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Flammable gas
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A material that is a gas at 68°F (20°C) or less at an absolute pressure of 14. 7 psia (101. 325 kPa), that is ignitable at an absolute pressure of 14. 7 psia (101. 325 kPa) when in a mixture of 13 ...
High explosive
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A material that is capable of sustaining a reaction front that moves through the unreacted material at a speed equal to or greater than that of sound in that medium ; a material capable of sustaining ...
LP-gas
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A material that is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures of them: propane, propylene, n-butane, isobutane, and butylenes.
Spark-resistant material
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A material that is not prone to generate impact sparks under conditions of use.
Highly toxic material
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A material that produces a lethal dose or lethal concentration that falls within any of the following categories: (1) a chemical that has a median lethal dose (LD50) of 50 mg/kg or less of body ...
Retroreflective markings
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A material that reflects and returns a relatively high proportion of light in a direction close to the direction from which it came.
Fuel
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A material that will maintain combustion under specified environmental conditions.
