HAZMAT TERMINOLOGY 5

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 HAZMAT TERMINOLOGY 5
In clues, the following (_ words) indicates the number of words without spaces in the answer

Across

4 A corrosive compound that serves as a rapid proton donor and thus breaks down
the molecular structure of another material rapidly
6 Any organic compound containing bivalent oxygen (2 words)
8 Percentage of a substance in air that will burn when it is ignited (2 words)
10 A railroad car used to transport tractor trailer containers or ship to shore
containers
14 An alkaline or caustic substance that forms hydroxide ions in water
15 That organization element having functional responsibility for a specific incident
planning, logistics, or finance
20 Individual assigned to an incident from an assisting or cooperating agency who
has been delegated full authority to make decisions on all matters affecting that
agency's participation at the incident (2 words)
21 A single exposure or repeated exposures to a hazardous substance in a short time.
Characterized by rapid severity and limited duration
23 A material that upon contact with the air or ignited gives off dangerous or
intensely irritating vapors and fumes
24 A gas given off with or without the aid of heat, by substances that under ordinary
circumstances are either solid or liquid
25 Indication of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance
27 The layer of hot liquid in a tank, produced by the heat of the burning vapor at the
top of the tank (2 words)
29 A safety feature, incorporated in cargo tank piping and fittings, designed to fail
or break completely to prevent damage to shutoff valves or the tank itself (2
words)
30 The metal cover surrounding and protecting the insulation of a tank
31 A ship designed to transport large freight containers that commonly can be off
loaded directly onto trucks or rail vehicles (2 words)

Down

1 Partial bulkheads inside of a tank intended to reduce the surge effect of partially
loaded liquids
2 The weight of an unloaded vehicle or an empty container
3 The front and rear ends of a horizontal tank
5 The circular fixture on the top of a tank car that contains valves and relief devices
6 Used in or taken into the body through the mouth
7 This consists of the information officer, safety officer, and liaison officer, who
report directly to the incident commander (2 words)
9 Compressed gases that are not classified in the UN system as being flammable (2
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11 These are usually highly pyrophoric and are used to ignite propulsion systems (2
words)
12 STEL (4 words)
13 A respirator that is discarded after the end of its recommended period of use (2
words)
16 The minimum temperature to which a fuel-air mixture must be heated to start a
self-sustained combustion independent of a heating source (2 words)
17 The person responsible for the management of the hazard sector (3 words)
18 The person in charge of the Incident Management System during a HazMat
emergency (2 word)
19 The body's breathing system (2 words)
22 A solid fuel or oxidizer mixture burned in rocket/missile propulsion systems to
provide thrust (2 words)
26 The identification number for a specific chemical compound as assigned by the
American Chemical Society's Abstract Service
28 A compressible compound or element with no specific volume that assumes the
shape of the container
 HAZMAT TERMINOLOGY 5 ANSWERS

1 2 3
B T H
4 5 6 7
AC I D OR G AN I C P E R O X I D E
F O R R O A
8 9
F L AM MA B L E L I M I T N D
10 11
L E L M C O F C
12 13 14
E S D B A S E N H
15 16
U N I T H I N F E
17 18 19
H G O S D I L M R
20
AG E N C Y R E P R E S E N T A T I V E
Z I T O T C M C S
21
AC U T E T S A I M A P
R I E A F D A L I
D O R B F E B I R
22
S N M L S N L G A
E T E E O T E N T
C E X R L C G I O
T M P E I O A T R
O P O S D M S E Y
R E S P P M R S
23
O R U I R R I T AN T S Y
24
F V A P OR R O N S
25 26
F T E A P H D C T
27
I U L T E H E A TWA V E
C R I O L R S M
E E M R L
28 29
R G I S H E E R S E C T I ON
30
J AC K E T N
31
S C ON T A I N E R S H I P