Patent ID: 7171426

Claim:
A data-centric hazard communication apparatus comprising: a) an authoring module for identification of hazardous material and its characteristics, the authoring module further comprising: an automated means for selectively decompiling said hazardous material, determining its components and decomposition products and their respective characteristics; an automated means for associating said hazardous material and said component characteristics with hazard information, using a user defined set of hazardous material rules; and a means for recompiling said hazardous material and said components associated with hazard information to provide hazard information about the hazardous material, its components, decomposition products of said hazardous material, and substances related to said hazardous material; and b) a means for disseminating hazard information about said hazardous material, its components, decomposition products of the material, and substances related to the hazardous material wherein said means for disseminating hazard information communicates with said authoring module.