IARC lists rock (stone) wool in Group 3 in Volumes 43 and 81 (2002).
Source: IARC: Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–123 ↗Dust entry
Rock (stone) wool
Man-made mineral wool fiber used in insulation and listed in the IARC classification table.
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
airway irritationskin irritation
Carcinogenicity
Not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans — rock (stone) wool. Classification system: IARC, group 3.
A classification applies only to the agent and exposure described by the cited source; it is not a personal risk estimate.
Evidence
Controls
- ventilation
- enclosure
- avoid fiber release
- appropriate respiratory protection