HAZMAT TERMINOLOGY 14

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

Across

1 Capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or the environment

2 Inert materials used to absorb liquid contaminants. Materials commonly include
corn cobs, diatomaceous earth, and sand
6 Gauge pressure plus atmospheric pressure (2 words)
8 The identification number for a specific chemical compound as assigned by the
American Chemical Society's Abstract Service
10 Any substance that spontaneously ignites when exposed to the air
11 A small explosive, electrical, chemical, or mechanical device used to trigger
explosives
13 Used in or taken into the body through the mouth
14 This contains all fittings and electrical connections between a tractor and its
towed trailer (2 words)
17 This consists of the information officer, safety officer, and liaison officer, who
report directly to the incident commander (2 words)
20 That organization element having functional responsibility for a specific incident
planning, logistics, or finance
22 Temporary walls constructed to halt the flow of a liquid substance
24 Partial bulkheads inside of a tank intended to reduce the surge effect of partially
loaded liquids
25 Manual valve that is opened to rapidly reduce pressure to atmospheric pressure
(3 words)
28 A substance that causes cancer
29 Breakdown of a material or substance into parts, elements, or simpler compounds
32 The person responsible for the management of the hazard sector (3 words)

Down

1 A schematic drawing of the location of all cargo on a ship (2 words)

3 An alkaline or caustic substance that forms hydroxide ions in water
4 The weight of an unloaded vehicle or an empty container
5 A cargo tank used for transporting liquids or gases in bulk quantities (2words)
7 Indication of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance
9 Actions taken by the incident commander to correct the problem at hand in a
hazardous materials emergency (2 words)
12 A safety valve designed to shut off the flow of a liquid when the rate exceeds a set
rate (3 words)
15 The process of systematically analyzing a situation, developing relevant
information, and informing appropriate command authority of viable
alternatives for selection of the most effective combination of available resources
 to meet specific objectives
16 Materials which could cause dangerous reactions from direct contact with one
another are described as this
18 A mixture of fuel and oxidizer which will not ignite on contact but which requires
an outside source of ignition
19 The designated area within the warm zone in which all personnel emerging from
the Hot Zone must be decontaminated before exiting to the Cold Zone (2 words)
21 Any liquid that has an ignition point between 100 degrees F and 200 degrees F (2
words)
23 Adverse effects resulting from skin exposure to a substance (2 words)
26 To give a shape to a substance by pouring a liquid substance into a mold and
letting it harden or cure
27 A geographical site, within the general incident area, separate from the base,
equipped and staffed to provide food, water, and sanitary services to incident
personnel
30 A railroad car used to transport tractor trailer containers or ship to shore
containers
31 A compressible compound or element with no specific volume that assumes the
shape of the container
 HAZMAT TERMINOLOGY 14 ANSWERS
1 2 3 4
H A Z A R D OU S A B S OR B E N T S
5
A B A A
6 7
T A B S O L U T E P R E S S U R E
8
C A S L H E E
9
H C K
10 11 12
P Y R O P H OR I C D E T ON A T OR
L R O X
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A OR A L C ON N E C T I ON B O X
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N E C T E
16 17 18 19
I C C OMMA N D S T A F F D
20
U N I T O I S N E
21
C I R N F E C C
22
O V D I K E S L R O O
M E I R O G M N
23
P A N D W O B T
24
A C B A F F L E V L U A
T T T R A I S M
I I I M L C T I
25
B L OWD OWN V A L V E I N
26
L N N L E C B A
27
E S C T A L T
28
C A R C I N OG E N S E I
M X T L O
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D E C OMP O S I T I ON I N
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C C Q A
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G I O U R
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H A Z A R D S E C T OR O F F I C E R
S Y C D A