Hmis Color Bar

It was developed by and is proprietary to the national paint coatings association npca now known as the american coatings association aca.

Hmis color bar.

The hmis color bar is similar to the fire diamond created by the national fire protection association nfpa. Hmis color bar hazardous materials identification system the hmis color bar is similar to the fire diamond created by the national fire protection association. Hazardous materials identification system the hmis color bar is similar to the fire diamond created by the national fire protection association nfpa. The number ratings range from 0 4.

Hmis is a registered mark owned by npca. The modern hmis color bar is color coded with blue indicating the level of health hazard red for flammability orange for a physical hazard and white for personal protection. Before 2002 the fire diamond and the color bar both had sections colored blue red white and yellow. Before 2002 the fire diamond and the color bar both had sections colored blue red white and yellow.

In the latest version of hmis the health bar has two spaces one for an asterisk and one for a numeric hazard rating. The hazardous materials identification system hmis is a hazard rating system that uses color bar labels to identify and provide information about chemical hazards.