Hazardous Materials for First Responders (2nd Edition)
Chapter 1 Definitions Test
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1) (Abbreviation) 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.

2)  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.

3) (Abbreviation) Nonprofit educational and technical association devoted to protecting life and property from fire by developing fire protection standards and educating the public.

4) (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.

5) 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.

6) (Abbreviation) Administrative body of the executive branch of the U.S. Federal Government responsible for transportation policy, regulation, and enforcement.

7) Any atmosphere that is not conducive to the support of human life; includes atmospheres that contain toxic gases or vapors and atmospheres that are oxygen deficient or heated.

8) (Abbreviation) Formal name given to the books or documents containing the specific United States regulations provided for by law.

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

10) Discarded material regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency because of public health and safety concerns. Regulatory authority is granted under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.