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Here’s a snapshot of Section 2: Hazards Identification, Section 6: Accidental Release Measures, and Section 8: Exposure Controls/Personal Protection. Together, these sections let you know what hazards to watch out for and what PPE is needed during normal use or accidental release.

For manufacture and shipment of such products, a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is required. Therefore, UL has created an SDS specifically for both the ethanol-based and isopropanol-based WHO-recommended hand sanitizer formulas.

Some hand sanitizers also contain isopropyl alcohol (UN 1219) instead of ethanol (UN 1170); some contain both.

Because alcohol is a key ingredient in hand sanitizer, most of the ones we use meet the definition of a Class 3 Flammable Liquid. Flammable liquids are those with a flash point less than or equal to 140oF [49 CFR 173.120].

To ship hand sanitizers including wipes, you must use USPS Retail Ground, Parcel Select, or Parcel Select Lightweight. Most hand sanitizers, including wipes, contain alcohol and are flammable in nature and are therefore handled and shipped as hazardous mater (HAZMAT) in the US Mail™.

Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers are Considered Dangerous Goods: Important Shipping Information. Your product is FLAMMABLE and will be considered Dangerous Goods for transportation. You must test your product for its flashpoint. The interim transport regulations only allow shipping under specific UN numbers.

Hand sanitizer falls under subsection g, “limited quantities of retail products containing ethyl alcohol.” Any retail product containing no more than 70% ethyl alcohol is exempt from Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) if it meets certain conditions.

Surround the hand sanitizer with enough padding to protect it. The cushioning and primary receptacles must be packed in securely sealed secondary packaging. Your package must also contain a return address with your name and address on all packaging that contains the materials deemed hazardous.

Topically applied ethanol (e.g. in the form of cosmetics or hand disinfectants) on un-lacerated human skin will not cause acute or systemic toxic effects, which can only occur if applied on damaged skin especially in children.

According to the Institute of Hazardous Waste Management, A hazardous material is any item or agent (biological, chemical, physical) which has the potential to cause harm to humans, animals, or the environment, either by itself or through interaction with other factors.

Understand and know the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) five types of workplace hazards and take steps to mitigate employee risk.

• Safety. Safety hazards encompass any type of substance, condition or object that can injure workers.
• Chemical.
• Biological.
• Physical.
• Ergonomic.

Motor oil, pesticides, oil-based paints, mothballs, flea collars, weed killers, and some household cleaners may seem like everyday items, but are examples of household hazardous products.

They can be divided into seven groups depending on the type of manufacturing or industrial operation that creates them:

• Spent solvent wastes,
• Electroplating and other metal finishing wastes,
• Dioxin-bearing wastes,
• Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons production,
• Wood preserving wastes,

The EPA defines three types of hazardous waste: listed, characteristic, and mixed radiological waste. Each of these categories has subcategories that can become very precise, but the basics are as follows.

Hazardous wastes are defined under RCRA in 40 CFR 261 where they are divided into two major categories: characteristic wastes and listed wastes. The requirements of the RCRA apply to all the companies that generate hazardous waste as well as those companies that store or dispose hazardous waste in the United States.

Examples Of Household Hazardous Waste

• Antifreeze.
• Brake fluid.
• Car wax.
• Diesel fuel.
• Fuel oil (no tanks)
• Gasoline.
• Kerosene.
• Oil/gas mixtures.

What are examples of a hazard?

Common Examples of Hazardous Waste. Many pesticides, herbicides, paints, industrial solvents, fluorescent light bulbs and mercury-containing batteries are classified as hazardous wastes. So are medical waste products such as cultures, human tissue, contaminated gloves, sharps and so forth.

When categorizing hazardous waste, the EPA breaks it down by four characteristics:

• ignitability, or something flammable.
• corrosivity, or something that can rust or decompose.
• reactivity, or something explosive.
• toxicity, or something poisonous.

For both F-lists and K-lists, these wastes are identified by an EPA-assigned code. They characterize the wastes depending on if they contain any of the following codes: Toxic Waste (T), Acute Hazardous Waste (H), Ignitable Waste (I), Corrosive Waste (C ), Reactive Waste (R ), Toxicity Characteristic Waste (E).

The four characteristics of hazardous waste are: ignitability • corrosivity • reactivity • toxicity. The regulations explaining these characteristics and the test methods to be used in detecting their presence are found in Part 261, Subpart C.

Hazardous wastes are classified on the basis of their biological, chemical, and physical properties. These properties generate materials that are either toxic, reactive, ignitable, corrosive, infectious, or radioactive. Reactive wastes are chemically unstable and react violently with air or water.

Sources of waste can be broadly classified into four types: Industrial, Commercial, Domestic, and Agricultural.

• Industrial Waste. These are the wastes created in factories and industries.
• Commercial Waste. Commercial wastes are produced in schools, colleges, shops, and offices.
• Domestic Waste.
• Agricultural Waste.

The Hazardous Chemical Waste Management Program has three major functions:

• Protection of health and safety.
• Waste minimization and disposal, and.
• Regulatory compliance.

Corrosivity – Aqueous wastes that have a pH less than or equal to 2.0, or greater than or equal to 12.5, are considered corrosive hazardous wastes. Corrosive hazardous wastes have the EPA waste code D002.