Hazardous substances identification

Emergency Procedures for treating chemical skin contact, behavior in fires and explosions, chemical spill preparedness, hazardous substance identification in emergencies, reporting procedures and behavior during power failures. 

Community Right to Know reporting (hazardous substances inventories) is required in New Jersey from selected employers. The identification of the employers who must report is based on their standard industrial classification (SIC) code. In the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Act (N.J.S.A. 34 5A-1... 

The toxicological profiles are developed by ATSDR pursuant to Section 104(i) (3) and (5) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund) for hazardous substances found at Department of Energy (DOE) waste sites. CERCLA directs ATSDR to prepare toxicological profiles for hazardous substances most commonly found at facilities on the CERCLA National Priorities List (NPL) and that pose the most significant potential threat to human health, as determined by ATSDR and EPA. ATSDR and DOE entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on November 4, 1992, which provided that ATSDR would prepare toxicological profiles for hazardous substances based upon ATSDR s or DOE s identification of need. The current ATSDR priority list of hazardous substances at DOE NPL sites was announced in the Federal Register on July 24, 1996 (61 FR 38451). 

Hazardous waste management system carbamate production identification and listing of hazardous waste and CERCLA hazardous substance designation and reportable quantities (proposed rule-40 CFR 261, Appendix VIII) Proposed to include hexane as a hazardous constituent in K156 waste 59 FR 9808 EPA 1994f... 

Procedures of identification of environmentally hazardous substances and reqirements to sampling, further treatment and quality control... 

Included in the Directive 2008/105/EC as substances subject to review for possible identification as priority substances or priority hazardous substances... 

The hazardous waste identification regulations that define the characteristics of toxicity, ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and the tests for these characteristics, differ from state to state. In addition, concentration limits may be set out by a state for selected persistent and bioaccumulative toxic substances that commonly occur in hazardous substances. For example, the California Hazardous Waste Control Act requires the California State Department of Health Services (CDHS) to develop and adopt by regulation criteria and guidelines for the identification of hazardous wastes and extremely hazardous wastes. 

Because airborne and volatile contaminants can present a significant threat to industrial workers health and safety, identification and quantification of these airbome and volatile contaminants through air/soil monitoring is an essential component of a health and safety program at an industrial site having hazardous substances. The purpose of air and soil monitoring is to identify and quantify airbome and volatile hazardous contaminants in order to determine the level of plant worker s protection needed. 

Committee of Experts has been allocated a unique four-digit number, called the Substance UN Number (or simply the UN Number). Thus a hazardous substance can be distinctly identified by the Substance UN Number (also called the Substance Identification Number or SIN). UN Serial number 0001 to 1000 are reserved for Class 1 items, that is, explosives and ammunition. The nine classes of dangerous goods and hazardous chemicals with a distinctive diamond shaped label bearing a pictorial diagram for quick hazard recognition are ... 

Labeling. The Federal Hazardous Substance Labeling Act (95) requires that all containers sold to consumers be labeled with appropriate precautionary wording to protect the user and employees from injury resulting from contact with the chemical. The capacities of all packages up to and including 208-L (55-gal) drums customarily are indicated by labels. The information includes identification of the material, notification of principal hazards and precautions for use, and antidotes or first-aid measures if applicable. 

Radiation hazard identification. The hazard identification process is trivial in the case of radiation, because all types of ionizing radiation are assumed to be hazardous and, thus, all radionuclides are assumed to be hazardous substances (see Section 3.2.2). While some responses may not occur at low doses (e.g., damage to the lens of the eye), other responses are assumed to occur with some probability at any dose (e.g., cancer induction). 

Promulgate tables of concentration limits of hazardous substances that cause stochastic or deterministic effects in exempt and low-hazard waste and the rules for using the tables. For example, concentration limits of substances that cause deterministic effects should include an identification of the organ or organs at risk from exposure to each substance, so that the risk index for multiple substances that cause deterministic effects can be evaluated properly. 

There is no universally accepted definition of "risk assessment." Some define it narrowly to mean only the identification of a hazardous substance. Others interpret it to mean the full range of activities, including the risk-benefit analysis and the economic considerations used to make a regulatory decision. 

EPA. 1995k. Hazardous waste management system identification and listing of hazardous waste petroleum refining process wastes land disposal restrictions for newly identified wastes ad CERCLA hazardous substances designation and reportable quantities. Environmental Protection Agency. 60 FR 57747. 

Identification of facilities at which an extremely hazardous substance is present in an amount in e. ccss of the threshold plaiuiing quantity, whether it is being produced, used, or stored. Transportation routes of any extremely haztirdous substance to or from the facility must be given, as well. Also to be identified were other facilities contributing or subjected to additioiuil liazards because of tlieir proximity to facilities such as hospitals or natural gas facilities... 

A risk assessment is defined as a qualitative and quantitative process conducted by EPA to characterize the nature and magnitude of risks to public health from exposure to hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants released from specific sites. Risk assessments include the following components hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure assessment, and risk characterization. Statistical and biological models are used in quantitative risk... 

Contains information on hazard identification and dose - response assessment of over 600 hazardous substances. Covers toxicity, carcinogenicity, chemical and physical properties, and applicable regulations. Includes the reference dose as defined by US EPA, unit risk of exposure by oral and inhalation routes. Produced by the US EPA. (CIS, TOXNET available on CD as part of TOMES Plus by Micromedex and on the EPA Internet website). 

Hazardous Waste Management System Carbamate Production Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste and CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designation and Reportable Quantities (notice of proposed rulemaking-K157 waste)... 

Disclaimer The information presented is intended as a starting point for identification purposes only and should not be regarded as a comprehensive guide for recognizing hazardous substances and reactions. It is the responsibility of the readers of this book to obtain the required information about chemical hazards in their laboratory. 

The analysis of materials that possibly contain asbestos can be carried out by various methods, however the dispersion staining microscopic technique is considered to be a quick, reliable and cost-effective method that is used by the majority of laboratories that routinely carry out this type of work. This method should be in accordance with MDHS 77 (1994), which is published by the UK Health and Safety Executive and forms part of the series of the methods for the determination of hazardous substances, titled Asbestos in Bulk Materials -sampling and identification by polarised light microscopy (PLM). 

European Commission (2000b) Modified proposal for a procedure for the identification of priority hazardous substances in accordance to Article 16(3) of the Water Framework Directive, final draft (Working Document ENV/191000/()l of 19 October 2000), European Commission, DG Environment, Unit E.l, Brussels. 

The previous sections have highlighted the need to integrate scientific and technical progress within the implementation of the WED. However, if the WFD provides some indications of where and when, in the implementation process, it is necessary to integrate new scientific and technical knowledge (economic analysis, standards for monitoring of quality elements, review and update of river basin management plans, identification of priority hazardous substances, etc.), it makes no recommendations on how to do this. 

Briefly, the provisions of the early OSHA 1980 draft proposed standard for Chemical Substance Identification applied to all hazardous or toxic substances and mixtures which are ... 

At that time, OSHA stated the belief that this Chemical Substance Identification Standard, when promulgated, will definitely aid in the protection of the health and safety of all workers routinely exposed to toxic and hazardous substances in the workplace. ... 

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