Hmis color bar hazardous materials identification system the hmis color bar is similar to the fire diamond created by the national fire protection association.
Hmis color bar label ppe.
The hmis color bar is similar to the fire diamond created by the national fire protection association nfpa.
After april 2002 with the release of hmis iii yellow in the color bar which stood for reactivity was replaced by orange.
A sample hmis label in this example the hmis label tells us that oil based paint is a severe carcinogenic health hazard.
Blue health the blue section conveys the health hazards of the material.
Before 2002 the fire diamond and the color bar both had sections colored blue red white and yellow.
Hmis is a registered mark owned by npca.
What the hmis color bar represents has evolved over time.
The hazardous materials identification system hmis is a hazard rating system that uses color bar labels to identify and provide information about chemical hazards.
Hmis labels contain color bars that indicate the type of hazard and use a single numeric system to rank the level of hazard on a scale of 0 to 4.
The modern hmis color bar is color coded with blue indicating the level of health hazard red for flammability orange for a physical hazard and white for personal protection.
It has a moderate flammability hazard and poses minimal physical hazards.
Before 2002 the fire diamond and the color bar both had sections colored blue red white and yellow.