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BFN7-ENNE oa¢e of 5 �?V Fivr^'yn�r c� L'S .s►sx is rhe.Lrnerican Lonie-eace of t�overnmenral Industrial reiaRG is the Nor-ii {merican ctnersenc Response s'*�FC:eFSts. it recommends unoe: limits !called I LVs1 Car Guidebaolt, it'N a5 Jointlye're SODed by Transpon Canada,the �'(Pcsure to workDiace chemicals. United States iDeparrment of i ransDorMdon and the Secretariat of Communications and i ransportation of Mexico. It is a guide carcinogen is a substance that causes cancer. for irsz -esponde s to ouickIv :dentit=v the speciitc or generic hazards of material involved in a transnortation incident,and to The CAS number is assigned by the C:temicai Abstracts protect themselves and the general public during the initial Service to identify a specific chemicai. response phase of the incident_ A combustible substance is a solid.'iauid or gas that'.vill burn. NCI is the National Cancer Institute. a federal agency that determines the cancer-causing potential of chernicais. A corrosive Substance is a gas. Iiquid or solid that causes irreversibie damage to human tissue or container. NFPA is the National Fire Protection Association. It classifies substances accordine to their Ire and explosion hazard.. DEP is the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. MOSH is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. It tests equipment_evaluates and approves respirators. DOT is the Department of Transportation, the federal agency conducts studies of workplace hazards, and proposes that regulates the transportation of chemicals. standards to OSHA. EPA is the Environmental Protection .agency, the federal N. T?is the National Toxicology Program which tests chemicals agency responsible for regulating environmental hazards. and reviews evidence for cancer. A fetus is an unborn human or animal. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which adopts and enforces health and safety standards. A flammable substance is a solid.liquid,vapor or gas that will ignite easily and burn rapidly. PEOSAA is the Public Employees Occupatianal Safery and Health Act,a state law which sets PELs for New Jersey public The bash Point is the temperature at which a liquid or solid employees. gives off vapor that can form a Flammable mixture with air. PIH is a DOT designation for chemicals which are Poison HHAG is the ?-luman Health Assessment Group of the federal Inhalation Hazards. ppm means parts of a substance per million parts of air. It is a IARC is the International Agency for Research on Cancer. a measure of concentration by volume in air. scientific group that classifies chemicals according to their cancer-causing potential. A reactive substance is a solid, liquid or gas that releases energy under certain conditions. A miscible substance is a liquid or gas that will evenly dissolve in another. A teratogen is a substance that causes birth defects by damaging the fetus. mg/rrr3 means miIli gtams of a chemical in a cubic meter of air. It is a measure of concentration(weight volume). TLV is the Threshold Limit Value, the workplace exposure limit recommended by ACGTH. MSHA is the Mine Safery and Health Administration. the federal agency that regulates mining. It also evaluates and The vapor pressure is a measure of how readily a liquid or a approves respirators. solid mixes with air at its surface. A higher vapor pressure indicates a higher concentration of the substance in air and A mutagen is a substance?hat causes mutations. A mutation therefore increases the !ike!i:;ood of breathing it in. is a change in the generic material in a body cell. Mutations can lead to birth defects,miscarriages,or cancer. •