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2. NFPA 704 - Wikipedia

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   "NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response" is a standard maintained by the U.S.-based National Fire Protection Association. First "tentatively adopted as a guide" in 1960, [ 1 ] and revised several times since then, it defines the " Safety Square " or " Fire Diamond " which is used to ...

3. Placard - Wikipedia

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   A NFPA 704 symbol for Acetone. NFPA 704 is a standard developed by the National Fire Protection Association for warning first responders to hazards posed by hazardous materials stored in a building or facility. The signs are intended to be mounted on the exteriors of buildings, storage tanks and storage areas.

4. Hazard symbol - Wikipedia

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   NFPA 704 Safety Square: ... Directive 92/58/EEC sets out standards for safety signage in workplaces, including signage that marks storage areas for hazardous ...

5. Dangerous goods - Wikipedia

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   Dangerous goods are often indicated by diamond-shaped signage on the item (see NFPA 704), its container, or the building where it is stored. The color of each diamond indicates its hazard, e.g., flammable is indicated with red, because fire and heat are generally of red color, and explosive is indicated with orange, because mixing red ...

6. Hazardous Materials Identification System - Wikipedia

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   A sign that uses a yellow 'Instability' bar, which was never part of HMIS. ("Instability" is a NFPA 704 term.) Prior to 2002, with HMIS' third edition (HMIS III), both systems used the same colors, blue, red, yellow and white, and used the same criteria for 'flammability'/'Fire Hazard' and 'reactivity'.

7. National Fire Protection Association - Wikipedia

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   At the time, there were nine such standards in effect within 100 miles (160 km) of Boston, Massachusetts, and such diversity was causing great difficulties for plumbers working in the New England region. [6] The next year, the committee published its initial report on a uniform standard, and went on to form the NFPA in late 1896.