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A carcinogen is known to

Cause cancer

5 work permits used in industry are

Hot work, lockout tagout, opening or blinding, control of hazardous energy and confined space entry

Process hazard analysis is used to

Identify the hazardsIdentify the hazards

IDLH Is a term used to describe a situation that is

Immediate danger to life and health

HAZCOM Was designed to

Increase workers awareness of chemical hazards

a health hazard is

Scientifically proven to Cause health hazards

The comprehensive environmental response compensation liability act CERCLA this act is frequently referred to as

Superfund 70s

Dose is defined as

The amount of a substance given

Process safety is described as

The application of engineering, science and human factors to the design and operation of chemical process and systems, safe work environment

The Hot Zone is

The area where the incident occurred

Response is defined as

The effect of the substance on the subject

Approach upwind of the fire

To keep extinguisher agent from blowing back on you

In the early 1990s process safety management psm provided the

fangs that hazcom needed, bill clinton

Solid and liquid fires must burn in the what Phase

gas

In 1983 Osha's hazard communication standard was

implemented by Ronald R

Acute effect

occurs soon after exposure

The primary purpose of process safety is to

prevent injuries fatalities fires explosions and releases

olfactory

relating to the sense of smell

an asphyxiate Is a term applied to

suffication

4 types of fire extinguishers

Halon, foam, dry chemical co2 (ABCD)

HAZCOM Is an acronym for

Hazard communications

Biological hazards associated with liquids that contain

Any living organism that causes disease in humans

Hot work permits need to be checked

Before work begins

Liquid fires depend on what and what in the mixture above the product

Gas and air

An oxidizer is

Gives off oxygen, yields oxygen

A pyrophoric chemical ignites spontaneously with their Below

130゚F

The safe oxygen concentration Range is

19.5% to 21.5%

The toxic substance control act TSCA is a federal law enacted in

1976 By Jimmy Carter

The osha cfr 1910 trigger point for hearing protection is

85 db 8 hours

A BLEVE Is a physical explosion involving

A boiling liquid, expanding vapour explosion, involving a release and Ignition of an expanding vapour

Inert gas like nitrogen is frequently used to

Create a nitrogen blanket

Hot work is defined as

Creating spark like welding or cutting

Corrosive

Damages tissue on contact

A process safety analysis is used to

Establish safe operating parameters

Risk evaluation is

Evaluating all the risk on site

A physical Hazard is defined as a chemical that falls into the following categories explosive compress gas and

Flammable

List the 4 sides of the fire tetrahedron

Fuel, oxygen, chemical reaction and heat

Biological hazards are described as

Fungus, bacteria, insects and viruses

Polymers are

Natural or synthetic compounds linked together in long chains long chains of carbon atoms

The incepient stage of the fire has

No smoke no flame little heat

liquids are typically considered

Non compressible

A number of operations require flammable liquids to be kept under

Pressure

The following are components of the psm standard

Process safety info, employee training and employee participation

Psm is an acronym for

Process safety management

National fire protection association has a standardised system that is designed to

Protect industry from fire, 1913

Spontaneous combustion is

Result of a slowly developing chemical reaction

Safety is often described as

Safe work practice, use of PPE and safety rules, Attitude

Fundamental principle of the chemical hazard communication program is that

Workers right to know, inform technicians

anesthetic

a substance which causes loss of feeling

Lower explosive limit LEL

the lowest concentration of vapor in air that will burn


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