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• SAN JOAQUINDepartment GENERAL HOSPITAL Administration Effective Date December 2008 Page 13 of 17 Date Replaces July 2007 Title of Policy/Procedure Hazardous Materials and Waste Any substance or mixture of substances which is toxic, corrosive, flammable, an irritant, a strong sensitizer or which generates pressure through decomposition, heat, or other means, if such a substance or mixture of substances may cause substantial injury, serious illness or harm to humans, domestic livestock or wildlife. Hazardous material includes extremely hazardous material. Hazardous Waste Any waste material or mixture of wastes which is toxic, corrosive, flammable, an irritant, a strong sensitizer or which generates pressure through decomposition, heat, or other means, if such a waste or mixture of wastes may cause substantial injury, serious illness or harm to humans, domestic livestock or wildlife. Hazardous waste includes extremely hazardous waste. Hazardous Waste Area Any area where hazardous wastes are stored, mixed, handled, treated, discarded or disposed of. Hazardous Waste Manifest The California Liquid Waste Hauler Record which has been approved by the State Department of Health Services and by the State Water Resources Control Board. Ignitable • A liquid which has a flash point at or below 609C ( 140cF) as defined by procedures described in Section 173.115, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. • A gas for which a mixture of 13% or less, by volume, with air forms a flammable mixture at atmospheric pressure or the flammable range with air at atmospheric pressure is wider than 12% regardless of the lower limits. • A solid which is likely to cause fires due to friction, retain heat from processing or which can be ignited under normal temperature conditions and when ignited burns so as to create a serious threat to public health and safety. Normal temperature conditions mean temperatures normally encountered in the handling, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes. • A gas, liquid, sludge or solid which ignites spontaneously in dry or moist air at or below 54.3°C (130°F) or upon exposure to water. • A strong oxidizer. Incompatible Unsuitable for commingling with another waste or material, where the commingling might result in an explosion, violent chemical reaction, fire, extreme heat, formation of a toxic substance or other condition which might endanger the public health and safety, domestic livestock or wildlife. Irritant Any substance not corrosive which on immediate, prolonged or repeated contact with normal living tissue will induce a local inflammatory reaction. LC50 The concentration of the chemical in air that kills 50% of a group of test animals in a given time.