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NFPA 704
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hazard symbol used by emergency personnel to identify the risks posed by hazardous materials
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- hazard symbol
- Has part
- square
- Official website
- www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/all-codes-and-standards/list-of-codes-and-standards/detail?code=704
- Image
- NFPA 704.svg
- Has parts of class
- square
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- Commons category
- NFPA 704 images
- topic has template
- Template:NFPA 704 diamond
- standards body
- National Fire Protection Association
- shape
- square
- inception
- 1960-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response
NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response is a standard maintained by the U.S.-based National Fire Protection Association. First tentatively adopted as a guide in 1960, and revised several times since then, it defines the Safety Square or Fire Diamond which is used to quickly and easily identify the risks posed by hazardous materials. This helps determine what, if any, special equipment should be used, procedures followed, or precautions taken during the initial stages of an emergency response. It is an internationally accepted safety standard, and is crucial while transporting chemicals.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NFPA 704” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.