TECHNOLOGICAL

UNIVERSITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES

CHARACTERISTI
CS OF
HAZARDOUS
PRESENTED BY : DEXTER E. BATOCABE

CHEMICAL
 TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES

DEXTER E. BATOCABE

BET-WET-2
 TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES

JÖNS JACOB BERZELIUS

Berzelius is known as the father of modern
chemistry. In 1828 he compiled a table of
relative atomic weights, where oxygen was
set to 100, and which included all of the
elements known at the time.
WHAT CLASSIFIES THAT
CHEMICAL IS
HAZARDOUS?
A hazardous chemical , as defined by the Hazard Communication Standard
( HCS ), is any chemical which can cause a physical or a health hazard .
 FOUR
CHARACTERISTICS
OF HAZARDOUS
CHEMICAL
 FOUR CHARACTERISTICS OF
HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL

IGNITABILITY CORROSIVITY
• something flammable • something that can rust or decompose

REACTIVITY TOXICITY
• something explosive
• something poisonous
 WHAT ARE THE
CATEGORIES FOR
HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL
A VISOR CARD GUIDE FOR STATE AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
ILLUSTRATING VEHICLE PLACRDING
AND SIGNAGE FOR THE FOLLOWING
NINE CLASSES OF HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS
 NINE CLASSES OF
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
1 EXPLOSIVES 4 FLAMMABLE SOLID, SPONTANAEUOSLY
COMBUSITEAND DANGEROUS WHEN
WET

2 GASES 5 OXIDIZER AND ORGANIC

PEROXIDE

3 FLAMMABLE 6 POISON (TOXIC) AND

LIQUIDAND POISONINHALATIONHAZARD
COMBUSTIBLE
LIQUID
 NINE CLASSES OF
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE

CORROSIVE

MISCELLANEOUS, AND THE

GENERAL DANGEROUS PLACARD
WHAT ARE AIRBORNE
SUBSTANCES?
WHAT ARE AIRBORNE SUBSTANCES?

AIRBONE CONTAMINANTS MAY OCCUR AS VAPOURS,

DUST, PARTICLES, FIBRES, FUMES OR GASES OR
COMBINATIONS OF THESE
 • DIOXIN

EXAMPLES 2. ASBESTOS

OF OTHER
LISTED AIR
3. TOLUENE, AND

TOXICS
INCLUDE 4. METALS SUCH AS CADMIUM,
MERCURY,CHROMIUM, AND LEAD COMPOUNDS
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2ahUKEwiN_sHh7vWCAxVZamwGHUm1DrgQ0pQJKAB6BAgBEAI#ip=1

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/enforcement/nine-classes-hazardous-materials-yellow-visor-card#:~:text=A
%20visor%20card%20guide%20for,When%20Wet%205)%20Oxidizer%20and