NFPA 704 Standard
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Hazardous Materials
NFPA 704 Standard
Ing. Erlibeth Semprún
NFPA 704 STANDARD
Standard System for the
Identification of the Hazards of the
Materials for the Response to
Emergencies
NFPA 704 STANDARD
System: Identify: Address:
Simple Dangers Health
•Recognizable•Severity of the Flammability
Easy Danger Instability
Dangers
Specials
What is the difference in
label 704 of others?
Diamante NFPA
DOT Cartel
OSHA HazCom 2012
When should I use the system?
of NFPA 704 classification?
Codes: NFPA 1, Fire Code
NFPA 30, Code of Flammable Liquids and
fuels
NFPA 45, Standard on Fire Protection
for laboratories that use chemical products
NFPA 55, Codes of Compressed Gases and Fluids
cryogenic
NFPA 400, Hazardous Materials Code
Why use the system
of NFPA 704 classification?
They provide signal
appropriate
Help in planning
of operations
Helps staff in the
hazard assessment
How is the classification?
NFPA 704?
Who provides the classification
NPFA 704? Can I find those?
classifications in the Standard?
Technically Personas
Competent
Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS)
What MSDS information should I use?
to qualify my materials
dangerous?
{"Health":"Sections 2, 4, 8, 9, 11"}
- Inflamabilidad - Secciones 2, 3, 9
- Instability - Sections 5, 7, 10
Special hazards: sections 5, 9, 10, 11
Where should I place the signs of
NFPA 704 in my facility and
How many posters should I use?
Visible in Case of Emergency
Numerous Areas = Numerous Signs
Where should I place the signs of
NFPA 704 in my facility and
How many signs should I use?
Two exterior walls
Each access to a
room
Each means of access to a
external storage
What size of sign is
What is required for NFPA 704?
Readability Distance
Chapter 9. NFPA 704
If I have many chemical products in a
storage room or if I have mixtures of
chemical products, what qualifications should I have
usar en el cartel NFPA 704?
Section 4.2.3.3 of NFPA 704
Professional Judgment
How do the numbers differ?
classification of hazard communication
of OSHA of the NFPA 704 classifications?
NFPA 704 OSHA
Identify Hazards Identify Hazards
Condition of Normal Condition
Fire of Use
Where can we obtain more?
Information related to the NFPA 704?
Official NFPA Website
www.nfpa.org/704
What is the NFPA 704 Diamond?
HEALTH RISKS
Degree of Danger
4 Mortal
3 Very Dangerous
2 Dangerous
1 Little Dangerous
0 Without risk
FIRE RISK
Fire Risk
4 Below 25 °C
3 Below 37 °C
2 Below 93 °C
1 About 93 °C
0 It does not become inflamed.
RISK OF INSTABILITY
It can easily explode
It can explode in case of
3
blow or warming
Unstable in case of
2
violent chemical change
1 Unstable if heated
0 Stable
SPECIFIC RISK
OX Materials that have oxidizing properties
Materials that react violently with
W
the water or explosively
Gaseous materials that are asphyxiating
SA simple (correspond to
nitrogen, helium, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon
