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Monona Rossol <0000030664c37427-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU>
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Re: [DCHAS-L] New Article
Date:
Jul 28, 2023 21:00 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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Nice, thanks Richard. But the SDSs all use the GHS flammability categories rather than the NFPA classes of flammability. So it is going to be difficult for people to figure this out. When they get in a new flammable solvent or product, they are going to have to look at Section 9 for the BP and FP and figure out the NFPA category themselves. And it makes it especially difficult for solvent and product mixtures used in workplaces like mine where we don't always have all the physical data for the mixture.
The good thing is that in both the NFPA and the GHS categories, the lower the number, the more flammable and hazardous. If only NFPA could have held that same thought for their diamond flammability ratings which mysteriously go in the opposite direction. 0 won't even burn, 1 is a FP above 200 o F etc. Dumb. Same for the toxicity.
Students were always confused, so I was so happy with the GHS ratings where the lower the number the worse the hazard for all categories.
I think it's time for NFPA to take a whack at a 45-standard using the GHS flammability categories.
Monona
On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 03:44:59 PM EDT, Richard Palluzi <000006c59248530b-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**lists.princeton.edu> wrote:
Some of the membership may be interested in my latest article.
Do I Need To Space My Chemicals Out In A Laboratory To Be In Compliance With NFPA 45?,
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/do-i-need-space-my-chemicals-out-laboratory-nfpa-45-richard-palluzi
Thank you.
Richard Palluzi
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