National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Hazmat Diamond Flashcards
Color and location of the health hazard
blue left
color and location of the flammability hazard
red top
color and location of the instability hazard
yellow right
color and location of the special hazards
white bottom
What hazard is a blue diamond
health
what hazard is a red diamond
flammability
what hazard is a yellow diamond
instability
what hazard is a white hazard
special hazard
0 on blue diamond indicates
no hazard
1 on blue diamond indicates
can cause significant irritation
2 on blue diamond indicates
can cause temporary incapacitation or residual injury
3 on blue diamond indicates
can cause serious or permanent injury
4 on blue diamond indicates
can be lethal
0 on red diamond indicates
will not burn
1 on red diamond indicates
must be preheated for ignition to occur
2 on red diamond indicates
must be heated or in ↑ ambient temperature to burn
3 on red diamond indicates
can be ignited under almost all ambient temperatures
4 on red diamond indicates
will vaporize and burn at normal temperature
0 on yellow diamond indicates
stable
1 on yellow diamond indicates
↑ temperature makes unstable
2 on yellow diamond indicates
violent chemical change at ↑ temperature or pressures
3 on yellow diamond indicates
may explode from ↑ temperature or shock
4 on yellow diamond indicates
may explode at normal temperature and pressures
W on white diamond indicates
unusual reactivity with water
OX on white diamond indicates
oxidizer
