Is talc in soapstone dangerous?

There are known health dangers to working with marble, limestone, and alabaster, but none that I have found for soapstone. In all the government reports that they have managed to obtain there have been no adverse reports in regards to the use of soapstone. read more

Anand Talc There are known health dangers to working with marble, limestone, and alabaster, but none that I have found for soapstone. In all the government reports that I have managed to obtain there have been no adverse reports in regards to the use of soapstone. read more

Talc is a major constituent of soapstone [Miller and Sayers 1941 as cited by ACGIH 1971]. For this draft technical standard, therefore, respirators have been selected on the basis of the assigned protection factor afforded by each device. read more