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Hazardous Material Incident/Suspicious Odor

Hazardous Materials Emergencies

  • An outlined square contains a rhombus shape divided into 4. Each segment has different hues of the color red. The icon mimics the international symbol and diagram of the Hazardous Materials Classification. In this context, it illustrates the “Hazmat Release Response” from the category “Hazardous Materials Emergencies” of the emergency guidelines.
    Before, During and After a Hazmat Release
  • An outlined square contains the abstract icon on a pipe broken in the middle. Inclined thin lines directly above the broken part connotes warning. The conjunction of these images connotes a broken gas pipe. It illustrates “Gas Leak” from the category “Hazardous Materials Emergencies” of the emergency guidelines.
    Suspicious Odors, Gas, or Chemical Fumes

EMERGENCY GUIDELINES

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