Health monitoring for antimony

Antimony (CAS 7440-36-0) is a brittle, silver white metallic element. You can find antimony (Sb) in different oxidation states, like free metal, trivalent (Sb[III]) and pentavalent (Sb[V]) oxidation. 

Antimony is in the environment mainly as antimony sulfide and stibnite. Antimony’s main use is as a fire retardant in plastics, rubber, building materials and textiles. 

Examples of work involving antimony include mining and smelting. 

This guide is part of a health monitoring guide collection. 

There are health monitoring guides for: 

• persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) 

• guide for workers 

• registered medical practitioners 

• hazardous chemicals