HAZCAT® CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM CLASS HANDBOOK for Basic, Intermediate, & Advanced HazCat Classes IA c=,, ;_rj 0 ,., by CJ?i. ,_l'T.;i ctn ROBERT TURKJNGTON -- and JERRYGREY October 1992 The HazCat Chemical Identification System manual and class handbooks arc con­ stantly updated. If you are working with another person, be certain that both of you have the same edition and impression. HazTech Systems, Inc . 1555 Yosemite Ave., Suite 16 San Francisco, CA 94124 (415) 822-5775 HAZCA'f9 is a registeffll tndcma1k. 1496226. July 19. 1988 ulifomia, Reg. No. 83690. C 1992 All Rights Reserved foe HazTecb Systcms. loc. THIS PAGE INTENTION ~ LEFf BLANK HAZCA~ CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM WEAR EYE PROTECTION AND GLOVES WHEN PERFORMING TESTS TABLE OF CONTENTS LEVEL I CLASS HANDBOOK STATION SET-UP I 1 SAFETY. I 2 GLOSSARY I 5 c...e:; Cj t__.l? SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE TESTS I 13 c::; ob CHARTS. I 20 ,_("r? Legend/ Symbols I 20 ~ Liquids . I 21 ~ Solids . I 22 Liquids Oxidizers. I 23 Solids Oxidizers . I 24 Water Solubility I 25 Char . I 26 Acids . I 27 LEVEL II CLASS HANDBOOK CHAR TEST. u 28 WATER SOLUBILITY TEST II 42 FLAME TEST II 47 Flame Test Chart . II 50 BORAX BEAD TEST . II 51 Borax Bead Chart II 54 C Copyright 1992, HuTech Syuems, Inc.. 1555 Yosemilc Ave.. Saile 16, San Francisco, CA 94124 (415) 822-5775 HAZCA'f4) CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM WEAR EYE 'PROTECTION AND GLOVES WHEN PERFORMING TESTS TABLE OF CONTENTS LEVEL ill CLASS HANDBOOK THE BARREL m 55 ORGANIC QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS . m 56 Organic QA Summary Sheet . m 56 Organic QA Flammability Procedure B . m 51 Organic QA Preliminary Tests Procedure C . m 58 Organic QA Solvent Floats Procedure C. m 59 Organic QA Dissolves Yellow Iodine Crystal Procedure C m 60 Organic QA Solvent Sinks Procedure C . m 61 Organic QA Degree of Chlorination Procedure D. m 62 Organic QA Corrosivity Procedure E m 63 Organic QA Dyed Solvents Procedure F. m 64 ·- Organic QA Possible Inorganic Metals in Solvent Procedure G. m 65 Organic QA Separation Procedures Procedure H . m 66 Organic QA Confirmation Tests m 67 INORGANIC QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS m 70 Set-Up . m 70 Inorganic Qualitative Analysis Summary Sheet m 71 Screening Procedure 1 m 73 Screening Procedure 2 m 74 Screening Procedure 3 m 75 Screening Procedure 4 m 76 Screening Procedure 5 m 77 Screening Procedure 6 m 78 Screening Procedure 7 m 79 Metal Confirming Tests m 80 PERIODIC CHART . m 86 CHAR TEST SUMMARY SHEETS . m 87 LOCATION OF REAGENTS IN THE KIT BACK COVER II 0 Copyri&ht 1992. HuTech S)'1leml. Inc.. lSSS Yocemile Ave.. Suite 16. San Frucisa,. CA 94124 (415) 122.5775 - HAZCA T@ CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM WEAR EYE PR01ECTION AND GLOVES WHEN PERFORMING 1ES~S HOW STATION SHOULD LOOK a 10 Latex Gloves TEST TUBE RACK 3 Pair of Safety Glasses V Field Sheets 00000000 3 Field Handbooks EQUIPMENT IN PLASTIC BAG Q0~00/9\000R\ Magnet V~\::3:::J~~~C:J\.9~~ Flame Test Wires (6) QA-10 Ftlter Papers (5) -· Blue Glass "-Vaeeaaaaoae , z \.::y\.:._)\...:_)\..:_}~\.:._) Green Blass Ketone Test Piece 2 a a a a a a®--a e 8 '0VVVVV r.. ~ 8088@0@008 Q@\Q~@\~®7 QI ---­ \5/ ~ \SI 6''61 ~ '.: 6'1 pH Paper M ,._ ' PLASTIC BAG @@ V I LABORATORY EQUIPMENT I Glass Stiring Rod I Wood Stir Sticks (24) Test Tubes I 00 Test Tube Cort Test Tube Clamp ~ I Cllemical Scoop JJ Pipettes 0 I 10 ml Syringe >~ Swynex Filter Cassette z I Torch J3urner Head m I Ollorine Hot Wire aJJ 0 :I: BLACK BOX 1 C C.or,vridit 1992. HazTecb Systems. Inc.. 1555 Yosemi1e Ave.. Suile 16. San Francisco. CA 94124 (415) 822-5775 HAZCAT® CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - WEAR EYE PROTECTION AND GLOVES WHEN PERFORMING TESTS SAFETY USE AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS: The HazCat Chemical Identification System's SAFETY depends upon three basic premises: 1. Very small quantities of the unknown are used. 2. Suggested protective clothing should prevent contact with these small amounts of the unknown, even if the clothing is not the optimum material to prevent break through. 3. Very reactive chemicals provide sufficient warning prior to collection. ,c:;-, ,:..r:,i::=. ~ ( MAINTAIN YOUR WORK AREA AND EQUIPMENT: ~ ,,.