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Hazardous Chemicals

Hazardous Chemicals cannot be found on any single list. The term “Hazardous Chemical” refers to any chemical, element, chemical compound(s), or mixture(s) of elements and/or compounds with “hazardous” characteristics. Rather than developing a complete list of Hazardous Chemicals, the law defines five hazardous characteristics. These are:

  1. Acute
  2. Chronic
  3. Fire
  4. Reactive
  5. Sudden Release of Pressure

If a chemical exhibits one or more of these characteristics it is considered to be a Hazardous Chemical under this program.

Similarly, if a formulation of several chemicals exhibits one or more of these characteristics, the formulation is a hazardous chemical. If you have any chemicals covered by the OSHA Hazard Communications Standard, those chemicals are also regulated under ORC Sections 3750.07 and 3750.08 and SARA Title III.

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