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24 Cards in this Set
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Osha |
Occupational safety and health administration |
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Hcs |
Hazardous chemical substance |
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MSDS |
Material safety data sheet |
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PPM |
Parts per million |
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Asphyxiant |
Gas or vapor Causes injury by reducing amount of oxygen Can lead to unconsciousness or suffication |
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Carcinogen |
Cancer causing agent |
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Hazardous chemical |
Substance or chemical "Health or physical hazard" Toxic agent Sensitizers Corrosive Irritants |
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MSDS incompatible |
Materials that may, when brought in contact with/ each other, cause dangerous chemical reaction to occur |
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pH |
Potential Hydrogen |
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Sensitizer |
Causing little or no reaction upon exposure If repeated or prolonged exposure results in noticeable decreased effects |
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Ihalation |
Route of entry |
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Co2 |
Carbon dioxide |
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USDA |
United States department of agriculture |
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Epudermioligy |
Study of disease in the population as a whole Concerned with determining the causes of diseases and how they are transmitted |
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Ingestion |
The swallowing of a dust, solid, or liquid substance |
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Dermal products |
Applied to skin |
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ACGIH |
American conference of government industrial hygienist |
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Flash point |
Minimum temp that a liquid will give off enough vapors so that it will ignite when exposed to a flame |
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Corrosive |
A material that causes visible destruction and or irreversible alterations to the human tissue upon contact |
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pH |
Normal 7 Acid below Akaline above O-14 scale |
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Combustible |
An officially recognized term that classifies liquids which will burn on the basis of flash point |
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Oxidizer |
A chemical which starts to promote the burning of other materials, usually by releasing oxygen or other flammable gases |
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Acute toxicity |
Adverse, rapidly appearing effects resulting from a single dose or exposure to particular chemical. Does not imply a degree of severity |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency Federal agency with regulatory and enforcement authority where environmental protection is involved |
