true
False (ESAMS)
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) uses the color red to indicate flammability in its labeling system. Similarly, the Hazardous Material Identification System (HMIS) developed by the National Paint and Coatings Association also uses red to represent flammability hazards. Both systems employ a numerical scale to rate the degree of flammability, with higher numbers indicating greater risk.
The flammable sign was standardized by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in the late 1940s. The NFPA developed a system of labeling flammable materials with a red diamond symbol to alert people to the fire hazard.
Up to and including the 2011 NFPA Document #70, defined as the NEC (National Electrical Code), There are no requirements for Arc Flash, labeling in Residential Wiring systems. It should be noted that at the release of the 2011 NEC, there are many new requirements for Arc Flash labeling as well as Available Fault Current in both commercial and industrial electrical installations; and direction labeling to distribution source Overcurrent Protective Devices, including primary field located transformer disconnect labeling. New this year too is labeling requirements for both Fire Alarm Control Panels and Industrial Control Panels, Center Tapped Delta Systems (High Leg), and Motor Control Centers. 8-22-2011 B. Head, Certified Electrical Inspector, All Structures.
true
Labeling requirements are constantly changing. The FTC's website is a good source of information for labeling requirements as are the experts at Label Impressions, Inc. (www.labelimpressions.com). One way to get all of the regulatory information onto a medicine bottle is to use a drug facts label that is set up as a folded booklet or expanded content label. Check out the options at http://www.labelimpressions.com/booklet-labels.php
In the 2000s, the American Brush Manufacturers Association (ABMA) was involved in creating labeling standards so consumers could better compare product quality.
49 CFR, Section 172.500
49 CFR, Part 172.400
Labeling and differential association
TRUE
the consumer-protection charge of the Federal Trade Commission, which bears the primary responsibility for making sure that labeling is not false and misleading