Why should you never smoke or allow open flames near hazardous materials during loading or unloading?

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1. It's a courtesy rule with no real safety purpose behind it, mostly there for insurance and image reasons
2. It only matters for materials labeled as radioactive
3. Open flames are fine as long as the containers stay closed
4. Many hazardous materials are flammable or can react to heat, so a flame or spark could ignite them

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