ch 30 Flashcards
The process of applying a material that will soak up and hold a hazardous material in a sponge-like manner for collection and subsequent disposal.
Absorption
The shipping papers on an airplane.
Air bill
Materials that cause the victim to suffocate.
Asphyxiants
The shipping papers used for transport of chemicals over roads and highways; also referred to as a freight bill.
Bill of lading
One or two openings on top of a closed-head drum. Typically sealed with a threaded cap.
Bung
A glass, plastic, or steel storage container, ranging in volume from 5 to 15 gallons.
Carboy
A cancer-causing substance that is identified in one of several published lists, including, but not limited to, NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference, and the ACGIH 2007 TLVs and BEls. (NFPA 1851)
Carcinogen
A division of the American Chemical Society. This resource provides hazardous materials responders with access to an enormous collection of chemical substance information-the CAS Registry.
Chemical Abstracts Service
A list of the contents of every car on a train; also called a train list.
Consist
Capable of transmitting a disease.
Contagious
A vessel, including cylinders, tanks, portable tanks, and cargo tanks, used for transporting or storing materials. (NFPA 1)
Container
A fluid with a boiling point lower than -130 degrees F (-90 degrees C) at an absolute pressure of 14.7 psi (101.3 kPa). (NFPA 1)
Cryogenic liquids
The body of the fire extinguisher where the extinguishing agent is stored.
Cylinder
The shipping papers on a marine vessel, generally located in a tube-like container.
Dangerous cargo manifest
A container designed to preserve the temperature of the cold liquid held inside.
Dewar container
A barrel-like storage vessel used to store a wide variety of substances,
including food-grade materials, corrosives, flammable liquids, and grease. They may be constructed of low-carbon steel, polyethylene, cardboard, stainless steel, nickel, or other materials.
Drum
The reference book, written in plain language, to guide emergency responders in their initial actions at the incident scene, specifically the guidebook from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Transport Canada, and the Secretariat of Transport and Communications, Mexico. (NFPA 1072)
Emergency Response Guidebook
The shipping papers used for transport of chemicals along roads and highways. Also referred to as a bill of lading.
Freight bill
A color-coded marking system by which employers give their personnel the necessary information to work safely around chemicals. The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is the Canadian hazard communication standard.
Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS)
Capable of causing an illness by entry of a pathogenic microorganism.
Infectious
Exposure to a hazardous material by swallowing the substance.
Ingestion
Exposure to a hazardous material by breathing the substance into the lungs.
Inhalation
Exposure to a hazardous material by the substance entering cuts or other breaches in the skin.
Injection
A visual indication whether in pictorial or word format that provides for the identification of a control, switch, indicator, or gauge or the display of information useful to the operator. (NFPA 1901)
Labels
A hazardous materials marking system designed for fixed-facility use. It uses a diamond-shaped symbol of any size, which is itself broken into four smaller diamonds, each representing a particular property or characteristic of the material.
NFPA 704 hazard identification system
A length of pipe including pumps, valves, flanges, control devices, strainers, and/or similar equipment for conveying fluids. (NFPA 70)
Pipeline
An area, patch, or roadway that extends a certain number of feet on either side of a pipeline and that may contain warning and informational signs about hazardous materials carried in the pipeline.
Pipeline right-of-way
Signage required to be placed on all four sides of highway transport vehicles, railroad tank cars, and other forms of hazardous materials transportation that identifies the hazardous contents of the vehicle, using a standardized system: 10 3/4-in. by 10 3/4-in. diamond-shaped indicators.
Placards
Formatted information, provided by chemical manufacturers and distributors of hazardous products, about chemical composition, physical and chemical properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response, and waste disposal of the material. (NFPA 1072)
Safety data sheet
A shipping order, bill of lading, manifest, or other shipping document serving a similar purpose and containing the information required by regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation. (NFPA 498)
Shipping papers
Any gas or volatile liquid that is extremely toxic to humans.
Toxic inhalation hazards
The study of the adverse effects of chemical or physical agents on living organisms.
Toxicology
A list of the contents of every car on a train; also called consist.
Train list
A unique system of labels and placards that is used when materials are being transported from one location to another in the United States. The same marking system is used in Canada by Transport Canada.
U.S. Department of Transportation marking system
Inverted J-shaped tubes that allow for pressure relief or natural venting of a pipeline for maintenance and repairs.
Vent pipes
Shipping papers for railroad transport.
Waybills
