What color indicates a health hazard?

What color indicates a health hazard?

blue

What are the colors included in the health hazard label in NFPA 704 select all that apply?

The NFPA 704 diamond sign used to display this information has four colored sections: blue, red, yellow, and white. Each section is used to identify a different category of potential hazards. The blue section of the NFPA color code symbolizes health hazards.

What section of an NFPA 704 label indicates health hazards?

The four divisions are typically color-coded with red on top indicating flammability, blue on the left indicating level of health hazard, yellow on the right for chemical reactivity, and white containing codes for special hazards.

Which number on a NFPA 704 label indicates the most severe hazard?

Number System: NFPA Rating and OSHA’s Classification System 0-4 0-least hazardous 4-most hazardous 1-4 1-most severe hazard 4-least severe hazard • The Hazard category numbers are NOT required to be on labels but are required on SDSs in Section 2.

How do you read a hazard code?

1. 0 = minimal hazard.
2. 1 = slight hazard.
3. 2 = moderate hazard.
4. 3 = serious hazard.
5. 4 = severe hazard.

What is a hazard code?

Hazard statements are assigned a unique numerical code which can be used as a handy reference when translating labels and Safety Data Sheets written in other languages. The codes are not a substitute for writing out the entire text of the statement.

Where do you find hazard symbols?

They are included on the packaging of substances to guide you as to the type of hazard it is. These COSHH symbols give you a good indication of the main dangers and risks associated with the substance.

What is the hazard symbol for toxic?

skull and crossbones

What does this symbol tell you about the hazardous material?

Most pictograms have a distinctive red “square set on one of its points” border. Inside this border is a symbol that represents the potential hazard (e.g., fire, health hazard, corrosive, etc.). Together, the symbol and the border are referred to as a pictogram.

What does the hazard symbol of a skull mean?

death

Which pictogram causes death?

Skull and Crossbones pictogram

What does the skeleton sign mean?

A skull and crossbones is a symbol consisting of a human skull and two long bones crossed together under or behind the skull. The design originated in the Late Middle Ages as a symbol of death and especially as a memento mori on tombstones.