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HAZMAT: Recognizing and Identifying the Hazards Flashcards

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Air Bill

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Shipping papers on an airplane

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Bill of Lading

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Shipping papers for roads and highways

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Bulk Storage Containers

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Large-volume containers that have an internal volume greater than119 gallons for liquids and greater than 882 pounds for solids and a capacity of greater than 882 pounds for gases

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Bungs

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One or more small openings in closed-head drums

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Carboys

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Glass, plastic, or steel containers, ranging in volume from 5 to 15 gallons

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Chemical Transportation Emergency Center (CHEMTREC)

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A national call center for basic chemical information, established by the Chemical Manufacturer’s Association and now operated by the American Chemical Council

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Consist

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A list of every car on a train

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Container

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Any vessel or receptacle that holds material, including storage vessels, pipelines, and packaging

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Cryogenic Liquids (cryogens)

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Gaseous substances that have been chilled to the point at which they liquefy, a liquid having a boiling point lower than -150 degrees F (-101 degrees C) at 14.7 psia (an absolute pressure of 101 kpa)

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Cylinder

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A portable compressed-gas container

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Dangerous Cargo Manifest

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Shipping papers on a marine vessel, generally located in a tube-like container

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DOT Marking System

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A unique system of labels and placards that, in combination with the North American Emergency Response Guide, offers guidance for first responders operating a hazardous materials incident

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Dewar Containers

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Designed to preserve the temperature of the cold liquid held inside

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Drums

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Barrel-like containers built to DOT Specification 5P (1A1).

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Dry bulk cargo tanks

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Tanks designed to carry dry bulk goods such as powders, pellets, fertilizers, or grain, they are generally V-shaped with rounded sides that funnel toward the bottom

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Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

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The guide book developed by the DOT to provide guidance for first responders operating at a hazardous materials incident in coordination with DOT’s labels and placards marking system

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Freight bills

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Shipping papers for roads and highways

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Hazardous Materials

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Any materials or substances that pose an unreasonable risk of damage or injury to persons, property, or the environment if not properly controlled during the handling, storage, manufacture, processing, packaging, use and disposal, or transportation

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Hazardous Materials Information System (HMS)

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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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Intermodal tanks

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Bulk containers that can be shipped by all modes of transportation – air, sea, or land

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Labels

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Smaller versions (4-inch diamond shaped markings) of placards, placed on four sides of individual boxes and smaller packages

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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

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A form, provided by manufacturers and compounders (blenders) of chemicals, containing information about chemical composition, physical and chemical properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response, and waste disposal of the material

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MC-306

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flammable liquid tanker: Commonly known as a gasoline tanker, this tanker typically carries gasoline or other flammable and combustible materials

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MC-307

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chemical hauler: A tanker with a rounded or horseshoe-shaped tank

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MC-312

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corrosives tanker: A tanker that will often carry aggressive acids like concentrated sulfuric and nitric acid, having reinforcing rings along the side of the tank

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MC-331

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pressure cargo tanker: A tank commonly constructed of steel with rounded ends and a single open compartment inside, there are no baffles or other separations’ inside the tank

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MC-338

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cryogenics tanker: a low-pressure tanker designed to maintain the low temperature required by the cryogens it carries

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National Response Center (NRC)

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An agency maintained and staffed by the U.S. Coast Guard; it should always be notified if any spilled material could possibly enter a navigable waterway

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NFPA 704

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Hazard Identification System: A hazardous materials marking system designed for fixed facility use

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Non-bulk storage vessels

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Containers other than bulk storage containers

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Pipeline

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A length of pipe, including pumps, valves, flanges, control devices, strainers, and similar equipment, for conveying fluids and gases

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Pipeline right-of-way

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An area, patch, or roadway that extends a certain number of feet on either side of the pipe itself and that may contain warning and informational signs about hazardous materials carried in the pipeline

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Placards

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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 that identifies the hazardous contents of the vehicle, using a standardization system with 10 ¾ - inch diamond-shaped indicators

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Secondary containment

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Any device or structure that prevents environmental contamination when the primary container or its appurtenances fail. Examples of secondary containment are dikes, curbing, and double-walled tanks

