You can be exposed to a hazardous material by:
Skin Contact- occurs when a hazardous material touches any part of the body
Absorption- occurs when material enters body through skin, eyes, body fluids, or tissues
Inhalation- occurs from breathing material through nose or mouth
Ingestion- occurs form eating, drinking, or smoking
Injection - occurs when the skin in broken and the hazardous material is deposited directly into the blood or into living tissue.
The symptoms caused by exposure to a hazardous material vary greatly depending on:what the hazardous material iswhat kind of exposure is involved (inhalation, skin contact, etc.)how intense the exposure ishow long the exposure isIt is not possible to say more unless a particular material and type and duration of exposure is specified.
You keep the MSDS with or near the hazardous material it describes so it will be available for reference if there is a leak, spill or other form of exposure.
Inhalation is the most common route for exposure to a hazardous material. Other possible routes include:skin contactskin absorptioninjectioningestion (eating or drinking)
The purpose of a control zone is to ensure that only properly trained, equipped, and protected people go where there is a potential for exposure to the hazardous material.
Hazardous material ceases to be hazardous when it is destroyed, sufficiently diluted in nonhazardous material, it is chemically changed into a nonhazardous material or incorporated into an object that immobilizes it and renders it unable to be hazardous.
which hazardous material can enter the body
a. a hazardous material is exposed to fire.
Polystyrene is not a hazardous material (dangerous good) in transportation. However, in circumstances where a fire might be a problem, polystyrene, which can readily and rapidly burn, can be a very hazardous material.
No - it is not usually considered hazardous
yes, it is
When receiving a shipment of hazardous materials, the first thing to do is to determine the nature of the hazardous material and then inspect it to ensure there are no leaks.
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