Color code labeling system

Cards (41)

  • What is the color code for storing flammable chemicals?
    Red
  • Where should flammable chemicals be stored?
    In a flammable storage cabinet or flammable storage area
  • What color code is used for health hazards or toxics?
    Blue
  • How should health hazards be stored?
    In a secure poison area or separate from other chemical storage
  • What is the color code for reactives or oxidizers?
    Yellow
  • What is the proper storage method for corrosives in the reactive category?
    In chemical resistant secondary containers or corrosion proof cabinets
  • What color code indicates a contact hazard?
    White
  • How should acids be stored in relation to bases?
    Acids should be stored away from bases
  • What are the color codes for general storage?
    Gray, Green, Orange
  • What should be done with chemicals that have colored and striped labels?
    • They may react with other chemicals in the same hazard class.
    • Refer to the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for more information.
  • What is the risk of using the alphabetical method for storing chemicals?
    It may introduce hazards due to incompatible chemicals being stored close together
  • What does a red stripe indicate in the color-coded system?
    Do not store in the same area as other flammable substances
  • What does a yellow stripe indicate in the color-coded system?
    Do not store with other yellow coded chemicals; store separately
  • What does a white stripe indicate in the color-coded system?

    Not compatible with chemicals in the solid white category
  • What is the purpose of labeling user containers?
    To identify the chemical name, concentration, and hazards
  • When do containers used by a single individual not need to be labeled?
    When they are never stored or left unattended
  • What must be done with old labels before reusing a container?
    All old labels must be removed
  • What must be labeled on very small containers?
    They must be labeled too, or stored within a larger container with a label
  • What information must be included on all chemical labels?
    The complete chemical name, concentration, date of preparation, initials of the preparer, and hazard warnings
  • What must be labeled if a container holds a carcinogen or potential carcinogen?
    It must be labeled with a cancer hazard label
  • What is the purpose of hazard pictograms on chemical labels?
    To convey the chemical hazards associated with the product
  • What do the numbers 0-4 in hazard pictograms indicate?
    The degree of hazard, with 0 indicating low hazard and 4 indicating the highest level of hazard
  • What are the main categories of GHS hazard pictograms?
    • Health Hazard: Carcinogen, Mutagenicity, Reproductive Toxicity
    • Flame: Flammables, Pyrophorics, Self-Heating
    • Exclamation Mark: Irritant, Skin Sensitizer, Acute Toxicity
    • Gas Cylinder: Gases Under Pressure
    • Corrosion: Skin Corrosion/Burns, Eye Damage
    • Explosion Bomb: Explosion, Self-Reactives
    • Flame Over Circle: Oxidizers
    • Skull and Crossbones: Acute Toxicity (Fatal or Toxic)
  • What is the goal of a chemical storage classification system?
    To prevent accidental combination of incompatible materials in the same space
  • What color code is assigned to flammable materials with a flash point of less than 100°F?
    Red
  • What color code is assigned to reactive materials?
    Yellow
  • What color code is assigned to health hazards?
    Blue
  • What color code is assigned to contact hazards?
    White
  • What color code is assigned to general storage?
    Green
  • How should chemicals be stored if a color code has not been assigned?

    Based on the highest rating issued by the NFPA or HMIS system
  • What should be done with flammable materials with a flash point of less than 100°F?
    They should be given a red (or red stripe) color code
  • How should oxidizers and reducing agents be coded?
    They should be given a yellow or yellow stripe color code
  • How does the J. T. Baker system differ from other suppliers in terms of color coding?
    It uses orange to signify general storage, while others may vary
  • If a chemical has NFPA codes of Health: 2, Flammability: 3, and Instability: 0, what color code would it receive?
    Red
  • If a chemical has NFPA codes of Health: 4, Flammability: 0, Instability: 0, and is an oxidizer, what color code would it receive?
    Yellow
  • If a chemical has NFPA codes of Health: 3 and is corrosive, what color code would it receive?
    White
  • What is the significance of using a striped label of the same color?
    It further segregates incompatible materials within the same storage class
  • Red color code is Red
  • Health hazards/ Toxics are color coded Blue
  • Reactives/ Oxidizers are yellow