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Chapter 30 Flashcards

1
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The process by which substances travel through body tissues until they reach the bloodstream.

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Absorption

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2
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The shipping papers on an airplane.

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Air bill

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3
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Materials that cause the victim to suffocate.

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Asphyxiants

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4
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The shipping papers used for transport of chemicals over roads and highways; also referred to as a “freight bill.”

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Bill of lading

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5
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One or two openings on top of a closed-head drum. Typically sealed with a threaded cap.

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Bung

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A glass, plastic, or steel storage container, ranging in volume from 5 to 15 gallons.

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Carboy

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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 BEIs. (NFPA 1851)

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Carcinogen

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8
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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.

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Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)

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A list of the contents of every car on a train; also called a “train list/”

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Consist

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Capable of transmitting a disease.

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Contagious

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A vessel, including cylinders, tanks, portable tanks, and cargo tanks, used for transporting or storing materials.

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Container

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12
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A fluid with a boiling point lower that -130 degree F at an absolute pressure of 14.7 psi (101.3kPa). (NFPA 1)

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Cryogenic liquids (Cryogens)

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13
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A pressure vessel designed for absolute pressures higher that 40 psi (276 kPa) and having a circular cross-section. It does not include a portable tank, multiunit tank car tank cargo tank, or tank car. (NFPA 1)

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Cylinder

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14
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The shipping papers on a marine vessel, generally located in a tube-like container

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Dangerous cargo manifest

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15
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A container designed to preserve the temperature of the cold liquid held inside.

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Dewar container

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16
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A barrel-like storage vessel used to store a wide variety of substances, including food-grade materials, corrosives, flammable liquids, and grease.

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Drum

17
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The reference book, written in plain language, to guide emergency responders in their initial actions at the incident scene.

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Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

18
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The shipping papers used for transport of chemicals along roads and highways. Also referred to as a “bill of lading.”

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Freight Bill

19
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A color-coded marking system by which employers give their personnel the necessary information to work safely around chemicals.

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Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS)

20
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Capable of causing an illness by entry of a pathogenic microorganism

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Infectious

21
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Exposure to a hazardous material by swallowing the substance.

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Ingestion

22
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Exposure to a hazardous material by breathing the substance into the lungs.

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Inhalation

23
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Exposure to a hazardous material by the substance entering cuts or other breaches in the skin.

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Injection

24
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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.

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Labels

25
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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.

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NFPA 704 hazard identification system

26
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A length of pipe including pumps, valves, flanges, control devices, strainers, and/or similar equipment for conveying fluids. (NFPA 70)

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Pipeline

27
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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.

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Pipeline right-of-way

28
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Signage required to be placed on all four sides of highway transport vehicles, railroad tank cars, and other forms of hazardous materials transportation; the sign identifies the hazardous contents of the vehicle, using a standardization system with 10.75 diamond shape indicators.

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Placards

29
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Formatted information, provided y 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

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Safety data sheets (SDS)

30
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A shipping order, bill of lading, manifest or other shipping document serving a similar purpose and containing the information required by regulation of the U.S. Department of Transportation. (NFPA 498)

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Shipping papers

31
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Any gas or volatile liquid that is extremely toxic to humans.

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Toxic inhalation hazards (TIH)

32
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The study of the adverse effects of chemical or physical agents on living organisms.

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Toxicology

33
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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

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U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) marking system

34
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Inverted J-shaped tubes that allow for pressure relief or natural venting of a pipeline for maintenance, and repairs.

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Vent pipes

35
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Shipping papers for railroad transport.

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Waybills

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