Module 3: Health and Safety - IAFF
Module 3: Health and Safety - IAFF
Module 3: Health and Safety - IAFF
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<strong>IAFF</strong> Training for Hazardous Materials: Technician© Student Text<br />
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Physical/Chemical Characteristics<br />
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Appearance And Odor: COLORLESS TO PALE YELLOW LIQUID WITH A SUFFOCATING<br />
ODOR.<br />
Boiling Point: 181F,83C<br />
Melting Point: -44F,-42C<br />
Vapor Pressure (MM Hg/70 F): 47.9 @20C<br />
Vapor Density (Air=1): 3.2<br />
Specific Gravity: 1.5027 @25C<br />
Solubility In Water: VERY SOLUBLE<br />
pH: ACID<br />
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Fire <strong>and</strong> Explosion Hazard Data<br />
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Extinguishing Media: WATER,DRY CHEMICAL OR SODA ASH. LG FIRES:FLOOS AREA<br />
W/WATER FROM A DISTANCE.<br />
Special Fire Fighting Proc: MOVE CNTNR FRM FIRE W/O RISK.APPLY COOL WATER<br />
TO CNTNR SIDES EXPO TO FLAME TIL WELL AFAT FIRE IS OUT.STAY AWAY FRM TKS<br />
ENDS.MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA USE(SUPP<br />
Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: MAY IGN OTHER COMBUST MATLS(WOOD,PAPER,OIL,<br />
ETC).RXS VIOLENTLY W/H2O/FUEL.FLAMM,POISONOUS GAS MAY ACCUMU IN TKS/HOPPER<br />
CARS.RUNOFF TO SEWER CREATE FIRE/EXPLO HAZ<br />
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Reactivity Data<br />
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Stability: YES<br />
Cond To Avoid (Stability): RXS W/WATER EXOTHERMICALLY.<br />
Materials To Avoid: COMBUST MATLS,METALLIC POWDERS,HYDROGEN SULFIDE,<br />
CARBIDES,ALCOHOLS,CORR TO METALS,TURPENTINE,ORG ACIDS,READILY OXID MATLS<br />
Hazardous Decomp Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE<br />
TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.<br />
Hazardous Poly Occur: NO<br />
Conditions To Avoid (Poly): NOT APPLICABLE<br />
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<strong>Health</strong> Hazard Data<br />
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LD50-LC50 Mixture: UNKNOWN<br />
Route Of Entry - Inhalation: YES<br />
Route Of Entry - Skin: YES<br />
Route Of Entry - Ingestion: YES<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Haz Acute And Chronic: CORR INHAL/SKIN/EYE/INGEST.HIGHLY TOXIC BY<br />
INHAL.INHAL:100PPM IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HEALTH.SEV RESP IRRIT.PULM<br />
EDEMA,CYANOSIS,RAPID PULSE,TEETH EROSION.SKIN:SEV PAIN,BUNRS,EYLLOW STAINS,<br />
DERM.EYE:PAIN,LACRIMATIN,PHOTOPHOBIA,BUNRS,BLINDNESS,CONJ.INGEST:CORR OF<br />
MUC MEMB OF MOUTH/THROAT/EXOPHAGUS,PAIN,UNABLE TO (SUPPLEM)<br />
Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO<br />
Carcinogenicity - IARC: NO<br />
Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO<br />
Explanation Carcinogenicity: PER MSDS:CARCINOGEN:NONE.<br />
Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: INHAL:COUGH,CHOKE,YELLOWISH BURNS OF MUC<br />
MEMB.DIZZ,HEAD,NAU,WEAK,TIGHTNESS IN CHEST,DYSPNEA,FROTHY SPUTUM.SKIN:DERM,<br />
BURNS,YELLOW STAINS.EYE:PAIN,EYE DESTROYED,YELLOW EYE COLOR,CONJ,CORNEA<br />
VASCULARIZED/OPAQUE.INGEST:SHOCK,WEAK,RAPID PULSE,SHALLOW RESP,CLAMMY SKIN,<br />
3-138 <strong>Module</strong> 3: <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Safety</strong>
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