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The National Fire Protection Association has developed a rating system to identify and rank hazards of a material. You've probably seen the colorful labels used to communicate these hazards. The label is diamond-shaped, made up of four smaller diamonds, one each blue, red, yellow, and white. A number or special symbol is placed on the four diamonds.
Overview
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is an international nonprofit organization that. The companys mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. With a membership that includes more than 70,000 individuals from nearly 100 nations NFPA is the world's leading advocate of fire prevention and an authoritative source on public safety.
NFPA 704 standard (Risk rating System) NFPA 704 Marking System is a system developed by
the National Fire Protection Association to alert emergency personnel of the type and degree of hazards within an area enabling them to more easily decide whether to evacuate the area or to commence control procedures.
The MSDS will have the proper placard on the sheet or it will have the information for determining the proper placard.
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