"Techno jargon" for hazardous materials which, if released or misused, could pose a threat to people and the environment HazMats can be explosives, flammable and combustible substances, poisons, and radioactive materials There are nearly 7,000 HazMat incidents ever year in the United States on average, the vast majority on the highway Hazardous materials are manufactured, used or stored at an estimated 4 5 million facilities in the United States, and the "hazardous materials label" can be applied to more than 500,000 products FEMA Backgrounder - Hazardous Materials Information
Hazardous materials, as classified by the U S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Transport of hazardous materials is strictly regulated by the U S Department of Transportation
{i} hazardous material , dangerous substance (such as flammable or poisonous material) that may be a danger to life or to the environment if released without safety measures
Suitable for detecting and quantifying dangerous, including low levels of radiation These instruments typically incorporate highly sensitive pancake GM tubes, ideally configured in external probes for safer detection at a distance, with less chance of contamination on hands and body, as in the Inspector EXP or Detector
short for the words "hazardous materials", hazmat related signs usually pertain to truck restrictions through tunnels or a heavily populated area where a hazmat related accident or spill would be detrimental to the immediate surroundings Shields are in place now for hazmat preferred routes and banned routes The signage is a white square with the letters HC in a green circle When this logo is surrounded with a red circle and slash through it, that means that hazmat related traffic is banned from using that particular route