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Posted By S.Alder
Hello fellow professionals,
Has anyone out there any experience of using the above as a free base and manually tipping into blending systems? I already use known sensitisers on site so have Lev, RPE and COSHH sewn up tightly so no comments on risk assessment please. I would like some further info on Antimony, particularly on possible carcinogenic properties.
Thanks.:-)
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Posted By gham
Get a copy of Guidance Note EH 65/23: Criteria Document for an Occupational Exposure Limit - Antimony and Antimony Compounds (E Ball, A Smith, C Northage, M Smith, SD Bradley and C Gillies)ISBN 0-7176-1054-3. this will have all the info you need it's on technical indexes if you subscribe to that or mabey barbours, failing that you can order it from HSE books for £10.00. I would give you relevant information from it but it's about 68 pages.
As far as carcinogenic effects any studies have been inconclusive as the individuals who have been studied where also exposed to known carcinogens e.g. arsenic, however there is evidence that it can cause adverse effects in animals, so the indication of increased incidence of lung cancer may back up the result of the animal testing. so if your taking precautions agains arsenic inhilation, ingestion and skin/dermal contact this should by default control against Sb2O3 if they are being use in the same processes or work areas when the control measures are inplace
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Posted By gham
Paul without look im guessing that the MSDS will only either give you the R Phrase or state that there is limited evidence of cacinogenic effects as this is the minimal amount of information that they are required to provide, the EH40 will best advise the WES, as the Guidance Note EH 65/23 may be slightly out of date with the recent changes to exposure terminology however the information in the document will be of great value in providing a good understanding of the metal and its various complounds
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Posted By S.Alder
Thanks to everyone who either posted or replied direct. All information greatly appreciated.
Shane
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