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DEFINITION OF TERMS (Continued)

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM HAZARD

RATINGS:

PHYSICAL HAZARD (continued): 2 Water Reactivity: Materials that may react violently with

water. Organic Peroxides: Materials that, in themselves, are normally unstable and will readily

undergo violent chemical change, but will not detonate. These materials may also react violently

with water. Explosives: Division 1.4 explosives. Explosive substances where the explosive effects

are largely confined to the package and no projection of fragments of appreciable size or range

are expected. An external fire must not cause virtually instantaneous explosion of almost the

entire contents of the package. Compressed Gases: Pressurized and meet OSHA definition but <

514.7 psi absolute at 21.1°C (70°F) [500 psig]. Pyrophorics: No Rating. Oxidizers: Packing Group

II oxidizers. Solids: any material that, either in concentration tested, exhibits a mean burning time

of less than or equal to the mean burning time of a 2:3 potassium bromate/cellulose mixture and

the criteria for Packing Group I are not met. Liquids: any material that exhibits a mean pressure

rise time less than or equal to the pressure rise of a 1:1 aqueous sodium chlorate solution

(40%)/cellulose mixture and the criteria for Packing Group I are not met. Reactives: Substances

that may polymerize, decompose, condense, or self-react at ambient temperature and/or

pressure, but have a low potential (or low risk) for significant heat generation or explosion.

Substances that readily form peroxides upon exposure to air or oxygen at room temperature. 3

Water Reactivity: Materials that may form explosive reactions with water. Organic Peroxides:

Materials that are capable of detonation or explosive reaction, but require a strong initiating

source or must be heated under confinement before initiation; or materials that react explosively

with water. Explosives: Division 1.3 explosives. Explosive substances that have a fire hazard and

either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard or both, but do not have a mass

explosion hazard. Compressed Gases: Pressure ≥ 514.7 psi absolute at 21.1°C (70°F) [500 psig].

Pyrophorics: No Rating. Oxidizers: Packing Group I oxidizers. Solids: any material that, in either

concentration tested, exhibits a mean burning time less than the mean burning time of a 3:2

potassium bromate/cellulose mixture. Liquids: any material that spontaneously ignites when

mixed with cellulose in a 1:1 ratio, or which exhibits a mean pressure rise time less than the

pressure rise time of a 1:1 perchloric acid (50%)/cellulose mixture. Unstable Reactives:

Substances that may polymerize, decompose, condense, or self-react at ambient temperature

and/or pressure and have a moderate potential (or moderate risk) to cause significant heat

generation or explosion. 4 Water Reactivity: Materials that react explosively with water without

requiring heat or confinement. Organic Peroxides: Materials that are readily capable of detonation

or explosive decomposition at normal temperature and pressures. Explosives: Division 1.1 & 1.2

explosives. Explosive substances that have a mass explosion hazard or have a projection

hazard. A mass explosion is one that affects almost the entire load instantaneously. Compressed

Gases: No Rating. Pyrophorics: Add to the definition of Flammability 4. Oxidizers: No 4 rating.

Unstable Reactives: Substances that may polymerize, decompose, condense, or self-react at

ambient temperature and/or pressure and have a high potential (or high risk) to cause significant

heat generation or explosion.

NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION HAZARD RATINGS:

HEALTH HAZARD: 0 Materials that, under emergency conditions, would offer no hazard beyond

that of ordinary combustible materials. Gases and vapors with an LC

for acute inhalation toxicity

greater than 10,000 ppm. Dusts and mists with an LC

for acute inhalation toxicity greater than

200 mg/L. Materials with an LD

for acute dermal toxicity greater than 2000 mg/kg. Materials

with an LD

for acute oral toxicity greater than 2000 mg/kg. Materials essentially non-irritating to

the respiratory tract, eyes, and skin. 1 Materials that, under emergency conditions, can cause