__ -.z .. Develop good work habits; work in a ventilated environment; wear safety equipment; main­ r::r~ tain the equipment; clean-up spills immediately; and keep work area clean, organized and -;;:r- uncluttered. o=, TEST TUBES: Borosilicate test tubes must be used while perfonning HazCat tests. The amounts of reagent given in the directions for HazCat are specific for 13 x 100 mm borosilicate test tubes. Occasionally a batch of these test tubes is defective. This can be seen as an unusual amount of breakage, especially during the Char Test HazTech Systems Inc. recommends the immediate replacement of the entire batch. If the tubes were purchased from HazTech, we will replace them immediately at no cost TESTS ARE QUALITATIVE ONLY: HazCat is qualitative field chemistry. Usually the amounts of reagents used during the tests . are purposely small and approximate. If something does not seem right, more or less reagent may be added. When HazCat instructions are specific "add one drop" or "add one drop at a time", FOLLOW THESE DIRECTTONS CAREFULLY. 2 SAFETY 0 Copyright 1992. HazTedl Sy11am. Inc.. lSSS Yosemite Ave.. Suite 16. Saa Francisco. CA 94124 (415) 822-5771 HAZCAT@ CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM i/ WEAR EYE PROIBCTION AND GLOVES WHEN PERFORMING TESTS I SAFETY ALWAYS wear protective clothing when collecting samples and perfonning tests! J Caution Caution Caution ~.. .... Wear Gas Mask Wear Gloves Wear Goggles f;,,,r;, Cj; · You may not require a respirator in every case, but always wear gloves ·and goggles. co, «~,-f, m watch tests!!!! Looking away can be very dangerous. Do not assume that nothing ::r-- ALWAYS more is going to happen once you have finished the test Some delayed reactions can a-, be very violent or, at least, spectacular. consider that a material may have more than one hazard categorization. If 1 ALWAYS material is still unknown at the end of the test procedure, make sure that you have done a pH test, ignition test, oxidizer test and a peroxide test keep track of the people who may have been exposed until you have a hazard ALWAYS classification. wash off any contaminated skin or clothing immediately. Keep your work station ALWAYS clean. Keep track of your spent test tubes. Do not empty them until you know what the material is. AVOID POSlnVELY CONT AMINA TIO~ DO NOT NEVER RETURN ~ PIPET LIQUIDS REAGENTS TO THEIR CCM'AINER Q .. BY MOUTH ) remember that this system identifies most commonly spilled materials, but not all ALWAYS materials - treat as dangerous!!!! 3 SAFETY C UJPVri&lll 1992. HazTedl Svuems. lnc.. 1555 YOICIDil.e Ave.. Saile 16. Sm Francisco. CA 94124 (415) &22-S'nS -------------- - .. HAZCAT® CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM WEAR EYE PROTECTION AND GLOVES WHEN PERFORMING IBSTS SAFETY DQ NQT point test tube at anyone! add water to the unknown! ALWAYS ADO DO NOT ACID TO WATER DO NOT put HOT chlorine hot wire into the liquid. (,,.J':")- ~- ( c,o. r.'l? ,:,~· put cork in test tube containing DO NOT effervescing material! heat the unknown material directly in the char test. Preheat the tube above the DO NOT material. and slowly work the flame into the region of the test tube containing the unknown. DO NOT breath or smell the fumes coming off the char test DO NOT hold the test tube in your bare hands. H no visible reaction is taking place, you may feel the test tube carefully to determine whether the reaction is exothermic or endothcnnic. sniff an unknown material. Often the odor will waft toward you. If the material is DO NOT not fuming, you may fan a small amount of the head space material in your direction with your hand. Do this after you have completed the tests and have a sense of the category of material you are dealing with. use the same test tube for more than one test. Use a new test tube for each test so DO NOT that there is definitely no contamination from the previous test. You may do the pH test using the water solubility test done just previously. allow flame near open container of the unknown. Keep container of unknown DO NOT material away from water, reagents and other unknowns. 4 SAFETY e Copyri&bt 1992. HazTedl svuans. Inc.. 1555 Yosani&e Ave.. Saile 16. s.. Francisco. CA 94124 (415) m-m5 ,, HAZCAT® CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM I· WEAR EYE PROTECTION AND GLOVES WHEN PERFORMING TESTS ,- GLOSSARY This glossary is specific to the HazCat Chemical Identification System. Some of the defini­ ) tions may not reflect the broadest meaning or the most common usage of the word. To keep the HazCat Chemical Identification System as simple as possible under the conditions of its intended use, many of these words have been given the very narrowest possible meaning. ACID: A substance with a pH of less than or equal to 2 (pH < 2) are categorized as corro­ sives by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON: A solvent or oil in which only hydrogen and carbon arc involved, and there are no double bonds. Typical aliphatic hydrocarbons are kerosene, most paint thinners. and Stoddard solvent. AMINE: A hydrocarbon with a functional group (l,"eactive area of the molecule) of NH2 which can·act very much like ammonia in lung irritation activity causing a delayed pulmonary edema. Amines can be very basic, however some arc very mild and present no hazard.