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Reading the 704 hazard diamond: A workplace guide to health, fire, instability and special hazards

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for warehouse. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 25 minutes, 6 lessons, 10-question final check. Last reviewed 4 November 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • A quick-read sign
  • Where you might see one
  • Quiz
  • Sorting activity

  • Reading the blue diamond
  • Accordion
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz
  • Scenario

  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Gas cylinder cage
  • Tabs
  • Quiz
  • Matching quiz
  • Sorting activity
  • Scenario

  • Three symbols
  • A nitrogen store
  • Flashcards
  • Matching quiz
  • Scenario

  • Read a full diamond
  • What to do
  • Quiz

  • Final assessment
  • Course complete
  • Quiz
  • Multi-select quiz
  • Flashcards

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 2 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 10-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away and what to change next time.

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6 lessons, about 25 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: What the diamond is and why it exists · 5 min

    Before you begin · A quick-read sign · Where you might see one

  • Lesson 2: Blue: health · 4 min

    Reading the blue diamond · Practice

  • Lesson 3: Red and yellow: fire and instability · 5 min

    Red · Yellow · Gas cylinder cage

  • Lesson 4: White: special hazards · 4 min

    Three symbols · A nitrogen store

  • Lesson 5: Putting it together · 4 min

    Read a full diamond · What to do

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 3 min

    Final assessment · Course complete

Source and credit: Adapted from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) material; CISA does not endorse AhaSlides. Source: www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/training/nfpa-704-safety-diamond-cisa-chemical-srma-informational-webinar (opens in a new tab) AhaSlides condensed and rewrote this material for workplace learners and added quizzes and activities. Source: webinar script (PDF) (opens in a new tab) · Licence: public domain (linking policy) (opens in a new tab)

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At onboarding or as continuing professional development, with a yearly refresher (best practice).

Warehouse, facilities, maintenance, cleaning and lab staff.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Link to your live session deck
  • Link to the self-paced course
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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