Hazardous Substance 7 : Means a substance likely to cause injury by reason of being explosive, flammable, poisonous, corrosive, oxidizing, an irritant, or otherwise harmful.
US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Shipyard Employment eTools - Glossary, Washington, DC, USA 2012. http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/shipyard/glossary. html, (Shipyard Employment - Amer) {562}