HAZARDOUSMATERIALSHazardousmaterialscanbesilentkillers.Almosteveryhouseholdandworkplacehasvaryingamountsofchemicalsthat,ifspilledorcombined,willcausegreatharmandevendeath.Itisimportantthatyouhaveabasicknowledgeofhowtorecognizethesechemicals,wheretheymaybefound,andwhattodo,ornotdo,abouthazardousmaterialspills.Waysthathazardousmaterialscanenterthebody:•Inhalation;throughbreathing,mostrapidway•Absorption;throughskinoreyes•Ingestion;swallowing•Injection;penetratingskinThekeytodealingwithhazardousmaterialspillsistorememberS.I.N.(Safety,Isolation,Notification).Safety:•Alwaysassumethatspilledchemicalsareextremelytoxic•Donotapproach;stayatasafedistance•Mixturesofchemicalscanbeverydangerous-bleachmixedwithammoniacreatespoisonousgas(es)Isolation:•Closeoffroomand/orbuilding•MarkoutsideofbuildingNotification:•NotifyIncidentCommander•&localemergencypersonalHazardousMaterialsareanever-presentdanger:•Inthehomeorworkplace•Onroadways•InindustrialorcommercialareasINTHEHOMEORWORKPLACEINVENTORY:•Makealistofhazardousmaterials•Readthelabelsonallproductsyoupurchase•Segregateandstoreordisposeofproperly•Knowwhatstepstotakeifchemicalsarespilled•SecureandsegregateallcontainersatworkTYPICALPLACESHAZARDOUSMATERIALSAREFOUNDINTHEHOME:Kitchen•ovencleaners,draincleaners,ammonia,bleachLaundry•bleach,spotremovers,cleanersGarage•gasoline,solvents,pesticides,paints,paintremovers,thinnersASBESTOS:Asbestosisoneofthepotentialhazardsthatyoumayencounterinadamagedbuilding.Asbestosisahumancarcinogen,whichcanbefoundinanumberofdifferentbuildingmaterialsthroughoutcityandcampusbuildings.Thehazardpresentedbyasbestosvariesconsiderablybaseduponthenatureofthematerialsandthelikelihoodofcausinganairbornereleaseofasbestosfibers.Ifleftun-disturbed,areleaseisunlikely.ONROADWAYSHazardousmaterialstransportedonroadwaysmustcarryaDepartmentofTransportation(DOT)warninglabelonthepackage.VehiclestransportingquantitiesofhazardousmaterialsmusthaveDOTplacardsaffixedtoallsidesofthevehicle.Bulkshipments,suchasingasolinetankertrucks,willhaveafourdigitnumericcodeinsteadofthehazardclassinthecenteroftheplacard.ThisnumbercanbereferencedintheDOTs"EmergencyResponseGuideBook"todeterminetheidentityandtheemergencyhandlingforthechemicalinvolved.DOTHAZARDOUSMATERIALSWARNINGLABELS:ColorCodingofLabelsandPlacards:Orange:ExplosiveRed:FlammableGasandLiquidWhite:PoisonBlack/White:CorrosiveYellow:OxidizerGreen:Non-flammablegasYellow/White:RadioActiveHazardousMaterialsbyClassNumbersClass1:ExplosiveClass2:Gasses(Compressed,liquefiedordissolvedunderpressure)Class3:FlammableLiquidsClass4:FlammableSolidsorSubstancesClass5:OxidizersClass6:PoisonousorInfectiousSubstancesClass7:RadioactiveSubstancesClass8:CorrosivesClass9:MiscellaneousDangerousSubstancesTheclassnumberisthenumberlocatedonthebottomcornerofthelabelorplacard.ININDUSTRIALANDCOMMERCIALFIXEDSITESMostbuildingsthatcontainhazardousmaterialsareidentifiedbytheNationalFireProtectionAssociation704Diamondsystem,whichisusuallylocatedatthebuildingentranceorinthestoragearea.The704Diamondisdividedintofourquadrants.Eachquadrantofthediamondhasaspecialmeaningandiscolor-coded.Thetopquadrantiscodedredforfirehazard,therightquadrantiscodedyellowforreactivity,theleftquadrantiscodedblueforhealthhazards,andthebottomquadrantiswhiteandcontainsinformationaboutspecialhazardsoftheparticularchemical.Eachcolored...
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