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Chapter 25
Hazardous Materials Recognition and Identification
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04/08/2007

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Term
what is the most commonly seen item for identifying the location of hazardous materials.
Definition
placard
Term
What are the nine Hazard classes?
Definition
Class 1- Explosives
Class 2- Gases
Class 3- Flammable Liquids
Class 4- Flammable solids
Class 5 - Oxidizers and organic peroxides
Class 6- Poisonous materials
Class 7- Radioactive materials
Class 8- Corrosives
Class 9 - Miscellaneous hazardous materials
Term
what is one of the most common systems used to identify the presence of hazardous materials?
Definition
NFPA 704
Term
NFPA 704 System
Definition
Like a placard system, relies on triangular sign that is divided into four areas.
Term
What are the four colors used by the NFPA 704 system to rank the severity of Hazards
Definition
Health hazard—blue
Fire hazard—red
Reactivity hazard—yellow
Special hazard—white
Term
Define Vapor Pressure
Definition
is the pressure that is exerted on a closed container by the vapors coming from the liquid or solid
Term
according to 49 CFR 170- 180, which Department regulates the movement of hazardous materials via air, water, roadway and pipline?
Definition
Department of transporation.
Term
Flammable liquids have a flash point of less than.....
Definition
141°F
Term
Combustible liquids are those with flash points above
Definition
100°F and below 200°F
Term
This regualtion requires all containers be marked with hazard warning and also reveal the ingrediants of the hazard on the label
Definition
The Federal Hazard communication regulation.
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