General HAZMAT
A substance that causes allergy or dermatitis only after alteration (sensitization) of the skin by previous exposure to that substance.
What is a sensitizer?
This type of glove is specific to chemical usage.
What is a chemical resistant glove?
This type of chemical spill is less than 10gals., not likely to cause serious injury, and should only be cleaned up by trained Facilities employees.
What is a small or incidental chemical spill?
After analyzing the wind direction, this is where we would want to park when evaluating a HAZMAT incident.
What is upwind?
The ID number index is located in this color section of the ERG.
What is Yellow?
If an injured person is conscious, you must obtain this before medically responding.
What is a [Verbal] Consent?
In these four (4) situations, determining patient competence may not be possible.
What is intoxication, drug ingestion, serious injury and mental incompetence?
This color of placard always indicates a flammable substance.
What is red?
These are the first three (3) response steps when a chemical spill occurs.
What are evacuate the workers from the area, block or barricade the area if safe to do so, notify Security?
The type of personal protective equipment (PPE) worn for specific chemicals is located in this area of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS).
What is Section 8: Exposure Controls/Personal Protection?
The four (4) ways a chemical can enter the body.
What are inhalation, absorbtion, ingestion, injection?
This type of chemical has an extremely high risk of causing frostbite and serious injury.
What is a cryogenic liquid or [Liquid Nitrogen]?
The number on the evacuation assembly area sign corresponds to
What is the ASML Office Neighborhood?
This is intended to explode sometime after an initial explosion.
What is a secondary device?
This Department of Transportation (DOT) book provides information on chemicals and chemical-specific hazards.
What is the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)?
These are required on all four (4) sides of a truck carrying hazardous materials.
What are placards?
These six (6) clues assist in recognizing chemical hazards.
What are: location; container shape/size; placards/pictograms; shipping papers/safety data sheets; marking/colors; human senses?
The Global Harmonized System (GHS) pictogram that means has an immediate and severe effect if inhaled, ingested, or absorbed through skin.
What is [Acutely] Toxic (Skeleton with Cross Bones)
The Global Harmonized System (GHS) pictogram that means the substance can cause respiratory, cancer, genetic defects and other health hazards over time.
What is Health Hazard (Upper Respiratory Body)?
Examples include Explosives, Gases, Flammable Liquids, Flammable Solids, Oxidizers, Toxic/Infectious Substances, Radioactive Materials, Corrosives, Misc.
What are the 9 DOT hazard classes?
Witnesses or discovers a release of hazardous substances and is trained to notify the proper authorities.
What is a First Responder with Level 1 Awareness Training?
A type of supplied-air respirator (SAR) commonly used when cleaning up dangerous chemicals.
What is a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus?
Acetone and Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) have this as a primary hazard characteristic.
What is Flammability?
The full name of HAZWOPER.
What is Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response?
(408) 944-9273
What is ASML Security Incident Reporting Number?