Safety Classics Course ID: 1288

Understanding The Hazard Classes™ - Part 1

Hazard Classes Overview

Hazardous materials are materials or items with hazardous properties which, if not properly controlled, present a potential hazard to human health and safety, infrastructure, and their means of transport. In this part of the lesson, we’ll cover the hazard classes overview and recommended actions/hazard action plan.

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Understanding The Hazard Classes - Part 1

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Hazard classes define the type of risk a hazardous material may pose. Some materials meet the definition of more than one hazard class with primary risks and subsidiary risks. Some hazard classes contain divisions in order to further group materials with similar risks.