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WET=-tent-$U-n L. ETUER page f of(Y IONS ACGIR is the Amencan Conference 3f (-jc vermmenta.i ) mutagen. ;s =SUa Iz: st cc that causes Mµ;.rico,. � tnutatiun W Indusmai Hvgieatsrs. It recommends upper limits rcalled :YVs) a .:ranee in the ;ene:ic rnateria€ m a bode _eil. Mutations can for=„posure zo workpiace cnemica€s. lead to birth defec s. miscarriages,or cancer. A carcinogen is a substance that causes cancer. YAERG is the North Ame:-ican Emerge=v Response Guidebook It was Jointly developed by Transport Canada. the The CAS number is assigned by the Chernicai Absrracs United States TD=arrrnenr of Transportation and ,he Secretariat Ser'rice to idenrifv a specific chemical. of Communications .and Transportation of'Mexico. It is a_wide for first responders to quickly idenrify the specific or generic • combustible substance is a solid, liquid or,as that will burn. hazards of material involved in a aansportarion incident. and to protect themselves and the genemI public during the initial -# corrosive substance is a ?as. liquid or solid that causes response pirate of the incident. irreversibie damage to human tissue or containers. ICI is the National Cancer Institute, a federal aeeac•_✓ that DEP is the Nene Jersey Department of Environmental determines the cancer-_ausine potential of chemicals. Protecrion. NPA is the National Fire Protection Association. It classifies DOT is the Deparrment of Transportation. the federal agency substances according to their fire and explosion hazard. that regulates the transportation of chemicals. MOSH is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and EPA is the Environmental Protection Agencv, the federal Health. It tests equipment, evaluates and approves respirators. agency responsible for regulating environmental hazards. conduce studies of workplace hazards. and proposes standards to OSHA. A fetus is an unborn human or animal. NTP is the National Toxicology Program which tests chemicals • tiantmable substance is a solid, liquid, vapor or gas that will and reviews evidence for cancem ignite easily 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:lammab le mixture with air. PEOSHA is the Public Employees Occupational Safety and HHAG is the Human Health Assessment Group of the federal Health Act, a state law which sets PELs for New Jersey_ public EPA. employees. IARC 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 classines 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 A miscible substance is a liquid or gas that will evenly dissolve energy under certain conditions. in another. A teratogen is a substance that causes birth defects by mglrn3 means milligrams of a chemical in a cubic meter of air. damaging the fetus. It is a measure of concentration(weighvvolume). TLV is the Threshold Limit Value. the workplace exposure MSHA is the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the limit recommended by ACGIH. federal agency that regulates mining. It also evaluates 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.