Module 3: Health and Safety - IAFF
Module 3: Health and Safety - IAFF
Module 3: Health and Safety - IAFF
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Student Text <strong>IAFF</strong> Training for Hazardous Materials: Technician©<br />
Definitions Activity 3<br />
Read the definitions below, <strong>and</strong> ask the class to verbally respond with the appropriate term.<br />
Definition<br />
Term<br />
The study of poisons<br />
The lethal dose for 50% of animals being<br />
tested; a measure of toxicity<br />
Refers to how long a substance remains<br />
in contact with the body<br />
High level, short-term exposure<br />
Milligrams per cubic meter; a measurement<br />
of concentrations of solids<br />
The average airborne concentration of a<br />
potentially toxic substance for which an<br />
employee can be exposed for eight hours<br />
Low level, long term exposure<br />
Toxic level determined by NIOSH for<br />
escape only<br />
An agent or substance capable of<br />
causing harm<br />
The average airborne concentration of a<br />
substance to which most adults are<br />
exposed during an eight-hour workday<br />
<strong>Module</strong> 3: <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> 3-97
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