General dilution ventilation should be provided as necessary to keep airborne dust and fibers below the applicable exposure limits and guidelines. The need for ventilation systems should be evaluated by a professional industrial hygienist, while the design of specific ventilation systems should be conducted by a professional engineer. Exposed skin areas should be washed with soap and warm water after handling or working with fiber glass. This is a stable material. This product is not reactive.
Antimony trioxide causes pneumoconiosis in humans.
No lung tumors were seen in male rats. Both of these studies provide only qualitative evidence of carcinogenicity of antimony trioxide in rats. In 1994, Groth et al., conducted a third study using a more rigorous inhalation protocol. This study subjected rats to several test concentrations and antimony trioxide was not carcinogenic. Thus, there is only equivocal evidence for the carcinogenicity of antimony trioxide by the inhalation route.