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Hazardous Material - ANSWER-A substance or material capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when transported in commerce (includes hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, marine pollutants, elevated temperature materials, and materials designated as hazardous in the Hazardous Materials Table) Hazard Class - ANSWER-is a group of hazardous materials that share dangerous characteristics 9 - ANSWER-How many Hazard classes are there? CBRNE - ANSWER-Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive CBRNE - ANSWER-Takes the 9 hazard classes and breaks them into groupings (into basic components) that are more useful to first responders Toxic/Poisonous - ANSWER-manmade materials that may cause injury or death to living organisms; may exist as solids, liquids, or gasses Acute Exposure - ANSWER-short term/high dose event with harmful consequences Chronic Exposure - ANSWER-long term/ low dose exposure with harmful consequences