Technical Specifications

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DEFINITION OF TERMS (Continued)
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM HAZARD
RATINGS (continued):
FLAMMABILITY HAZARD (continued): 4 Severe Hazard: Materials that will rapidly or completely
vaporize at atmospheric pressure and normal ambient temperature or that are readily dispersed
in air, and that will burn readily. This usually includes the following: Flammable gases; Flammable
cryogenic materials; Any liquid or gaseous material 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. OSHA Class IA);
and Materials that ignite spontaneously when exposed to air at a temperature of 54.4°C (130°F)
or below (pyrophoric).
PHYSICAL HAZARD: 0 Water Reactivity: Materials that do not react with water. Organic
Peroxides: Materials that are normally stable, even under fire conditions and will not react with
water. Explosives: Substances that are Non-Explosive. Compressed Gases: No Rating.
Pyrophorics: No Rating. Oxidizers: No 0 rating. Unstable Reactives: Substances that will not
polymerize, decompose, condense, or self-react.). 1 Water Reactivity: Materials that change or
decompose upon exposure to moisture. Organic Peroxides: Materials that are normally stable,
but can become unstable at high temperatures and pressures. These materials may react with
water, but will not release energy violently. Explosives: Division 1.5 & 1.6 explosives. Substances
that are very insensitive explosives or that do not have a mass explosion hazard. Compressed
Gases: Pressure below OSHA definition. Pyrophorics: No Rating. Oxidizers: Packaging Group III
oxidizers; Solids: any material that in either concentration tested, exhibits a mean burning time
less than or equal to the mean burning time of a 3:7 potassium bromate/cellulose mixture and the
criteria for Packing Group I and II are not met. Liquids: any material that exhibits a mean pressure
rise time less than or equal to the pressure rise time of a 1:1 nitric acid (65%)/cellulose mixture
and the criteria for Packing Group I and II are not met. Unstable Reactives: Substances that may
decompose condense, or self-react, but only under conditions of high temperature and/or
pressure and have little or no potential to cause significant heat generation or explosion hazard.
Substances that readily undergo hazardous polymerization in the absence of inhibitors. 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
50
for acute inhalation toxicity
greater than 10,000 ppm. Dusts and mists with an LC
50
for acute inhalation toxicity greater than
200 mg/L. Materials with an LD
50
for acute dermal toxicity greater than 2000 mg/kg. Materials
with an LD
50
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
50
for acute inhalation toxicity greater than
5,000 ppm but less than or equal to 10,000 ppm. Dusts and mists with an LC
50
for acute
inhalation toxicity greater than 10 mg/L but less than or equal to 200 mg/L. Materials with an LD
50
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
50
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
50
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
50
for acute inhalation toxicity, if its LC
50
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
50
for acute inhalation toxicity greater than 2 mg/L but less than or equal to 10 mg/L.
Materials with an LD
50
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
50
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
50
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
50
for acute
inhalation toxicity, if its LC
50
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
50
for acute inhalation toxicity greater than 0.5
mg/L but less than or equal to 2 mg/L. Materials with an LD
50
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
50
for acute oral toxicity greater than 5 mg/kg but
less than or equal to 50 mg/kg.
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION HAZARD RATINGS
(continued):
HEALTH HAZARD (continued): 4 Materials that, under emergency conditions, can be lethal.
Gases with an LC
50
for acute inhalation toxicity less than or equal to 1,000 ppm. Any liquid whose
saturated vapor concentration at 20°C (68°F) is equal to or greater than ten times its LC
50
for
acute inhalation toxicity, if its LC
50
is less than or equal to 1000 ppm. Dusts and mists whose LC
50
for acute inhalation toxicity is less than or equal to 0.5 mg/L. Materials whose LD
50
for acute
dermal toxicity is less than or equal to 40 mg/kg. Materials whose LD
50
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. 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.) Solid 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 flash point at or above 22.8°C (73°F) and below 37.8°C
(100°F) (i.e. Class IB and IC liquids). Materials 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.
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION HAZARD RATINGS
(continued):
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. Materials that do not exhibit an exotherm at
temperatures less than or equal to 500°C (932°F) when 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/mL 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
50
: Lethal Dose
(solids & liquids) that kills 50% of the exposed animals. LC
50
: 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
3
: 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.