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Appendix A: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

Hazardous Material Symbols:

compressed gas symbol

CLASS A: COMPRESSED GAS

This class includes compressed gases, dissolved gases, and gases liquefied by compression or refrigeration.

ammable and combustible material symbol

CLASS B: FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL

This class includes solids, liquids, and gases capable of catching fire in the presence of a spark or open flame under normal working conditions.

idizing material symbol

CLASS C: OXIDIZING MATERIAL

These materials increase the risk of fire if they come in contact with flammable or combustible materials.

isonous and infectious meterial Division 1: Materials Causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects symbol

CLASS D: POISONOUS AND INFECTIOUS MATERIAL
Division 1: Materials Causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects

These materials can cause death or immediate injury when a person is exposed to small amounts. Examples: sodium cyanide, hydrogen sulphide

isonous and infectious material division 2: materials causing other toxic effects symbol

CLASS D: POISONOUS AND INFECTIOUS MATERIAL
Division 2: Materials Causing Other Toxic EFFECTS

These materials can cause life-threatening and serious long-term health problems as well as less severe but immediate reactions in a person who is repeatedly exposed to small amounts.

ASS D: POISONOUS AND INFECTIOUS MATERIAL Division 3: Biohazardous Infectious MATERIAL symbol

CLASS D: POISONOUS AND INFECTIOUS MATERIAL
Division 3: Biohazardous Infectious MATERIAL

These materials contain an organism that has been shown to cause disease or to be a probable cause of disease in persons or animals.

ASS E: CORROSIVE MATERIAL symbol

CLASS E: CORROSIVE MATERIAL

This class includes caustic and acid materials that can destroy the skin or eat through metals. Examples: sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid

ngerously reactive material symbol

CLASS F: DANGEROUSLY REACTIVE MATERIAL

These products may self-react dangerously (for example, they may explode) upon standing or when exposed to physical shock or to increased pressure or temperature, or they emit toxic gases when exposed to water.