National Institute of Occupational Safety and Healthy
ACGIH
American Conference Government Industrail Hygenist
NTP
National Toxicology Program
IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer
PHS
Possible Hazardous Sheet
LEL
Lower Explosive Limit
NPCA
National Paint & Coating
Association
Routes of Exposure
Absorbtion Skin Eyes
Inhalation
Ingestion
Injection
U-List
hazardous Waste
F-List
waste from non-specific Sources
P-list
Acutely Hazardous waste
Transporting Chemicals
Using a cart with siderails, avoiding high traffic areas when possible, keep bottles of liquid seperated
Acute exposure
definedas short durations of exposure to high concentrationsof hazardous materials in the workplace
Chronic exposure
defined as continual exposure over a long periodof time to low concentrations of hazardous materialsin the workplace
Chronic toxicity
The capacity of a substance to cause long-term or delayed adverse health effects
Embryotoxin
toxin that affects the embryo with out necessarily affecting the mother
lachrymator
A substance that irritates the eyes and causes tears to flow
mutagen
a chemical thats cause a mutation
poison
A substance that, when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism, causes death or injury, esp. one that kills by rapid action even in a small quantity
Select Carcinogen
Compounds that are known to pose the greatest carcinogenichazard
teratogen
An agent or factor that causes malformation of an embryo