Class 2 Hazardous Materials: Gases Classification

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What is the primary characteristic of a Class 5 Oxidizing Substance?

They are materials that are known to or likely to contain pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and other microorganisms that can cause disease in humans and animals.

They can contribute to or cause combustion by yielding oxygen as the result of a chemical reaction. (correct)

They are substances that could cause serious injury, harm or death to a human if inhaled, swallowed or allowed to come into contact with skin.

They are substances that may qualify as hydrogen peroxide where organic radicals have replaced one or both of the hydrogen atoms in the chemical structure.

What type of hazardous material is an organic peroxide?

An oxidizing substance (correct)

A toxic substance

An infectious substance

A flammable solid

Which of the following is an example of a common flammable solid?

Chemical oxygen generator

Matches (correct)

Tear gas

Ammonium nitrate fertilizer

Which of the following is an example of a toxic substance?

Cyanides Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of a Class 6 Toxic Substance?

They are substances that could cause serious injury, harm or death to a human if inhaled, swallowed or allowed to come into contact with skin. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an oxidizing substance?

Chemical oxygen generators Signup and view all the answers

What is the vapor pressure threshold for gases to be classified as Class 2 hazardous materials?

$300$ kPa or greater at $50^\circ$C Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a common example of a Class 3 flammable liquid?

Propane Signup and view all the answers

What is the flashpoint range for liquids to be classified as Class 3 flammable liquids?

60 to 65 degrees Celsius or lower Signup and view all the answers

Which class includes self-reactive substances that may undergo strong exothermic reactions?

Class 4: Flammable Solids Signup and view all the answers

Which class includes liquids transported at temperatures at or above their flashpoints?

Class 3: Flammable Liquids Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common example of a Class 4 flammable solid?

Match heads Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following hazard classes includes materials that contain unstable atoms subject to radioactive decay?

Class 7: Radioactive Material Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a Class 8 hazardous material?

Batteries Signup and view all the answers

Which class includes substances that do not fit into any of the other hazard classes?

Class 9: Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Class 9 hazardous material?

Gasoline Signup and view all the answers

Which hazard class includes materials that can cause severe damage to living tissue on contact?

Class 8: Corrosives Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Class 7 radioactive material?

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) Signup and view all the answers

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