Definition of Hazmat

Hazmat, HazMat and similar terms can refer to:

• Hazardous materials and items—see Dangerous goods
  • Hazchem—a system of hazardous chemical classification and firefighting modes
  • A hazmat suit is a type of protective clothing
• Hazmat (comics) is a Marvel Comics/Electronic Arts character.
• An Islamic name, e.g.:
  • Sayed Hasmat Jalal, an Indian poet, journalist and recipient of the Bangla Akademy award for poems
  • Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai, an Afghan politician

Dangerous goods, also called hazardous materials or HazMat, are solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment. They are often subject to chemical regulations. "HazMat teams" are personnel specially trained to handle dangerous goods. Dangerous goods include materials that are radioactive, flammable, explosive, corrosive, oxidizing, asphyxiating, biohazardous, toxic, pathogenic, or allergenic. Also included are physical conditions such as compressed gases and liquids or hot materials, including all goods containing such materials or chemicals, or may have other characteristics that render them hazardous in specific circumstances.