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Fire Hazard - Description of the chemical's fire hazards (such as flammability, explosion risk, or byproducts that may evolve if the chemical is burned). Health Hazard - Description of the chemical's health hazards (such as toxicity, flammability, or corrosivity). Reactivity Profile - Description of the chemical's potential reactivity with other chemicals, air, and water. Also includes any other intrinsic reactive hazards (such as polymerizable or peroxidizable).
However, with the almost limitless number of chemicals developed for home and industry, many products fall into other subcategories. For example, hydrogen peroxide, a common household chemical, is an oxidizer. It is important to identify the physical hazards products present and understand them. Because of our familiarity with fire, the physical hazards of combustible liquids and flammables are easiest to address. With few exceptions, a combustible liquid has a flashpoint at or above 100 F, but below 200 F. Flammables are divided into three categories by physical state (gas, liquid and solid).