2008-07-11_PERMIT FILE - M2007044 (6)

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• Diesel Fuels Page: 19!11 Definitions of Material Safety Data Sheet Terminology GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PRIVATE ASSOCIATIONS ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, (private association) DOT - United States Department of Transportation EPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency IARC- Intemat anal Agency for Research an Cancer: (private association) NFPA - National Fire Protection Association, (private association) MSHA - Mine Safety and Heafth Administration, U.S. Department of Labor NIOSH - National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Huth and Human Services. NTP - National Toxicology Program, (private association) OSHA -Occupational Safety and Health Administratit`on,.U,S. Department of Labor WHIMS- Workplace Hazardous Material Information System CSA- Canadian Standards Association HAZARD AND EXPOSURE INFORMATION Acute Hazard - An adverse health effect which occurs rapidly as a result of short term exposure. CAS # - American ,Chemical Society's Chemical Abstract service' registry number which identifies the product and/or ingredients. Ceiling - The concentration that should not be exceeded during any part of the working exposure Chronic Hazard - An adverse health effect which generally.accurs,as a result of long term exposure or short term exposure with delayed health effects and is of long duration Fire Hazard - A material that poses a physical hazard by being flammable, combustible, phyrophoric or an oxidizer as defined by 29 CFR' 19101200 Hazard Class - DOT hazard classification Hazardous Ingredients - Names of ingredients which have been identified as health hazards IDLH- Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health, the airborne concentration below which a person can escape without respiratory protection and exposure up to 30 minutes, and notsufterdebilitating or irreversible health effects. Established by NIOSH: mg1n3 - Milligrams of contaminant per cubic meter of air, a mass to volume ratio NIA - Not available or no relevant information found NA - Not applicable PEL- OSHA permissible exposure limit; an action level of one half this value may be applicable ppm - Part per million (fine volume of vapor or gas in one million volumes of air) Pressure Hazard - A material that poses a physical hazard due to the potential of a sudden release of pressure such as explosive or a compressed gas as defined by 29 CFR 1910.1200 Reactive Hazard - A material that poses a physical hazard due to the potential to become unstable reactive, water reactive or that is an organic peroxide as defined by 29 CFR 1910.1200. STEI- - The ACGIH Short-Term Exposure Limit, a 15-minute Time-Weighted Average exposure which should not be exceeded at any time during a workday, even if the 8-hour TWA is less than the TLV. TLV- ACGIH Threshold Limit Value, represented herein as an 8-hour TWA concentration, 8-hour TWA - The time weighted average concentration for a normal 8-hour workday and a 40-hour workweek, to which nearly all workers may berepeatedly exposed, day after day, without adverse effect. LD50 - Single dose of a substance that, when administered by a defined route in an animal assay, is expected to the cause the death of 50% of the defined animal population. LCW - The concentration. of a substance in air that, when administered by means of inhalation over a specified length of time in an animal assay, is expected to cause the death of 50% of a defined animal population. • 67