Hmis Color Bar

The health section conveys the health hazards of the material.

Hmis color bar.

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. 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. After april 2002 with the release of hmis iii yellow in the color bar which stood for reactivity was replaced by orange standing for physical hazard. 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. The hazardous materials identification system hmis is a hazard rating system that uses color bar labels to identify and provide information about chemical hazards.

Hazardous materials identification system the hmis color bar is similar to the fire diamond created by the national fire protection association nfpa. Hmis is a registered mark owned by npca.