A Brief Overview Of NFPA Labels
NFPA labels are a kind of chemical labels which are the pictograms that are found on the containers of
perilous chemical compounds.
These act as indicators, alarming the user of possible risks along with vital and
necessary...
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A Brief Overview Of NFPA Labels
NFPA labels are a kind of chemical labels which are the pictograms that are found on the containers of
perilous chemical compounds.
These act as indicators, alarming the user of possible risks along with vital and
necessary precautions.
When it comes to chemical hazard labels, specific meanings remain associated with
each of these.
The label used by US National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is very common.
NFPA labels,
although look simple, are indeed meaningful.
While making its chemical hazard labels color coded, NPFA uses
numbering system in the NFPA labels to indicate the extent of hazard.
The numbering ranges from zero to
four.
Colors in NFPA labels
The colors that are there in the chemical hazard label are red, yellow, blue and white.
Blue denotes health
hazard, red denotes fire hazard, tallow denotes reactivity hazard and white denotes special hazard.
When it
comes to numbering in the NFPA labels, 0 equals to minimal hazard, 1 equals
Less
