Regulatory
Responsible for employee chemical safety in the workplace.
Who is OSHA
Framework for decision making during a chemical incident.
What is DECIDE?
The ability of a material to cause injury to biological tissues.
What is Toxicity?
UN 1005, 2.2 (Domestic) Non-flammable gas
What is Ammonia?
Used to describe the contents of any shipment.
What are Shipping Papers?
Provides protection if it has "fur, fins, or feathers."
Who is the EPA.
Tool to evaluate Harm.
What is TRACEM?
Unit of measurement for gasses or vapors.
What is PPM?
Ammonia - 0.6 (air=1)
What is Vapor Density?
Specifically used for the transportation and movement of classified wastes.
What are Hazardous Waste Manifests?
Provides guidance on packaging and labeling to manufacturers and shippers.
Who is DOT
Stress-Breach-Release-Engulf-Impinge-Harm
What is the General Behavior Model?
Maximum concentration that the average worker can be exposed to 8 hours a day/40 hours per week without suffering harmful effects. OSHA enforceable standard.
What is PEL?
Ammonia - 850:1
What is Expansion Ratio?
Published every 4 years, provides emergency responders basic information to protect life safety for the first 30 minutes of a transportation emergency.
What is the ERG?
Consensus standard providing guidance to hazmat responders.
What is NFPA 470?
Includes the Chemical Hazard Profile, Incident Conditions Profile, Risk Assessment, and Safety Briefing
What is the IAP?
The amount of an injected or ingested material that kills 50% of the test population.
What is LD-50?
Ammonia - 16% - 25%, NIOSH 15% - 28%
What is Flammable Range?
Required at fixed facilities and provide specific information about chemicals.
What are SDS's?
Defined Hazardous Waste and established "cradle to grave" regulations.
What is RCRA 1976.
The product, container, and environment.
What are "incident conditions"
Materials that cause visible destruction to living tissue or metals.
What are Corrosives?
Ammonia - 50 ppm (35mg/m3) TWA
What is OSHA PEL?
Location on the SDS to find critical information about First Aid.
What is Section 4?