for use: Shake powder into the hand and apply to the skin.

SYNONYMS

"talcum powder talc powder hydrous magnesium silicate"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  Although ingestion is not thought to produce harmful effects, the material may still be damaging to the health of the individual following ingestion, especially where pre-  existing organ (e.g. liver, kidney) damage is evident. Present definitions of harmful or toxic substances are generally based on doses producing mortality (death) rather than those producing morbidity (disease, ill-health). Gastrointestinal tract discomfort may produce nausea and vomiting. In an occupational setting however, ingestion of insignificant quantities is not thought to be cause for concern.  Considered to be non toxic.  

EYE

  There is some evidence to suggest that this material can causeeye irritation and damage in some persons.  The material may be irritating to the eye, with prolonged contact causing inflammation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to irritants may produce conjunctivitis.  

SKIN

  The material is not thought to produce adverse health effects or skin irritation following contact (as classified using animal models). Nevertheless, good hygiene practice requires that exposure be kept to a minimum and that suitable gloves be used in an occupational setting.  The material may cause skin irritation after prolonged or repeated exposure and may produce on contact skin redness, swelling, the production of vesicles, scaling and thickening of the skin.  

INHALED

  The material is not thought to produce adverse health effects or irritation of the respiratory tract (as classified using animal models). Nevertheless, good hygiene practice requires that exposure be kept to a minimum and that suitable control measures be used in an occupational setting.  Not considered an irritant through normal use.  Persons with impaired respiratory function, airway diseases and conditions such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis, may incur further disability if excessive concentrations of particulate are inhaled.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Principal routes of exposure are usually by.  inhalation of generated dust.  In normal use the material is regarded as non harmful. However for use with  infants, the directions for use must be closely followed, i.e. apply  to hand and smooth on skin. The missuse and overuse of talc on newborn  infants has resulted in deaths within hours of inhaling talcum powders.  The powder dries the mucous membranes of the bronchioles, disrupts pulmonary  clearance, clogs smaller airways. Victims display wheezing, rapid or  difficult breathing, increased pulse, cyanosis, fever, pulmonary oedema.  Mild exposures may cause relatively minor inflammatory lung disease.  Long term exposure may show wheezing, weakness, productive cough.