significant irritation. Gases and vapors with an LC

for acute inhalation toxicity greater than

5,000 ppm but less than or equal to 10,000 ppm. Dusts and mists with an LC

for acute

inhalation toxicity greater than 10 mg/L but less than or equal to 200 mg/L. Materials with an LD

for acute dermal toxicity greater than 1000 mg/kg but less than or equal to 2000 mg/kg. Materials

that slightly to moderately irritate the respiratory tract, eyes and skin. Materials with an LD

for

acute oral toxicity greater than 500 mg/kg but less than or equal to 2000 mg/kg. 2 Materials that,

under emergency conditions, can cause temporary incapacitation or residual injury. Gases with

an LC

for acute inhalation toxicity greater than 3,000 ppm but less than or equal to 5,000 ppm.

Any liquid whose saturated vapor concentration at 20°C (68°F) is equal to or greater than one-

fifth its LC

for acute inhalation toxicity, if its LC

is less than or equal to 5000 ppm and that

does not meet the criteria for either degree of hazard 3 or degree of hazard 4. Dusts and mists

with an LC

for acute inhalation toxicity greater than 2 mg/L but less than or equal to 10 mg/L.

Materials with an LD

for acute dermal toxicity greater than 200 mg/kg but less than or equal to

1000 mg/kg. Compressed liquefied gases with boiling points between -30°C (-22°F) and -55°C (-

66.5°F) that cause severe tissue damage, depending on duration of exposure. Materials that are

respiratory irritants. Materials that cause severe, but reversible irritation to the eyes or are

lachrymators. Materials that are primary skin irritants or sensitizers. Materials whose LD

for

acute oral toxicity is greater than 50 mg/kg but less than or equal to 500 mg/kg. 3 Materials that,

under emergency conditions, can cause serious or permanent injury. Gases with an LC

for

acute inhalation toxicity greater than 1,000 ppm but less than or equal to 3,000 ppm. Any liquid

whose saturated vapor concentration at 20°C (68°F) is equal to or greater its LC

for acute

inhalation toxicity, if its LC

is less than or equal to 3000 ppm and that does not meet the criteria

for degree of hazard 4. Dusts and mists with an LC

for acute inhalation toxicity greater than 0.5

mg/L but less than or equal to 2 mg/L. Materials with an LD

for acute dermal toxicity greater

than 40 mg/kg but less than or equal to 200 mg/kg. Materials that are corrosive to the respiratory

tract. Materials that are corrosive to the eyes or cause irreversible corneal opacity. Materials

corrosive to the skin. Cryogenic gases that cause frostbite and irreversible tissue damage.

Compressed liquefied gases with boiling points below -55°C (-66.5°F) that cause frostbite and

irreversible tissue damage. Materials with an LD

for acute oral toxicity greater than 5 mg/kg but

less than or equal to 50 mg/kg. 4 Materials that, under emergency conditions, can be lethal.

Gases with an LC

for acute inhalation toxicity less than or equal to 1,000 ppm. Any liquid whose

saturated vapor concentration at 20°C (68°F) is equ al to or greater than ten times its LC

for

acute inhalation toxicity, if its LC

is less than or equal to 1000 ppm. Dusts and mists whose LC

for acute inhalation toxicity is less than or equal to 0.5 mg/L. Materials whose LD

for acute

dermal toxicity is less than or equal to 40 mg/kg. Materials whose LD

for acute oral toxicity is

less than or equal to 5 mg/kg.

