Hazardous Material - ANSA material that poses an unreasonable threat to the fitness and
protection of operating emergency personnel, the public, and/or the environment if it isn't well
controlled during coping with, garage, manufacture, processing, packaging, use and disposal or
transportation.
The "running definition" of Hazardous Materials - ANSAny substance that stores probably
dangerous energy while not contained in its intended field
How many chemical are registered to be used in the US? - ANSmore than 80,000 chemical
compounds
How many new chemical compounds are brought within the US every 12 months - ANS2,000
chemicals
Hazardous Waste - ANSIs a potentially dangerous by-product or residue that remains after a
production technique.
Technical Committee on Hazardous Materials Response Personel - ANSNFPA Committee that
creates requirements governing hazmat
NFPA 472 - ANSStandard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/WMD
Incidents
NFPA 473 - ANSStandard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazmat/WM
Incidents
Core capabilities required at Operations Level schooling - ANSAn information of primary
chemical and physical properties, concepts of chemical defensive garb and decontamination
HAZWOPER - ANS29 CFR 1910.120 (q)(Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
Response) - The federal policies detailing hazmat reaction abilities
NFPA "Awareness Level" - ANSIndividuals who, in the route in their ordinary obligations, could
stumble upon an emergency related to hazardous materials or WMD and who are predicted to
understand the presence of the danger, guard themselves, call for trained personnel and
relaxed the scene.
,OSHA "Awareness Level" - ANS(29 CFR 1910.12) First responders who are probably to witness
or find out a dangerous substance launch and who have been educated to provoke an
emergency reaction series by using notifying the proper authorities. They do now not take any
similarly action.
NFPA "Operations Level" - ANSFirst responder who responds to hazmat/WMD incidents for the
reason of protecting close by individuals, the environment or belongings from the effects of the
release
OSHA "Operations Level" - ANSFirst responders who're educated to reply in a Defensive style
without actually seeking to stop the discharge
Technician Level - ANSIndividual trained to enter closely infected vicinity and take offensive
actions
Specialist Level - ANSIndividual with better and greater specialized schooling that Technician
Level. 3 tiers of education are A, B and C.
SARA - ANSSuperfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act 1986. Precursor to HAZWOPER
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act - ANSRequires agencies that handles
chemical substances to file garage type, quantity and garage methods to the hearth dept and
LEPC. (Tier Reports)
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) - ANSGathers and disseminate to the public
facts approximately hazardous substances (MSDS). They make certain that neighborhood
resources are adequate to respond to a chemical event within the network
State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) - ANSServes as the liaison between kingdom
and nearby levels of authority
Expansion Ratio - ANSA description of the volume growth that occurs when a liquid changes to
a gas
Expansion Ratio of Propane - ANS270:1
Standard atmospheric stress at sea level - ANS14.7 psi
Expansion Ratio of water - ANS1700:1
Flammable drinks with low boiling point - ANSAre risky because of their potential to provide
flammable vapor at low temperature
, Flash Point of fuel - ANS-43d F
Flash factor of diesel - ANSappx 120d F
Upper Flammable (Explosive) Limit - ANSThe quantity of flammable vapor had to preserve a
fireplace burning
Lower Flammable (Explosive) Limit - ANSThe quantity of vapor needed to reason ignition
Flammable Range of Hydrogen - ANS4.0-75%
Flammable Range of Natural Gas - ANS5.0-15%
Flammable Range of Propane - ANS2.Five-nine.Zero%
Vapor Density more than 1.Zero - ANSVapor is heavier than air and will sink
Vapor Density less than 1.0 - ANSVapor is lighter than air and will upward push
HA HA MICEN - ANSHydrogen
Acetylene
Helium
Ammonia
Methane
Igniting Gas
Carbon Monoxide
Ethelyne
Nitrogen
> - ANSgreater than
< - ANSless than
14.7psi = 1atm = 760 tor = 760 mmHg - ANSEquivalent units of Vapor Pressure
Liquid with specific gravity greater than (>) 1 - ANSLiquid that sinks in water
Liquid with specific gravity less than (<) 1 - ANSLiquid that floats in water
Sulfuric Acid, metallic sodium, magnesium - ANSExamples of materials that adversely react with
water
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