Hexafluorosilicic Acid and The NFPA 704 Scale

Hexafluorosilicic Acid, one of the forms of Fluoride used in Water Fluoridation, has a 3 Rating on the NFPA 704 (National Fire Protection Association) Hazardous Material Health Scale. This 3 Rating means: "Short exposure could cause serious temporary or moderate residual injury (e.g., chlorine gas)" Would you drink chlorine? Or inhale chlorine gas willingly?
 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFPA_704

 http://www.nfpa.org/faq.asp?categoryID=928#23057

		The NFPA website states that their standard scale:
				"The standard provides a readily recognized, easily understood system for identifying specific hazards and their severity using spatial, visual, and numerical methods to describe in simple terms the relative hazards of a material. It addresses the health, flammability, instability, and related hazards that may be presented as short-term, acute exposures that are most likely to occur as a result of fire, spill, or similar emergency."

The NFPA gives Hexafluorosilicic Acid a 3 rating on the Health Scale. This is denoted by a number 3 in the Blue Diamond, part of the Blue, Red, Yellow, and White Diamond we all have seen but many of us have never truly understood. The System was designed to help emergency responders deal with chemical and hazardous situations.


The Blue Area Represents "Health", what health hazards would exposure of a particular chemical present. Hexafluorosilicic Acid's 3 Rating is out of only 4. It is a very dangerous and hazardous chemical. It is not a question of if it will cause injury from residual use / consumption. It WILL cause injury with residual use / consumption, it's just a matter of how much we've consumed and how our body reacts to it.

The Red Area Represents "Flammability", which Hexafluorosilicic Acid is not.
The Yellow Area Represents "Instability or Reactivity" which doesn't concern Hexafluorosilicic Acid.
The White Area Represents "Special" for any special concerns not covered by the other three areas.

In Conclusion: WE ARE DRINKING A POISONOUS CHEMICAL!