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Shipping papers

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a shipping order, bill of lading manifest, or other shipping document serving a similar purpose and usually including the names and addresses of both the shipper and the receiver as well as a list of shipped materials with quantity and weight

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Signal words

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Information on a pesticide label that indicates the relative toxicity of the material

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Special use railcars

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Boxcars, flat cars, cryogenic and corrosive tank cars, and high-pressure compressed gas tube-type cars

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Totes

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Portable tanks, usually holding a few hundred gallons of product, characterized by a unique style of construction

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Toxic inhalation hazard materials (THI)

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Gasses or volatile liquids which are extremely toxic to humans

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Tube Trailers

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High-volume transportation devices made up of several individual compressed gas cylinders banded together and affixed to a trailer

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Vent Pipes

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Inverted J-shaped tubes that allow for pressure relief or natural venting of the pipeline for maintenance and repairs

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Describe occupancies that may contain HM’s

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Not confined to chemical facilities or Nuclear power plants – HM’s are stored in warehouses, hospitals, laboratories, industrial occupancies, residential garages, bowling alleys, home improvement centers, garden supply stores, restaurants, and other facilities and businesses… they can occur almost anywhere

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Describe how your senses can be used to detect the presence of HM’s

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Visual, auditory, or olfactory clues

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Describe specific containers and container shapes that might indicate HM’s

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many different types of containers, ranging from 1-gallon glass containers to 5000-gallon steel storage tanks. Steel or polyethylene plastic drums, bags, high-pressure gas cylinders, railroad tank cars, plastic buckets, above ground and underground storage tanks, truck tankers, and pipelines are all types of containers used with HM’s. Some very recognizable chemical containers, such as 55-gallon drums and compressed gas cylinders, can be found in almost every commercial building, materials in cardboard drums are usually in solid form. Stainless steel containers hold particularly dangerous chemicals, and cold liquids are kept in thermos-like Dewar Containers. One way to distinguish containers is to divide them into two separate categories: bulk storage containers and non-bulk storage vessels

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Describe tanks that could hold HM’s

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Fixed tanks [Secondary containment, AST’s & UST’s]; large transportation tankers, totes [portable plastic tanks surrounded by a stainless steel web that adds structural stability and protection], and intermodal tanks [both shipping and storage, surrounded by, or part of, a boxlike steel framework for shipping. IM-101,102 / IMO type 5

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Underground tanks

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Residential, commercial / Fuel oil & combustible liquids

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Covered floating roof tanks

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Bulk terminals & storage / Highly volatile flammable liquids

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Cone roof tanks

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Bulk terminal & storage / Combustible liquids

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Open floating roof tanks

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Bulk terminal & storage / Flammable & combustible liquids

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Dome roof tanks

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Bulk terminal & storage / Combustible liquids

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High-pressure horizontal tanks

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Industrial storage and terminal / Flammable gases, chlorine, ammonia

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High-pressure spherical tanks

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Industrial storage and terminal / Liquid propane gas, liquid nitrogen gas

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Cryogenic liquid storage tanks

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Industrial & hospital storage / Oxygen, liquid nitrogen gas

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Describe apparatuses that can transport HM’s

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Tankers: MC-306, MC-307, MC-312, MC-331, MC-338, Tube Trailers, Intermodal tanks, Dry bulk cargo tanks

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MC-306 flammable liquid tanker (Oval shaped tank)

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Gasoline, other flammable & combustible materials / 6k – 10k gallons, non-pressurized.

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MC-307 Chemical hauler (Horseshoe shaped tank)

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Flammable liquids, mild corrosives and poisons / 6k – 7k gallons

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MC-312 Corrosives Tanks (Reinforcing Rings)

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Sulfuric & Nitric acids – other corrosives / 75psi / 6k gallons

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MC-331 Pressure Cargo Tanker (rounded ends-single tank)

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Ammonia, propane, butane / Pressurized 300psi (significant explosion hazard)

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MC-338 Cryogenic Tanker (boxlike structure at rear of tanker w/ control valves)

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Low pressure / Low temperatures (unless temperature isn’t regulated)

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Tube Trailers (individual cylinders banded together)

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Compressed gases / 3000 – 5000psi

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Dry Bulk tanks (V-shaped w/ rounded sides)

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Dry bulk goods, powders, pellets, fertilizers & grain

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Railroad Transportation

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30k gallons / 3 types: non-pressurized, pressurized & special use

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Non-Pressurized (visible valves and piping w/o dome cover)

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Chemicals & Consumer products: corn syrup, flammable & combustible liquids, mild corrosives.

