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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Specialty Definition: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

DomainDefinition

Economics

A substance or material which has been determined to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Synonym: Hazardous substances. (additional references)

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Crosswords: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Specialty definitions using "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS": Accident Site, automobile inspectorCradle-to-Grave or Manifest Systemfield inspector, FIRE INSPECTORI.M.D.G. Code, INSPECTOR, MOTOR VEHICLESmotor-transport inspectorPhysical and Chemical TreatmentSTAFF TOXICOLOGIST, SUPERVISOR, TELECOMMUNICATORVulnerability Analysisweigh-station inspector. (references)

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Commercial Usage: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

DomainTitle

Books

  • Safe aboveground storage tanks : hearing before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, September 14, 1994 (reference)

  • Deserts As Dumps?: The Disposal of Hazardous Materials in Arid Ecosystems (reference)

  • Aspects of the law relating to AIDS : national compulsory standard for condoms, disposable syringes, needles and other hazardous materials, universal work place infection control measures (universal precautions), medical certificates in respect of HIV/AID (reference)

  • Oversight of FTC's shared responsibilities : hearing before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, concerning advertising an (reference)

  • Hazardous Materials Incidents: A Primer for Emergency Medical Technicians (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  • Federal Register Reprint - Service F Hazardous Materials & Waste Regulation Cfr 40-49 (reference)

  • Cargo Tank Hazardous Materials Regulations (reference)

  • Complete Guide To Hazardous Materials Enforcement & Liability (reference)

  • Directory Of Hazardous Materials Shipping Descriptions (reference)

  • Transporting Hazardous Wastes & Other Hazardous Materials : A Guide To Dot Regulations (reference)

    (more periodical examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Downtown Document: Hazardous Materials (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Computer Images:
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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Photo Album: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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Fire and emergency response personnel practice techniques for hazardous materials containment and removal. Credit: CDC.

Drums of hazardous materials found in mill buildingTwin Peak MineSalmon Field OfficeUCSCUpper Columbia Salmon Clearwater District. Credit: Tim Geary.

Drum of pH 14 hazardous materials being neutralizedTwin Peak MineSalmon Field OfficeUCSCUpper Columbia Salmon Clearwater District. Credit: Tim Geary.

Hazardous materials in 95 gallon poly overpack drumsTwin Peak MineSalmon Field OfficeUCSCUpper Columbia Salmon Clearwater District. Credit: Lucinda Eslick.

Proper clothing is essential for protecting public health workers who are in contact with hazardous materials. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[Workers at hazardous materials site]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Public health workers properly attired for working with hazardous materials and situations. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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Business

There are specific requirements for imports of products containing hazardous materials. (references)

Economic History

Italy

New local government programs and the growing awareness of environmental problems will also stimulate recycling and treatment of non-hazardous and hazardous materials, such as plastic, glass, paper, spent household batteries, pesticides, containers of toxic and flammable materials, and oils and emulsions. (references)

Trade

Argentina

There is no general regulation for labeling of hazardous materials. (references)

Japan

These include hazardous materials, animals, plants, perishables, and in some cases articles of high value. (references)

Worker Rights

Russia

Workers wear little protective equipment in factories, enterprises store hazardous materials in open areas, and smoking is permitted near containers of flammable substances. (references)

Indonesia

The law prohibits children from working in hazardous sectors, including maritime, plantation, construction, slaughterhouse, textile, leatherworking, entertainment, and manufacturing activities involving the use of hazardous materials and pollutants. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translation: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Language Translations for "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Japanese Kanji 

  

危険物 (combustibles, dangerous goods, explosives). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

きけ"ぶつ (combustibles, dangerous goods, explosives). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

azardoushay aterialsmay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Alternative Orthography: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 41 5A 41 52 44 4F 55 53      4D 41 54 45 52 49 41 4C 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001000 01000001 01011010 01000001 01010010 01000100 01001111 01010101 01010011 00100000 01001101 01000001 01010100 01000101 01010010 01001001 01000001 01001100 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#65 &#90 &#65 &#82 &#68 &#79 &#85 &#83 &#32 &#77 &#65 &#84 &#69 &#82 &#73 &#65 &#76 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 0041 005A 0041 0052 0044 004F 0055 0053      004D 0041 0054 0045 0052 0049 0041 004C 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4235603552384955532473554395243354653

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Translations: Modern
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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