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31hazardous chemical in the course of employment through any route of entry (inhalation,
ingestion, skin contact or absorption, etc.), and includes potential (e.g. accidental or
possible) exposure.
(16)
"Flammable" means a chemical that falls into one of the following
categories:
(i)
"Aerosol, flammable" means an aerosol that, when tested by the
method described in 16 CFR 1500.45, yields a flame projection exceeding 18 inches at full
valve opening, or a flashback (a flame extending back to the valve) at any degree of valve
opening;
(ii)
"Gas, flammable" means:
(A)
A gas that, at ambient temperature and pressure, forms a
flammable mixture with air at a concentration of thirteen (13) percent by volume or less;
or
(B)
A gas that, at ambient temperature and pressure, forms a
range of flammable mixtures with air wider than twelve (12) percent by volume,
regardless of the lower limit;
(iii)
"Liquid, flammable" means any liquid having a flashpoint below
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100
F (37.8
C), except any mixture having components with flashpoints of 100
F (37.8
C)
or higher, the total of which make up 99 percent or more of the total volume of the
mixture;
(iv)
"Solid, flammable" means a solid, other than a blasting agent or
explosive as defined in 29 CFR 190.109(a), that is liable to cause fire through friction,
absorption of moisture, spontaneous chemical change, or retained heat from
manufacturing or processing, or which can be ignited readily and when ignited burns so
vigorously and persistently as to create a serious hazard. A chemical shall be considered
to be a flammable solid if, when tested by the method described in 16 CFR 1500.44, it
ignites and burns with a self-sustained flame at a rate greater than one-tenth of an inch
per second along its major axis.
(17)
"Flashpoint" means the minimum temperature at which a liquid gives off a
vapor in sufficient concentration to ignite when tested as follows:
(i)
Tagliabue Closed Tester (See American National Standard Method
of Test for Flash Point by Tag Closed Tester, Z11.24-1979 (ASTM D 56-79)) for liquids with
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a viscosity of less than 45 Saybolt University Seconds (SUS) at 100
F (37.8
C), that do not
contain suspended solids and do not have a tendency to form a surface film under test; or
(ii)
Pensky-Martens Closed Tester (See American National Standard
Method of Test for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Tester, Z11.7-1979 (ASTM D 93-
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79)) for liquids with a viscosity equal to or greater than 45 SUS at 100
F (37.8
C), or that
contain suspended solids, or that have a tendency to form a surface film under test; or
(iii)
Setaflash Closed Tester (See American National Standard Method
of Test for Flash Point by Setaflash Closed Tester (ASTMD 3278-78)
Organic peroxides, which undergo autoaccelerating thermal decomposition, are excluded
from any of the flash-point determination methods specified above.
(18)
"Foreseeable emergency" means any potential occurrence such as, but not
limited to, equipment failure, rupture of containers, or failure of control equipment which
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