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18 Cards in this Set
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tittle: reactivity data
what it means? |
tells you when the product is unstable and names of any material which the product reacts
- causes presure build up - increase in temperature - release toxic or corrosive products |
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titple: physical data
what it means? |
- tells the properties of substances
- hows it looks like - how it acts, smells, - matter of product |
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defenition: odour threshold
what it means? |
- number of people that smells the product
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defenition: specific gravity
what it means? |
- density of substance compared to water
- if less than 1 floats |
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defenition: vapour density
what it means? |
- density of a substance compared to air
- if >1 vapour will sink along the floor |
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defenition: vapour pressure
what it means? |
- measure of how much of a substance can accumulate as vapour above solid or liquid
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defenition: evaporation rate
what it means? |
- speed at which a liquid or solid turns into a vapour
- higher the vapour rate the faster produces vapour hazard |
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title: fire or explosion hazards
what it means? |
- tells what situation the material catches fire & type of extinguisher used
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defenition: flashpoint
what it means? |
- lowest temperature at which the vapours above a liquid will ignite and continue to burn when exposed to flame
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defenition: auto-ignition temperature
what it means? |
- lowest temperature at which a material will catch fire without a source of ignition
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title: toxicological data
what it means? |
- tells if effects of exposures to products that are poisonous or infectious
- tells if effects are immediately dangerous - repeated exposures of over a period of time - how chemicals enter the body |
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defenition: exposure limits
what it means? |
- concentrations set out by regulatory agencies above which you cannot be exposed
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defenition: irritant
what it means? |
- causes cancer
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def: teratogen
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- causes birth deffects
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deff: mutagen
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- causes cell defects and can pass down through generations
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title: preventative measures
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- tells how to protect yourself from potential harm
- set out through specific engineering controls how to hangle the product |
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title: first aid measures
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- what to do if a student is hurt
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title: preparation information
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- tells your the person responsible filling the out the MSDS
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