A dangerous good is any solid, liquid, or gas that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment. An equivalent term, used almost exclusively in the United States, is hazardous material (HAZMAT). Dangerous goods may be radioactive, flammable, explosive, toxic, poisonous, corrosive, biohazardous, an oxidizer, an asphyxiant, a pathogen, an allergen, or may have other characteristics that render it hazardous in specific circumstances.
This category is for general articles on the safe handling and use of hazardous materials.
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Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Hazardous materials"
The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- Hazardous Material Emergency Alarm System
- Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
- Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
- Hazardous substances in cultural heritage collections
- HAZMAT Class 1 Explosives
- HAZMAT Class 2 Gases
- HAZMAT Class 3 Flammable liquids
- HAZMAT Class 4 Flammable solids
- HAZMAT Class 5 Oxidizing agents and organic peroxides
- HAZMAT Class 6 Toxic and infectious substances
- HAZMAT Class 7 Radioactive substances
- HAZMAT Class 8 Corrosive substances
- HAZMAT Class 9 Miscellaneous
- HAZWOPER
- High production volume chemicals
- Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships
- Hydrogen transport