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1040 Working Around Flammables and Combustibles:Hazards  (DVD)

Flammable and combustible materials are substances that can catch fire and burn. Small quantities of these products can be found in most workplaces. To help ensure safety, make sure you are familiar with the hazards of all products used or stored in your workplace.

The key training points in this video include:

• Flammable and combustible materials are those substances that generate sufficient vapors to cause a fire when an ignition source is present.
• Flammable and combustible materials may pose health hazards from skin contact, inhalation, or igestion.
• Materials such as piles of oily rags or accumulation of dust may be susceptible to spontaneous ignition or combustion.
• To learn about specific hazards of chemicals in your workplace , refer to labels or Material Safety Data Sheets on the products.

5 min.

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