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Pressurized (enclosed dome on the top of railcar)

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Propane, ammonia, ethylene oxide, chlorine./ 100 – 500 psi, can generate long-duration, high-pressure leaks that may be impossible to stop

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Special-use (include boxcars, flat cars, cryogenic & corrosive tank cars and high-pressure compressed gas tube cars)

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May not have much distinction to the car to identify will need to look for placards,
symbols and other notification.

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Describe how to identify a placard and label

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o Placards / Diamond shaped indicators / 10 ¾ inches on each side that must be placed on all four sides of highway transport vehicles, railroad tank cars, and other forms of transportation carrying HM’s.
o Labels / are smaller versions 4 inch diamond shaped indicators of placards and are used on 4 sides of individual boxes and smaller packages being transported.
o May identify the broad hazard class (flammable, poison, corrosive, etc.)

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DOT Class 1

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Explosives

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DOT Class 2

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DOT Class 3

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Flammable combustible liquids

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DOT Class 4

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Flammable solids

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DOT Class 5

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DOT Class 6

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Poisons (including blood agents and choking agents)

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DOT Class 7

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Radioactive materials

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DOT Class 8

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Corrosives

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DOT Class 9

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Other regulated materials

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Describe how to use the ERG

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	Yellow Section: chemicals in this section are listed numerically by their four-digit UN identification number.
	Blue Section: Chemicals in the blue section are listed alphabetically by name. The entry will include the emergency action guide number and the identification number.
	Orange Section: This section contains the emergency action guides. Guide numbers are organized by general hazard class and indicate what basic emergency actions should be taken, based on hazard class.
	Green Sections: is organized numerically by UN identification number and provides the initial isolation distances for specific materials. Chemicals included in this section are highlighted in the blue or yellow sections. Any materials listed in the green section are always extremely hazardous. This section also directs to consult the tables listing toxic inhalation hazard materials (TIH)
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NFPA 704 Hazard Identifications system

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o Uses a diamond-shaped symbol of any size, which is itself broken into four smaller diamonds, each representing a particular property or characteristic. The blue diamond indicates the health hazard posed by the material. The red diamond indicates flammability, the yellow diamond indicates reactivity, the white diamond is used for special symbols and handling instructions.
o The blue, red and yellow diamonds will each contain a numerical rating of 0 to 4 with 0 being the least hazardous and 4 being the most hazardous. The white quadrant will not have a number but may contain special symbols.

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MSDS will include

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 Physical & Chemical characteristics
 Physical hazards of the material
 Health hazards of the material
 Signs and symptoms of exposure
 Routes of entry
 Permissible exposure limits.
 Responsible party contact
 Precautions for save handling (including hygiene practices, protective measures, and procedures for cleaning up spills or leaks)
 Applicable control measures, including personal protective equipment.
 Emergency and first aid procedures
 Appropriate waste disposal.

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Describe CHEMTREC

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o Chemical Transportation Emergency Center: a clearing house of emergency response information. 1-800-424-9300
 When calling CHEMTREC have the following info ready:
• Name of caller & Call back #
• Location of the actual incident or problem
• Name of chemical involved in the incident
• Shipper or manufacturer of the chemical
• Container type
• Railcar or vehicle markings or numbers
• Shipping carrier’s name
• Recipient of material
• Local conditions and exact description of the situation.

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6,000 gallon Capacity
25 to 100 psi
mild corrosives, food grade, flammable liquids

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6,000 gallon Capacity
14 to 30 psi
Flammable liquids & corrosives

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High Pressure Vessels
Several Hundred psi
liquefied gases like propane & butane

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IMO - Type 5

HAZMAT (13 decks)

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