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HAZMAT Placards
NFPA 704 HazMat* Classification
HEALTH HAZARD
4 - Deadly
3 - Extreme danger
2 - Hazardous
1 - Slightly Hazardous
0 - Normal Material

FIRE HAZARD
Flash Points
4 - Below 73 F
3 - Below 100 F
2 - Below 200 F
1 - Above 200 F
0 - Will not burn

3 1
SPECIFIC HAZARD
Oxidixer
OXY
Acid
ACID
Alkali
ALK
Corrosive
COR
Simple Asphyxiant SA
Use NO WATER W
Radiation Hazard

REACTIVITY
4 - May detonante
3 - Shock / heat
may detonate
2 - Violent chemical
change
1 - Unstable if
heated
0 - Stable

* Not intended to identify non-emergency heath

hazards

1203
FLAMMABLE
3

Numbered Placard
DOT ID Number (fuel) and
Class (flammable liquid)

Placard and Orange Panel

Used to indicate hazard & specific
compound (here, acetone)

1090
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SPONTANEOUSLY

DANGEROUS
de

COMBUSTIBLE

1
11

ui

28

de

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4
13

ui
G

13

de

FUEL OIL
de

12

de

ui

COMBUSTIBLE

FLAMMABLE
GAS
2

8
11

e
id

W
WHEN
WET

DANGEROUS

de

ui

13

OXIDIZER
de

5.1

14

ui

de

13

ui

1.4
RADIOACTIVE

de

ui

2
11

de

ui

EXPLOSIVE

16

de

4
11

ui

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OXYGEN

22

de

21

de

de

de

3
15

ui

ui

12

ui

STOW AWAY
FROM
FOODSTUFFS

de

HARMFUL
6

ui

POISON
GAS

3
15

12

POISON
6

de

ui

ui

CORROSIVE
8

NON-FLAMMABLE
GAS

14

de

5.2

ui
G

ORGANIC
PEROXIDE

de

15

ui

de

12

ui

!
INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE
IN CASE OF DAMAGE OR LEAKAGE
IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY
PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY
IN U.S.A.
NOTIFY DIRECTORCDC
ATLANTA, GA
404 633-5313

ui

de

15

de

ui

17

de

17

ui

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