Committee on Hazardous Material

Originally the classification of materials was derived from tests of proprietary explosion-proof (flameproof) enclosures. There were no published criteria. Equipment was approved relative to the lowest ignition temperature of any material in the group (Magison 1987). In about 1965 the U.S. Coast Guard asked the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to form a panel to classify 200 materials of commerce. The Electrical Hazards Panel of the Committee on Hazardous Materials was formed by the NAS. The Panel studied many ways to estimate the hazard classification of materials. The Panel finally reported to die U.S. Coast Guard in 1970 that no workable, predicdve scheme could be defined, and it then proceeded to assign tentative classifications to the 200 materials. 

Vapor (Gas) Irritant Characteristics — Since MSDSs often provide non-qualifying statements, the most appropriate of five statements listed below is given. (Source National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Hazardous Materials, "Evaluation of the Hazard of Bulk Water Transportation of Industrial Chemicals, A Tentative Guide," Washington, D.C., 1970.)... 

Committee on Hazardous Materials under the Fire Protection Agency, Test Methods of Hazardous Materials" (1988)... 

The Standards Advisory Committee on Hazardous Materials Labeling was established under section 7(b) of the OSHA Act to develop guidelines for the implementation of section 6(b)(7) of the Act with respect to heizardous materials. On June 6,1975, the Committee submitted its final report which identified issues and recommended guidelines for categorizing and ranking chemical heizards. Labels, material safety data sheets (MSDS), and training programs were also prescribed. 

John C. Allen is vice president of transportation at Battelle Memorial Institute. Prior to joining Battelle in 1983, he served as transportation economist and policy analyst with the U.S. Department of Transportation s Office of Hazardous Materiel Transportation. Mr. Allen has managed and participated in numerous studies involving the policy, regulatory, institutional, and safety aspects of transporting hazardous and nuclear materials. He has served on various National Research Council (NRC) advisory panels and has been chairman of the Transportation Research Board s Committee on Hazardous Materials Transportation for more than... 

A recent development in Germany in the field of risk limits is a proposal by the committee on hazardous materials (AGS). It specifies the risk limits given below. They concern the individual risk of death from handling carcinogenic materials [32] ... 

The following material has been extracted from two books prepared under the auspices of the Committee on Hazardous Substances in the Laboratory of the National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council. Readers are referred to these books for full details ... 

GAO, MTBE Contamination from Underground Storage Tanks, Statement of John Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Environmental Protection, GAO.02.753T, May 21, 2002. Available at www.gao.gov/new.items/d02753t.pdf, 2009. 

He was a member of the department for thirty years and worked on some of the busiest engines, trucks, hook-and-ladders, and squad companies in the western part of the city. Eversole was a member of the National Fire Protection Association standard committee that produced national hazardous materials NFPA-471, NFPA-472, and NFPA-473. He was also chairman of the International Association of Fire Chiefs hazardous materials committee. 

He was a leader on the street, and in the committee rooms where the nitty-gritty of hazardous materials response in the United States is thrashed out. Chief John Eversole was approachable to all persons and eloquent in expressing his thoughts. He also had a definite command presence on an incident scene gained through long command experience. John, we are going to miss you. 

Hazardous Materials Committee, "Report on Hazardous -, Semi - Hazardous - and Special Flammable- Materials", Fire Defense Agency (1987)... 

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