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title: "Soapstone (14807-96-6): exposure limits and sampling"
url: https://analyt-mtc.com/tools/hazard-search/soapstone-14807-96-6/
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Hazard search

# Soapstone

CAS number

14807-96-6

Also known as

Steatite · Talc · Talc (containing asbestos) (see asbestos) · Talc (respirable dust) · Talc (respirable, no asbestos)

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 1 mg/m³ | Soapstone |
| 8-hour TWA | 1 mg/m³ | Talc |

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 14/4** / General inhalable or respirable dusts by gravimetric analysis (respirable) / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs14-4.pdf) | Active (pump) | IOM + foam or cyclone with GF filter | GR | [225-70A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/haz-dust-7204-particulate-monitor/#part-225-70a) / [225-772](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/iom-sampler/#part-225-772) / [225-58F](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/glass-fibre-depth-filters/#part-225-58f) / [225-69](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/plastic-cyclone/#part-225-69) |
| **OSHA ID 160** | Active (pump) |  | PCM | [225-321](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/bestchek-asbestos-cassettes/#part-225-321) / [225-326](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/bestchek-asbestos-cassettes/#part-225-326) / [225-321A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/bestchek-asbestos-cassettes/#part-225-321a) / [225-327](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/bestchek-asbestos-cassettes/#part-225-327) |
| **OSHA PV2121** / Gravimetric Determination - GR / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-pv2121.pdf) | Active (pump) | Filter Cassette | GR | [225-105](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gs-1-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-105) / [225-803](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gla-5000-pvc-membrane-filters/#part-225-803) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) / [225-8208A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gla-5000-pvc-membrane-filters/#part-225-8208) / [225-3851-PW](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/disposable-parallel-particle-impactors/#part-225-3851-pw) |

Methods and limits as published by their agencies and summarised by SKC; check the current method and the limit that applies to you before sampling.

Source: [SKC Ltd (UK), Hazard Search, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)](https://www.skcltd.com/hazard-search.html); [SKC Inc. (USA), Sampling Guides, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)](https://international.skcinc.com/sampling-guides/)