- Author
- Burke, R.
- Title
- How to Handle Poisons.
- Coporate
- Consultant, Glen Burnie, MD
- Journal
- Firehouse, Vol. 20, No. 11, 41-42,44-45, November 1995
- Keywords
- poisons | materials handling | hazardous materials | toxicity | exposure | inhalation toxicity
- Identifiers
- Hazard Class 6 materials are solids and liquids, as well as some liquids that produce vapors and are inhalation hazards; Class 6.1 poison as a material, other than a gas, known to be so toxic to humans as to afford a hazard to health during transportation or which, in the absence of adequate data, is presumed to be toxic to humans; oral toxicity; dermal toxicity; inhalation toxicity; Class 6.2 infectious substances, meaning they are viable microorganisms or toxins which may cause diseases in humans or animals; medical wastes