2015 Photo of the Week #9 (NH3 Placard)

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Does anyone notice anything a bit odd about this shipment of HAZMAT?  Even though this is a problem, it is one of my proudest moments as a Safety Professional.  My 10 year old son spotted this on 275 here in our town of Milford, OH.  Can you spot the issue?  The answer is below photo…

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§172.528   NON-FLAMMABLE GAS placard.

(a) Except for size and color, the NON-FLAMMABLE GAS placard must be as follows:

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(b) In addition to complying with §172.519, the background color on the NON-FLAMMABLE GAS placard must be green. The letters in both words must be at least 38 mm (1.5 inches) high. The symbol, text, class number and inner border must be white.

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