Appendix E — HAZARD CATEGORIES
California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California
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APPENDIX E
HAZARD CATEGORIES
This appendix is for information purposes and is not intended for adoption.
User note:
About this appendix: Appendix E contains guidance for designers, engineers, architects, code officials, plans reviewers and inspectors in the classifying of hazardous materials so that proposed designs can be evaluated intelligently and accurately. The descriptive materials and explanations of hazardous materials and how to report and evaluate them on a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) are intended to be instructional as well as informative. Note that Safety Data Sheets also include the concept known as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
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