Labeling
Signs and labels are important, and deserve our attention.
Seriously...
Every container of chemicals (not pharmaceuticals) in the SHS must have a label, including
water bottles. If a container contains a hazardous material it must have an original
manufacturer's label or a National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) label that provides
information about potential hazards. If you transfer a chemical from its original
bottle to a new bottle, the new bottle needs a NFPA label.
The NFPA label style we currently use is shown below:
.Note that the diamond symbols represent different risks, such as health, flammability, reactivity (e.g. corrosiveness) and any special risks. Written inside each of these diamond symbols should be a number describing the level of severity of each risk.
Test Question When you click on the correct answer, you will proceed to the next screen. If you click on the wrong answer, you will not proceed, and must select a different answer. |
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If you transfer a chemical from its original bottle into another (secondary) container, the secondary container needs: |