Hazardous materials labels

EO is traded commercially as a high purity technical grade, 99.7% purity. Because of its low boiling temperature, EO must be stored and shipped in vessels that can withstand mild pressures. Trucks and tank cars must fly the red hazardous material label, ... 

Both NBA and 2-EH are available in technical grade (98—99%) and are transported in normal equipment. No hazardous material label is required. 

The terphenyl—quaterphenyl heat-transfer medium (Table 4), sold as Therminol 75 heat-transfer fluid, is shipped in drums, tank car, or tank truck lots. Its U.S. freight classification is Heat-Transfer Media, NOIBN. The material does not require a DOT hazardous material label, but does fall under the hazardous chemical criteria of the OSHA Hazards Communications Standard (19 CFR 1910.1200). 

HAZWOPER training for any worker who may discover a chemical emergency. Risks of hazardous materials, likely occurrence of releases, recognizing hazardous materials, emergency situations, specialists, types of hazardous materials, labels, placards, and spill reporting. 

Hazardous materials labeling as received from manufacturer, inhouse labeling, and DOT and NFPA labeling. 

Murphy, D. C., Toxic Substances and Hazardous Materials Labeling Regulations and Labeling Efficacy Studies The State of the Art, Interagency Regulatory Liaison Group (August 1980). 

A color on a placard, upon visual examination, must fall within the color tolerances displayed on the appropriate Office of Hazardous Materials Label and Placard Color Tolerance Chart (see 1 172.407(d)). 

This book discusses in some detail the various purposes of requirements for labeling in the chemical industry indentification, warning, instruction, and so forth. In most cases—drugs, consumer products, transportation of hazardous materials—labeling requirements are expected to serve one or more of these purposes. It is safe to say, however, that in no case is labeling as central to the function of a class of chemicals nor as intertwined with their regulation as it is with pesticides. 

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. 

For the containers inside that outer packaging, each must be marked with a GHS-style label defined at 1910.1200(f)(1). Currently, OSHAdoes not regulate the outer shipping container based on a September 13,1993 Letter of Interpretation. However, employers must follow all applicable Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials labeling requirements. 

Team Leader Check any shipping papers for hazardous materials. Check Passenger area for any packages bearing hazardous materials labels. 

Shipment of hydrazine solutions is regulated in the United States by the Department of Transportation (DOT) which classifies all aqueous solutions between 64.4 and 37% N2H4 as "Corrosive" materials with a subsidiary risk of "Poison". Hydrazine has been identified by both the Environmental Protection Agency and the DOT as a hazardous material and has been assigned a reportable quantity (RQ) of 0.450 kg (1 lb) if spilled. Dmms for the shipment of these solutions must bear both the DOT specification "Corrosive" and "Poison" labels in association with the markings "RQ Hydrazine Aqueous Solution UN 2030." Aqueous solutions of 37% concentration or less are a hazard Class 6.1, UN 3293, Packing Group III and require "Keep Away From Food" placards and labels. 

The carbonates should be plainly labeled and stored in cool, dry areas away from sources of ignition. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations control the shipment of carbonates as described in Table 8. 

Sym- bols (1) Hazardous materials descriptionsand proper shipping names (2) Haz- ard class or Divi- sion (3) Identifi- cation Num- bers (4) Pack- ing group (5) Label(s) required (if not excepted) (6) Special provisions (7) (8) Packaging authorizations ( 173. ) (9) Quantity limitations (10) Vessel stowage requirements ... 

Packaging and labeling for all hazardous materials shipped in interstate commerce. 

Packaging, labeling, and size and weight of small packages carrying hazardous materials. Requirements meet DOT standards. Quantities generally do not exceed 1 gal (3.785 L). 

The Ccirriage of hazardous materials by air is die concern of the Restricted Articles Board of the International Air Transport Association (lATA). The lATA Restricted Articles Regulations place limitations on the tv pes and quantity of clicniicals tliat are carried imd specify requirements for packaging and labeling. 

An alternative approach uses tracers, isotopically enriched materials, which are added to the system studied. Labeled compounds are available with the heavy isotope enriched to a level of 99 atom%. These are more difficult to produce than radioisotopes, making them relatively expensive. Materials labeled with stable isotopes are non-radioactive and pose no hazard to human health or the environment (Barrie Prosser, 2000). 

CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CHANGES IN VIEW... 

The basic purpose of HMTA is to ensure safe transportation of hazardous materials through the nation s highways, railways, and waterways. The basic theme of HMTA is to prevent any person from offering or accepting a hazardous material for transportation anywhere within this nation if that material is not properly classified, described, packaged, marked, labeled, and properly authorized for shipment pursuant to the regulatory requirements. 

Cumene is a colorless liquid, soluble in benzene and toluene and insoluble in water. It can be shipped in tank cars, tank trucks, barges, and drums. The flash point is high enough that it is not considered a hazardous material, and no DOT red shipping label is required. 

Propylene oxide is a low boiling point, flammable liquid, readily soluble in both water and the more common organic solvents, such as alcohol, ether, and aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. Commercial sales involve only technical grade (about 98%), and bulk movements require a hazardous material shipping label. Standard transport equipment (trucks, tank cars, and barges) can be used. 

SBA is a colorless, high boiling point (212°F) liquid with a pleasant odor. TBA, on the other hand, is a white solid (melting point is 78°F) with a camphor-like odor. Both alcohols are traded as technical grade (99% purity) and need a hazardous (corrosive) materials label. 

Oniy the lower molecular weight alcohols require a hazardous material shipping label because of the volatility. They have low flash points and are easily ignited. However, they are all combustible but nontoxic. 

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