FLAMMABILITY HAZARD: 0 Materials that will not burn under typical fire conditions, including

intrinsically noncombustible materials such as concrete, stone, and sand. Materials that will not

burn in air when exposed to a temperature of 816°C (1500°F) for a period of 5 minutes in

according with Annex D of NFPA 704. 1 Materials that must be preheated before ignition can

occur. Materials in this degree require considerable preheating, under all ambient temperature

conditions, before ignition and combustion can occur: Materials that will burn in air when exposed

to a temperature of 816°C (1500°F) for a period of 5 minutes in according with Annex D of NFPA

704. Liquids, solids, and semisolids having a flash point at or above 93.4°C (200°F) (i.e. Class

IIIB liquids). Liquids with a flash point greater than 35°C (95°F) that do not sustain combustion

when tested using the Method of Testing for Sustained Combustibility, per 49 CFR 173, Appendix

H or the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations

(current edition) and the related Manual of Tests and Criteria (current edition). Liquids with a flash

point greater than 35°C (95°F) in a water-miscible solution or dispersion with a water non-

combustible liquid/solid content of more than 85% by weight. Liquids that have no fire point when

tested by ASTM D 92, Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup,

up to the boiling point of the liquid or up to a temperature at which the sample being tested shows

an obvious physical change.

NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION HAZARD RATINGS

(continued):

FLAMMABILITY HAZARD (continued): 1 (continued): Combustible pellets with a representative

diameter of greater than 2 mm (10 mesh). Most ordinary combustible materials. Solids containing

greater than 0.5% by weight of a flammable or combustible solvent are rated by the closed cup

flash point of the solvent. 2 Materials that must be moderately heated or exposed to relatively

high ambient temperatures before ignition can occur. Materials in this degree would not under

normal conditions form hazardous atmospheres with air, but under high ambient temperatures or

under moderate heating could release vapor in sufficient quantities to produce hazardous

atmospheres with air. Liquids having a flash point at or above 37.8°C (100°F) and below 93.4°C

(200°F) (i.e. Class II and Class IIIA liquids.) Sol id materials in the form of powders or coarse

dusts of representative diameter between 420 microns (40 mesh) and 2 mm (10 mesh) that burn

rapidly but that generally do not form explosive mixtures with air. Solid materials in fibrous or

shredded form that burn rapidly and create flash fire hazards, such as cotton, sisal, and hemp.

Solids and semisolids that readily give off flammable vapors. Solids containing greater than 0.5%

by weight of a flammable or combustible solvent are rated by the closed cup flash point of the

solvent. 3 Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature conditions.

Materials in this degree produce hazardous atmospheres with air under almost all ambient

temperatures or, though unaffected by ambient temperatures, are readily ignited under almost all

conditions. Liquids having a flash point below 22.8°C (73°F) and having a boiling point at or

above 37.8°C (100°F) and those liquids having a fla sh point at or above 22.8°C (73°F) and below

37.8°C (100°F) (i.e. Class IB and IC liquids). Mate rials that on account of their physical form or

environmental conditions can form explosive mixtures with air and are readily dispersed in air.

Flammable or combustible dusts with representative diameter less than 420 microns (40 mesh).

Materials that burn with extreme rapidity, usually by reason of self-contained oxygen (e.g. dry

nitrocellulose and many organic peroxides). Solids containing greater than 0.5% by weight of a

flammable or combustible solvent are rated by the closed cup flash point of the solvent. Materials

that will rapidly or completely vaporize at atmospheric pressure and normal ambient temperature

or that are readily dispersed in air and will burn readily. Flammable gases. Flammable cryogenic

materials. Any liquid or gaseous materials that is liquid while under pressure and has a flash point

below 22.8°C (73°F) and a boiling point below 37.8° C (100°F) (i.e. Class IA liquids). Materials

that ignite when exposed to air, Solids containing greater than 0.5% by weight of a flammable or

combustible solvent are rated by the closed cup flash point of the solvent.

INSTABILITY HAZARD: 0 Materials that in themselves are normally stable, even under fire

conditions. Materials that have an instantaneous power density (product of heat of reaction and

reaction rate) at 250°C (482°F) below 0.01 W/mL. Ma terials that do not exhibit an exotherm at

temperatures less than or equal to 500°C (932°F) wh en tested by differential scanning

calorimetry. 1 Materials that in themselves are normally stable, but that can become unstable at

elevated temperatures and pressures. Materials that have an instantaneous power density

(product of heat of reaction and reaction rate) at 250°C (482°F) at or above 0.01 W/mL and below

10 W/mL. 2 Materials that readily undergo violent chemical change at elevated temperatures and

pressures. Materials that have an instantaneous power density (product of heat of reaction and

reaction rate) at 250°C (482°F) at or above 10 W/mL and below 100W/mL. 3 Materials that in

themselves are capable of detonation or explosive decomposition or explosive reaction, but that

require a strong initiating source or that must be heated under confinement before initiation.

