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1. HAZMAT Terms
2. HAZMAT Zones
3. Boiling Point Temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas
More technically, temperature at which a substance’s vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure
4. Flammable/Explosive Limits Lower Explosive Limit = Lowest concentration of chemical that burns in air
Upper Explosive Limit = Highest concentration of chemical that burns in air
5. Flash Point Lowest temperature at which a liquid will give off enough vapors to ignite
6. Ignition Temperature Lowest temperature at which a liquid will give off enough vapors to support ongoing combustion
Slightly higher than flash point
7. Specific Gravity Density of a liquid compared to water (water = 1)
Specific gravity >1 = Liquid sinks in water
Specific gravity <1 = Liquid floats on water
8. Vapor Density Density of a vapor or gas compared to air (air = 1)
Vapor Density >1 = Gas sinks
Vapor Density <1 = Gas rises
9. Vapor Pressure Pressure of vapor against container walls
Indicates how fast a liquid evaporates
Higher vapor pressures = Rapid evaporation
10. Parts per million/Parts per billion ppm
ppb
Concentration of substance expressed in number of units of substance per 106 or 109 units of air or solution
11. Threshold Limit Value/ Time Weighted Average TLV/TWA
Maximum concentration of toxin a person can be exposed to 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week without suffering adverse effects
Lower TLV/TWA = Higher toxicity
12. Threshold Limit Value/ Short-Term Exposure Limit TLV/STEL
Maximum concentration of toxin a person can be exposed to for 15 minutes without suffering adverse effects
Not to be exceeded or repeated >4x daily with 60 minute rests between each exposure
13. Threshold Limit Value/Ceiling Level TLV/CL
Maximum concentration of a toxin that should NEVER be exceeded, even for a moment
14. Lethal Concentration/Lethal Dose Concentration or dose of toxin that results in death of a defined % of test subjects
LCt50 = Concentration in air that kills 50% of test subjects
LD50 = Ingested, injected, absorbed dose that kills 50% of test subjects
15. Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health IDLH
Concentration of toxin that causes immediate threat to life
May cause delayed or irreversible effects
May interfere with person’s ability to self-rescue