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Hazardous Material Descriptions Decoded

By David Gecic

Hazardous chemicals are common in the metal finishing, industrial painting, and plating industry. Cleaners, metal treatments, paint thinners, and rust preventatives are examples. The hazards could be corrosive, flammable, or otherwise dangerous. The descriptions show up on drums, labels, bill-of-ladings, and other documents. Regulations that produce them are for shipping purposes only but can still give us valuable information about a product. Read More