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This group includes vinyl asbestos tile (VAT), linoleum and/or the mastic that adheres the VAT or linoleum to the sub-floor.
Any materials containing more than one percent asbestos (e.g. pipe and boiler insulation (TSI), sprayed on fire proofing, troweled or acoustical plaster, floor tiles and mastic, linoleum, transite shingles, transite lab bench tops, roofing materials, wall and ceiling plaster, joint compound, ceiling tiles, blackboards, mastics, and gasket materials).
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Substances with the ability to corrode standard containers or damage skin tissue and eye membranes. Includes aqueous solutions with a pH below 2 or above 12.5.
Department of Environmental Quality.
Environmental Health and Safety; the organization responsible for overseeing safety procedures and practices at the university, phone, 7-2273.
Liquid having a flash point below 100 �F (37.8 �C) and presenting a serious fire and explosion hazard, since, at typical room temperatures, it is easily ignited, difficult to extinguish, and burns rapidly.
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A waste substance that may cause increased mortality or severe illness, or may cause substantial hazard to health or the environment when improperly managed.
Hepatitis B virus.
Human immunodeficiency virus.
A substance posing a fire hazard during routine use and management.
Waste (excrement, bedding, etc) from animals, people, tissues or cultures from any source, used in the investigation of infectious or parasitic diseases.
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A form listing the properties and hazards of chemical substances.
Material Safety Data Sheet
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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A division of the state Department of Consumer and Business Services, formerly the Department of Insurance and Finance, which oversees the Oregon Safe Employment Act.
Oregon Safe Employment Act - The state law that establishes certain safety standards and requirements for Oregon employers.
Occupational Safety and Health Act (or Administration). The federal law designed to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for all workers, or the agency responsible for upholding the OSH Act.
Any surfacing material, TSI, or resilient floor coverings present in buildings constructed prior to 1980 are assumed to contain greater than one percent asbestos (unless they have been sampled to negate the presence of asbestos).
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A substance with a tendency to explode under normal management conditions, to react violently when mixed with water, or to produce oxygen through reaction.
A form used to report all on-the-job accidents resulting in personal injury. This form must accompany all SAIF 801 forms for medical and time lost claims. It is also used as an aid in accident investigations.
Radiation Safety; the organization responsible for overseeing the use of radioactive materials at the university.
State Accident Insurance Fund. The insurance carrier for worker's compensation insurance for university employees.
State of Oregon Worker's and Employer's Report of Occupational Injury and Disease. A form used to claim payment of benefits for an occupational injury or illness.
Any activity conducted by the University's in-house trained asbestos workers that requires the abatement of less than 3 linear feet or 3 square feet of known or assumed asbestos containing materials.
Any material that may contain more than one percent asbestos, but has not been sampled and tested to determine its asbestos content.
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