WHMIS (Talc (none asbestiform))

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Combustible dusts - See comments below1

• Carcinogenicity - Category 1B2

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 13 4

Danger

May cause cancer (H350)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  IFA-Gestis, Information system on hazardous substances of the German Social Accident Insurance. Sankt Augustin, Germany : Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (IFA).   https://www.dguv.de/ifa/gestis/gestis-stoffdatenbank/index-2.jsp
• ▲2.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Talc and Acrylonitrile. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 136. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2025).  

  Volume136.pdf

  
  
• ▲3.  Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail, CHEMINFO, Hamilton, Ont. : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety   http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/cheminfo/search.html
• ▲4.  Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, Toxicological profil for 2,4,6 trinotrotoluene. Atlanta, GA : ATSDR. (1995).   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp.asp?id=677&tid=125 http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp81.pdf

The [number] refers to the Information SST database of the CNESST Documentation Center.