The minimum concentration of a substance at which a majority of test subjects can detect and identify the substance's characteristic odor. The process of combining oxygen with some other substance or a chemical change in which the atom loses electrons. An atmosphere having less than the normal percentage of oxygen found in normal air. An exposure limit that is published and enforced by OSHA as a legal standard. Any devices or clothing worn by the worker to protect against hazards in the environment.
Examples are respirators, gloves, and chemical splash goggles.
A hazardous polymerization is the above reaction with an uncontrolled release of energy. A substance's susceptibility to undergoing a chemical reaction or change that may result in dangerous side effects, such as explosion, burning, and corrosive or toxic emissions. A device which is designed to protect the wearer from inhaling harmful contaminants. A particular concentration of an airborne contaminant that, when it enters the body by way of the respiratory system or being breathed into the lungs, results in some bodily function impairment. Any substance which is regulated by OSHA as a carcinogen, or is recognized as a carcinogen by the National Toxicology Program or the International Agency for Research on Cancer Monographs.