Classifying Hazards vs Risks
GHS symbols
GHS symbols
NFPA Hazard Identification (This one first)
NFPA Hazard Identification
100
The chance or probability of a person being harmed or experiencing an adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard.
What is a risk?
100
What is explosive hazard?
100
What is a toxic substance?
100
The white diamond shows....
What is a Special Hazard?
100
The 3 in the blue diamond shows...
What is Extreme Danger?
200
The process of estimating the probability of harm from a hazard by considering the process or lab procedure that will be used with the hazard.
What is a risk assessment?
200
What is flammable?
200
What is an irritant?
200
The Red Diamond shows...
What is flash point? (Fire Hazard also accepted)
200
The bottom white diamond would show that you should...
What is "use no water"?
300
Any source of potential damage or harm to an individuals health.
What is a hazard?
300
What is corrosive?
300
What is a Health Hazard?
300
The Yellow Diamond shows...
What is Reactivity?
300
The 2 in the red diamond shows...
What is Above 100 degrees F?
400
This is the internationally adopted system for the classification and labeling of hazardous chemicals
What is Globally harmonized system? (GHS)
400
What is an oxidizer?
400
What is an Environmental Hazard?
400
The Blue Diamond shows...
What is health hazard?
400
The bottom white diamond shows that this acid is...
What is corrosive?
500
The GHS rates hazardous materials in five levels, with one level being the most hazardous...
what is the first?
500
What is a compressed gas hazard?
500
The Hazard system is rated on a system of 0-4, in order of the danger it poses, but one color isn't rated in numbers, but symbols and abbreviations...
What is the white diamond?
500
The zero in the red diamond (Fire Hazard) shows...
The red diamond (Fire hazard) holds a zero, meaning it wont burn.