HAZMAT Placards

MASS EXPLOSION HAZARD (TNT, black powder, RDX)
Placard any amount

Orange 1.1

PROJECTION HAZARD (flares, detonating cord)
Placard any amount

Orange 1.2

FIRE HAZARD (flash powder, propellant explosives)
Placard any amount

Orange 1.3

MINOR EXPLOSIVES (fire works, ammunition, detonation cord, signal cartriges)
Placard over 1,001 lbs

Orange 1.4

INSENSITIVE EXPLOSIVES Have mass explosion potential but during normal shipping would not create a risk. (ANFO)
Placard over 1,001 lbs

Orange 1.5

EXTREMELY INSENSITIVE EXPLOSIVES Do not have mass explosion potential. Materials that present an unlikely chance of ignition.
Placard over 1,001 lbs

Orange 1.6

FLAMMABLE GASES that are ignitable at 14.7 psi in a mixture of 13% or less in air, or have flammable range with air of 12% or more regardless of LEL. (Propane, isobutylene)
Placard over 1,001 lbs

Red 2.1

NON-FLAMMABLE GAS non-poisonous, compressed gas, liquified gas, cryogenic gas. (CO2, Liquid Nitrogen, Anhydrous Ammonia, O2)
Placard over 1,001 lbs

Green 2.2

POISONOUS GAS that are known to be toxic to humans and would pose a threat during transportation at room temperature.
Placard any amount

White 2.3

FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS have a flash point less than 141�F. (Gasoline, acetone, methyl alcohol)
Placard over 1,001 lbs

Red 3 Flammable

COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS have flash points between 100�F and 200�F. (Diesel fuel, kerosene)
Placard over 1,001 lbs

Red 3 Combustible

FLAMMABLE SOLIDS (Self reactive materials, readily combustible solids)
Placard over 1,001 lbs

Red with White stripes 4.1

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTIBLES (Pyrophoric materials, self-heating materials)
Placard over 1,001 lbs

White over Red 4.2

DANGEROUS WHEN WET ignite or give off flammable or toxic gases when in contact with water. (Calcium carbide, sodium, magnesium)
Placard any amount

Blue 4.3

OXIDIZERS are materials that readily release oxygen and can enhance the combustion of other materials. (Ammonium nitrate)
Placard over 1,001 lbs

Yellow 5.1

ORGANIC PEROXIDES have the ability to explode or polymerize, if contained is an explosive reaction. (Peroxyacetic Acid, Hydrogenperoxide 90%)
Placard any amount

Yellow 5.2

POISONS other than gas that are so toxic to humans that they present risk during transportation. (Arsenic and aniline)
Placard any amount

White 6.1

INFECTIOUS MATERIALS cause disease to humans and the environment. (Anthrax, rabies, tetanus)
Placard over 1,001 lbs

White 6.2

RADIOACTIVE materials are determined to have certain levels of radioactivity at certain levels. ("I" white=low, "II" yellow=moderate, "III" yellow=high)
Placard any amount

Yellow over White 7

CORROSIVES are both acids and bases that are materials capable of causing visible damage in skin, or corroding steel or aluminum. (Sulfuric acid or sodium hydroxide)
Placard over 1,001 lbs

White over Black 8

MISCELLANEOUS hazards are mostly composed of hazardous waste. (dry ice, molten sulfur, liquid asphalt, sharps)
Placard over 1,001 lbs

Black and White stripes over White 9

DANGEROUS: A mixed load of hazardous materials.

Red top, White middle, Red bottom

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE materials have stored liquid above 212�F, that are intentionally heated and have flash points over 100�F, a solid over 464�F.

White with "HOT

MARINE POLLUTANTS would damage marine life if released into waterways.

Triangle with fish

NFPA 704 HAZARD DIAMOND:
Blue � Health Hazard
Red � Fire Hazard
Yellow � Reactivity Hazard
White � Special Hazard
0-lowest to 4-highest

Blue, red, yellow, white squares