- Industry: Fire safety
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A chemical that, when exposed to air, forms explosive peroxides that are shock sensitive, pressure sensitive, or heat sensitive.
Industry:Fire safety
A chemical that is not corrosive, but that causes a reversible inflammatory effect on living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact. A chemical is a skin irritant if, when tested on the intact skin of albino rabbits by the methods of 16 CFR 1500. 41, for an exposure of 4 or more hours or by other appropriate techniques, it results in an empirical score of 5 or more. A chemical is classified as an eye irritant if so determined under the procedure listed in 16 CFR 1500. 42, or other appropriate techniques.
Industry:Fire safety
A chemical that has a median lethal concentration (LC50) in air of 200 ppm by volume or less of gas or vapor, or 2 mg/L or less of mist, fume, or dust, when administered by continuous inhalation for 1 hour (or less if death occurs within 1 hour) to albino rats weighing between 0. 44 lb and 0. 66 lb (200 g and 300 g) each.
Industry:Fire safety
A chemical that causes visible destruction of, or irreversible alterations in, materials by chemical action at the site of contact.
Industry:Fire safety
A chemical that causes visible destruction of, or irreversible alterations in, living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact.
Industry:Fire safety
A chemical substance intended to kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate humans through physiological effects.
Industry:Fire safety
A chemical process of oxidation that occurs at a rate fast enough to produce heat and usually light in the form of either a glow or a flame.
Industry:Fire safety
A chemical or substance that is a physical hazard or health hazard as defined and classified in NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code, whether the material is in usable or waste condition.
Industry:Fire safety
A chemical or substance classified as a toxic, highly toxic, or corrosive material in accordance with definitions set forth in this Code.
Industry:Fire safety
