What Makes A Household Product a Hazardous Substance?
Household products are hazardous if they are: • Ignitable – capable of burning or causing a fire • Corrosive – capable of eating away materials and destroying living tissue when contact occurs • Explosive and/or Reactive – can cause an explosion or release poisonous fumes when exposed to air, water or other chemicals • Toxic – poisonous, either immediately (acutely toxic) or over a long period of time (chronically toxic) • Radioactive – can damage and destroy cells and chromosomal material (known to cause cancer, mutations and fetal harm)