Materials that have an estimated instantaneous power density (product of heat of reaction and

reaction rate) at 250°C (482°F) at or above 100 W/m L and below 1000 W/mL. Materials that are

sensitive to thermal or mechanical shock at elevated temperatures and pressures. 4 Materials

that in themselves are readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition or explosive

reaction at normal temperatures and pressures. Materials that are sensitive to localized thermal

or mechanical shock at normal temperatures and pressures. Materials that have an estimated

instantaneous power density (product of heat of reaction and reaction rate) at 250°C (482°F) of

1000 W/mL or greater.

FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR:

Much of the information related to fire and explosion is derived from the National Fire Protection

Association (NFPA). Flash Point: Minimum temperature at which a liquid gives off sufficient vapor

to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid or within the test vessel used.

Autoignition Temperature: Minimum temperature of a solid, liquid, or gas required to initiate or

cause self-sustained combustion in air with no other source of ignition. LEL: Lowest concentration

of a flammable vapor or gas/air mixture that will ignite and burn with a flame. UEL: Highest

concentration of a flammable vapor or gas/air mixture that will ignite and burn with a flame.

TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:

Human and Animal Toxicology: Possible health hazards as derived from human data, animal

studies, or from the results of studies with similar compounds are presented. LD

: Lethal Dose

(solids & liquids) that kills 50% of the exposed animals. LC

: Lethal Concentration (gases) that

kills 50% of the exposed animals. ppm: Concentration expressed in parts of material per million

parts of air or water. mg/m

: Concentration expressed in weight of substance per volume of air.

mg/kg: Quantity of material, by weight, administered to a test subject, based on their body weight

in kg. TDLo: Lowest dose to cause a symptom. TCLo: Lowest concentration to cause a symptom.

TDo, LDLo, and LDo, or TC, TCo, LCLo, and LCo: Lowest dose (or concentration) to cause lethal

or toxic effects. Cancer Information: IARC: International Agency for Research on Cancer. NTP:

National Toxicology Program. RTECS: Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances. IARC

and NTP rate chemicals on a scale of decreasing potential to cause human cancer with rankings

from 1 to 4. Subrankings (2A, 2B, etc.) are also used. Other Information: BEI: ACGIH Biological

Exposure Indices, represent the levels of determinants which are most likely to be observed in

specimens collected from a healthy worker who has been exposed to chemicals to the same

extent as a worker with inhalation exposure to the TLV.

ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION:

EC: Effect concentration in water. BCF: Bioconcentration Factor, which is used to determine if a

substance will concentrate in life forms that consume contaminated plant or animal matter. TLm:

Median threshold limit. log K

or log K

: Coefficient of Oil/Water Distribution is used to assess

a substance’s behavior in the environment.

REGULATORY INFORMATION:

U.S.:

EPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ACGIH: American Conference of Governmental

Industrial Hygienists, a professional association that establishes exposure limits. OSHA: U.S.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. NIOSH: National Institute of Occupational Safety

and Health, which is the research arm of OSHA. DOT: U.S. Department of Transportation. TC:

Transport Canada. SARA: Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act. TSCA: U.S. Toxic

Substance Control Act. CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

Liability Act. Marine Pollutant status according to the DOT; CERCLA or Superfund; and various

state regulations. This section also includes information on the precautionary warnings that

appear on the material’s package label.

CANADA:

WHMIS: Canadian Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System. TC: Transport Canada.

DSL/NDSL: Canadian Domestic/Non-Domestic Substances List.