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Daae_� of v D E F EVITIONS ACtt1H SS the .1 ri7er'tC37i cclit7e:o'IC2 X77C jovernme-,jr1i A mutagen :s a substance -har ca,_,es mutations. A. rnntation Inciusrnal Hve enrsts. It recommends upoer limits (tailed-Vs) a charge in the nenetic materia€ in a bodv cell. Mutations can or exposure to workpiace chernicais. lewd to binh defers,miscarriages.or cancer. A carcinogen is a substance that causes cancer. NAERG is tine North American Emergency Response Guidebook. It ,vas Jointly developed by Transoorr Canada. the `he CAS number is assigned by the Chemicai Abstracts United States Department of Transportation and the Secretariat Service to identity a specifrc chemical. of Communications and Transportation of}Mexico. it is a guide for first responders to quickly idenrifv the specific or genenc A combustibie subsrance is a solid.liquid or gas that w;lI burn. hazards of material invoived in a transportarion incident. and to protect themselves and the general pubiic during the initial ?. corrosive substance is a ,as. liquid or solid that causes response phase of the incident. irreversibie damagm to human r€ssue or containers. V NCI is the National Cancer Institute, a federal agency thar DEP is the New Jersey Department of Environmental g determines the tante:-=nosinpotential of ciremicais.� Protection. - YFPA is the National Fire Protection Association. It classifies DOT is the Department of Transportation. the Federal agent? substances according to their pre and explosion hazard. that regulates the transportation of chemicals. NIOSH is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal Health. It tests equipment- evaluates and approves respuarors. agency responsible for regulating environmental hazards. conducts studies of workplace hazards, and proposes standards A fetus is an unborn human or animal. to OSHA. NIP is the National Toxicology Program which tests chemicals A flammable substance is a ;olid, liquid, vapor or gas that will and reviews evidence for cancer- OSHA easiiv and burn rapidly. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The flash point is the temperature at which a liquid or solid which adopts and enforces health and safety standards. Gives off vapor that can form a flammable mixture with air. PEOSHA is the pubiic Empiovees Occupational Safety and HFIAG is the Human Health Assessment Grout) the federal Health Act, a state law which sets PELs for New Jersey public EPA. employees. LARC is the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a ppm means parts of a substance per million parts of air. It is a scientific group that classifies chemicals according to their measure of concentration by volume in air. cancer-causing potential. A reactive substance is a solid, liquid or gas that releases .4 miscible substance is a liquid or gas that will evenly dissolve energy under certain conditions. in another. Mg/m3 means milligrams of a chemical in a cubic meter of qtr. A teratogen is a substance that causes birth defects bydamaging the fetus. It is a measure of concentration(weightivo€urne). TLV is the Threshold Limit Value. the workplace exposure 1+(5HA is the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the ((mit recommended by ACGiH. federal agency that reguiates mining. It also evaivates and approves respirators. The vapor pressure is a measure of how readily a liquid or a solid mixes with air at its surface. A higher vapor pressure indicates a higher concentration of the substance in air and therefore increases the likelihood of breathing it in.