The NFPA has issued a draft of NFPA 400 the Hazardous Chemical Code. The draft is available for review and comment at this link: http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/ROP/NFPA400ROPDraft.pdf the document is in PDF format.

The NFPA Hazardous Chemicals Technical Committee will be creating a new Hazardous Chemicals Code, NFPA 400 for publication in 2007. This document will take the existing documents that this technical committee is responsible for (NFPA 40, 430, 432, 434, and 490) plus address the following five classes of materials as new chapters in NFPA 400 Hazardous Chemicals Code:

1. Corrosive Solids and Liquids
2. Highly Toxic and Toxic Solids and Liquids
3. Pyrophoric Solids and Liquids
4. Unstable (Reactive) Solids and Liquids
5. Water-Reactive Solids and Liquids

Submit comments as per the instruction on the NFPA web site by May 26, 2006.