Awareness Level Training for Hazardous Materials
Chapter 1 Terms
Introduction to Hazardous Materials

Code of Federal Regulations
Formal name given to the books or documents containing the specific United States regulations provided for by law.

Dangerous Goods
(1) Any product, substance, or organism included by its nature or by the regulation in any of the nine United Nations classifications of hazardous materials. (2) Term used to describe hazardous materials in Canada. (3) Term used in the U.S. and Canada for hazardous materials aboard aircraft.

Department Of Transportation
Administrative body of the executive branch of the U.S. Federal Government responsible for transportation policy, regulation, and enforcement.

Extremely Hazardous Substance
Chemicals determined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be extremely hazardous to a community during an emergency spill or release as a result of their toxicities and physical/chemical properties. There are 402 chemicals listed under this category.

Hazardous Chemical
Defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as any chemical that is a physical hazard or a health hazard to employees.

Hazardous Material
Any material that possesses an unreasonable risk to the health and safety of persons and/or the environment if it is not properly controlled during handling, storage, manufacture, processing, packaging, use, disposal, or transportation.

Hazardous Substance
Any substance designated under the Clean Water Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as posing a threat to waterways and the environment when released. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.)

Hazardous Wastes
Discarded materials regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency because of public health and safety concerns. Regulatory authority is granted under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.)

National Fire Protection Association
Nonprofit educational and technical association devoted to protecting life and property from fire by developing fire protection standards and educating the public.