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Terms in this set (237)
Hazardous Materials Any substance or material that poses unreasonable risk to health, safety,
property, and/or environment if not properly controlled during handling,
storage, manufacture, processing, packaging, use, disposal, or transport.
Dangerous Goods Alternate term for hazardous materials, used in Canada.
Weapons of Mass Destruction Any weapon or device intended or has the capability to cause death or
serious bodily injury to a significant number of people through release,
dissemination, or impact of toxic/poisonous chemicals/precursors, disease
organisms, or radiation. Includes chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear,
or explosive (CBRNE)-type weapons.
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Acute Health Effects Health effects that occur or develop rapidly after exposure to a hazardous
substance.
Chronic Health Effects Long-term health effects resulting from exposure to a hazardous
substance.
Routes of Entry Pathways by which hazardous materials get into (or affect) the human
body.
Corrosives Materials capable of gradually eroding, rusting, or destroying materials;
can be gases, liquids, or solids which can burn, irritate, or destroy human
skin and corrode steel.
Toxicity Degree to which a substance (toxin or poison) can harm humans or
animals. Ability of a substance to do harm within the body.
Toxins Substances with the property of being poisonous.
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Mechanical Energy Energy possessed by objects due to position or motion. Sum of potential
energy and kinetic energy.
Chemical Energy PE stored in internal structure of a material that may be released during a
chemical reaction/transformation.
Radiation Energy from radioactive source emitted in form of waves or particles as a
result of decay of an atomic nucleus. This process is known as radioactivity.
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