Classification Alejandro Castillo Denisse Ceniceros

Classification  “Classification is a means of grouping items into categories” (Sims, 2009, p. 155).  The purpose of classification, aside from grouping like items, is to organize broad concepts/things and be able to clearly distinguish one category from another.

HAZMAT

 Class 1 – Explosives  Class 2 – Gases  Class 3 – Flammable Liquids  Class 4 – Flammable Solids  Class 5 – Oxidizer and Organic Peroxides  Class 6 – Toxic and Infectious Substances  Class 7 – Radioactive Substances  Class 8 – Corrosive Substances  Class 9 – Misc.

Hurricanes  NOAA Historical Hurricane Tracks, Gulf of Mexico,

Hurricane  Category 1  mph  No real damage except to mobile homes and piers  Category 2  mph  Minor damage to houses and considerable damage to vegetation and mobile homes  Category 3  mph  Structural damage to houses, mobile homes completely destroyed. Flooding reaches inland.  Category 4  mph  House roofs destroyed. Land erosion and major flooding inland.  Category 5  155+ mph  Complete destruction of residences and industrial buildings. Lower level damage caused by severe flooding. Massive evacuation.

Sources . "Hazardous Materials Classifications Visor Card." U.S. Department of Transportation. N.p., Jun Web. 11 Sep  Historical Hurricanes of Gulf of Mexico Photograph. n.p. Web. 11 Sep  “Hurricane Categories." Louisiana Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness. N.p., 13 Nov Web. 11 Sep