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Chemical Safety Flashcards

1
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Condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

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Danger

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Unexpected and unwanted events occurring in laboratories

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Incidents

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3
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Damages from unsafe working

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Direct - 10%
Indirect - 90%

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Examples of direct damages

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  • Lost time
  • Fines and penalities
  • Damages & Repair costs
  • Increased Insurance Costs
  • Litigation Costs and Civil Damages
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Examples of Indirect Damages

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  • Reputation damage
  • Overtime to offset production down time - Strained Employee relations
  • Poor employee morale
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6
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Cause of Accidents

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Unsafe Acts - 85%
Unsafe Conditions - 15%

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Hazard Classification Systems

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  1. 704 M System, National Fire Protection Assoc (NFPA)
  2. The US Department of Transpo (DOT)
  3. Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
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8
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Information resource about chemical safety

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Label
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Books and pamphlets online

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In NFPA, meaning of 4,2,3,1,0 in Health Hazard

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4 Deadly
3 Extreme danger
2 Hazardous
1 Slightly Hazardous
0 Normal Material

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In NFPA, meaning of 4,3,2,1,0 in Fire Hazard

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4 Below 73 F
3 Below 100 F
2 Above 100 F not exceeding 200 F
1 Above 200 F
0 Will not burn

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In NFPA, meaning of 4,3,2,1,0 in Instability

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4 May detonate
3 Shock & heat may detonate
2 Violent chemical change
1 Unstable if heated
0 Stable

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12
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OX

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Oxidizer

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ALK

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Alkali

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COR

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Corrosive

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15
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W with a slash

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Use NO WATER

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16
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Draw the symbol or radiation Hazard

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17
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Where is chemical handling information found?

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Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

18
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Chemicals should always be clearly labeled with…?

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Name of the substance
Concentration
Date it was received
Name of the person responsible for it

19
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The rapid oxidation of a fuel by an oxidizer

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Burning

20
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How can a fire start?

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Presence of sufficient energy to sustain the chemical reaction

21
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What must be the present in proper proportions?

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Fuel and oxidizer

22
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What state is fuel usually present?

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Gaseous state

23
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When can solvent becomes fuel for fire?

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Increased temperature of solvents and increased vapor pressure

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