Plant saftey chapter 6

analyze, document, disseminate, and label.

Chemical manufacturers are required by the HAZCOM standard to

Nerves

When phenol is absorbed through the skin, it damages what?

DOT

Shipments of hazardous materials are regulated by

STEL

Short term exposure limit

Lethal concentration 50 "LC50"

Term used when the dosage is applied through inhalation.

The hazards division or classification, not the severity

The DOT numbering system indicates

Explosives, gases, flammable liquids, flammable solids, oxidizers, toxic materials, radioactive materials, corrosive materials, miscellaneous dangerous goods.

The department of transportation classifies materials for transportation using nine different categories

The chemicals manufacturer

The development of the material safety data sheet (MSDS) is the responsibility of who?

Dose and response

The fundamentals of toxicology include a relationship between

Ensure that the hazards associated with the handling, transport, and storage of chemical in a plant are evaluated and transmitted to affected personnel.

The purpose of the hazard communication standard is to

safety and health research and recommends new standards.

The responsibility of NIOSH include

Toxicology

The science that studies the noxious or harmful effects of chemicals on living organisms.

NFPA

This system utilizes the four small diamonds arranged so they form one large diamond

TLV

Threshold limit value

written hazard, inventory list, MSDS with warning labels

A chemical hazard communication program is composed of all the following except

Hazard chemical

A chemical that has been determined to be a physical hazard to humans.

informed technicians are less likely to be injured by chemicals and processes than uninformed techs.

A fundamental principle of the chemical hazard communication program is that

ARE NOT

DOT codes and abbreviations ____________ used in the official document.

Dose

Defined as the amount of chemical entering or being administered to a subject.

Response

Defined as the toxic effect the dose has upon the subject.

TLV(TWA.STEL.C), OEL, PEL

Exposure limit acronyms to various materials include

OEL

Occupational exposure limit

PEL

Permissible exposure limits