Hmis Color Bar

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.

Hmis color bar.

Before 2002 the fire diamond and the color bar both had sections colored blue red white and yellow. Hazardous materials identification system the hmis color bar is similar to the fire diamond created by the national fire protection association nfpa. The hmis color bar is similar to the fire diamond created by the national fire protection association nfpa. The hazardous materials identification system hmis is a hazard rating system that uses color bar labels to identify and provide information about chemical hazards.

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

The health section conveys the health hazards of the material. In the latest version of hmis the health bar has two spaces one for an asterisk and one for a numeric hazard rating.