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| Survey 0f a facility or location made before an emergency occurs in order to prepare for an appropriate emergency response. Sometimes called Preplan. |
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| (1) General fire service term for a building, structure, or residency. (2) Building code classification based on the use to which owners or tenants putt buildings or portions of buildings. Regulated by the various building and fire codes. Also called Occupancy Classification. |
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| Unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property for the purpose of intimidating or coercing a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives; defined by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). |
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| Term used by the U.S. Department of Transportation to describe shipping containers and their markings, labels, and/or placards. |
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| Packaging, other than a vessel or barge, including transport vehicle or freight container, in which hazardous materials are loaded with no intermediate form of containment and which has (a) a maximum capacity greater than 119 gallons (450 L) as a receptacle for a liquid, (b) maximum net mass greater than 882 pounds (400 kg) and a maximum capacity greater than 119 gallons as a receptacle for solid, or (c) water capacity greater than 1,000 pounds (454kg) as a receptacle for gas. |
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| Package that has the following characteristics: (a) maximum capacity of 119 gallons (450L) or less as receptacle for liquid, (b) maximum net mass of 882 pounds (400kg) or less and a maximum capacity of 119 gallons or less as a receptacle for solid, and (c) water capacity of 1,000 pounds (454kg) or less as a receptacle for gas. |
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| Cryogenic Liquid Storage Tank |
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| Heavily insulated, vacuum-jacketed tanks used to store cryogenic liquids, equipped with safety-relief valves and rupture disks. |
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| Freight container designed and constructed to be used interchangeably in two or more modes of transportation. |
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| (1) Hole through which a person may go to gain access to an underground or enclosed structure. (2) Openings usually equipped with removable, lockable covers large enough to admit a person into a tank trailer, tank car, or dry bulk trailer. Also called manhole. |
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| Circumferential tank shell stiffener that helps to maintain the tank's cross sections. |
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| Combination of letters and numbers stenciled on rail tank cars that may be used to get information about the car's contents from the railroad's computer or the shipper. Also called Initials and Numbers. |
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| Number stenciled on the exterior of tank cars to indicate the volume of the tank. |
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| Stencil on the exterior of tank cars indicating the standards to which the tank car was built; specification markings may also be found on intermodal containers and cargo tank trucks. |
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| A sixteen-section information sheet provided by a chemical product's manufacturer or importer that contains information such as the chemical composition, physical and chemical properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response procedures, and transportation and regulatory information of the specified material. The SDS is the globally harmonized version of the material safety data sheet, a similar form required by 29 CFR 1910.1200, OSHA's Hazard Communications Standard. |
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| Government-mandated warnings provided on the product labels that indicate the level of toxicity, for example CAUTION, WARNING, or DANGER. |
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| Unique number assigned to a chemical substance or biological sequence by the American Chemical Society's Chemical Abstract Service registry; used widely to provide quick identification of the material's physical properties and safety information. |
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| Shipping paper used by the trucking industry (and others) indicating origin, destination, route, and product; placed in the cab of every truck tractor. This document establishes the terms of a contract between shippers and transportation companies; serves as a document of title, contract of carriage, and receipt for goods. |
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| Gradual inability of a person to detect odors after initial exposure; may be extremely rapid in the case of some toxins such as hydrogen sulfide. |
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| Chemical reaction between two or more materials that changes the materials and produces heat, flames, and toxic smoke. |
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| Chemical reaction involving the absorption of heat energy. |
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| Chemical substance that is intended for use in warfare or terrorist activities to kill, seriously injure, or seriously incapacitate people through its physiological effects. |
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