57 Unit 10: Hazardous Material and HAZCOM

Many industrial environments use hazardous material. Hazardous materials are substances or chemicals that pose a health hazard, physical hazard or harm the environment. These substances can have wide ranging effects including irritating the skin, eyes or lungs, mutating cells, even suffocation. Some might even catch on fire or explode. When working with any hazardous material it is important to look at the labels to identify what you are dealing with to avoid these negative outcomes