Which document is this? DD Form 2522, official title DD Form 2522, Hazardous Chemical Warning Label (4 x 6), October 2000. What does it do? It exists to Hazardous Chemical Warning Label (4 X 6). Everything on this page builds on those two facts.
Will you need a different form because of where you serve? No. DD forms are Department-wide instruments, and that scope is what separates them from service publications. One edition, all branches, defense agencies included.
Who decides this form exists? not stated owns it; not stated directs its use. If someone told you to file this, the authority traces back to those.
Is this the right edition? The current one is dated not stated, and the publisher carries it as not stated. Check that against whatever copy you already have before going further.
What the form asks for
- 1. Chemical/common name.
- 2. Hazard code.
- 3. NSN or LSN.
- 4. Part number.
- 5. Item name.
- 6. Hazards. a. Health. Press space bar to mark X in first box if acute (immediate): none, second box if slight, third box if moderate, fourth box if severe, or fifth box if chronic (delayed).
- b. Contact: acute (immediate). X first box if none, second box if slight, third box if moderate, or fourth box if severe.
- c. Fire: acute (immediate). X first box if none, second box if slight, third box if moderate, or fourth box if severe.
- d. Reactivity: acute (immediate). X first box if none, second box if slight, third box if moderate, or fourth box if severe.
- 7. Specific hazards and precautions, including target organ effects. See M S D S for further information
- 8. Protect: X if eyes.
- X if skin.
- X if respiratory.
- 9. Contact. a. Company name.
- b. Address, include street number, street, P O box, city, state, and zip code.
- c. Emergency telephone number, include area code.
- 10. Procurement year for hazardous chemical.
- Press this Reset button to clear the data from all fields.
Download the form
Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 1 pages, about 19 entry fields.
Is there a charge? No — free, all formats. Where should you open the file? In a full pdf application on your own machine. Browser-embedded viewers handle field properties unpredictably.
Where do you start? At the top. Identification first, the substance of the entry second, certification last. Why that order? Because fields lower on the page often depend on data you established in the header, and filling out of sequence produces contradictions.
What is the first thing to check? The edition date on the face of the form. Does it read not stated? If not, the copy is superseded, and a superseded DD form is a real problem: Department-level revisions replace the blank for every service at once, so an old file on a shared drive is stale everywhere, not just in your office.
Which fields are required? Treat all of them as required, marking N/A where an item genuinely does not apply. What trips people on dates? Writing them in a familiar format instead of the one the form specifies.
What does the Privacy Act notice cover? Four things: the legal authority behind the collection, the purpose, the routine uses, and whether disclosure is required. When should you read it? Before entering personal information, while the choice is still open.
Is a typed name enough? No. The signature block takes an actual signature: pen on paper, or a digital signature applied with your Common Access Card where the receiving system accepts one. Add the date beside it before you close the file.
What goes wrong most? The same short list: old edition, empty fields, illegibility, wrong date format, missing signature or date.
Is the form its own instruction manual? Partly. The rest sits in not stated, which is also the authority where the two texts conflict.
What happens after you finish? It routes to the office specified in not stated or in local guidance. And your own record? Save a duplicate first; nobody regrets having one.
Do you need to know which branch issued a related form? No. DD numbering is Department-wide and unified, which means the number on its own is a complete address for the document.
Do DA and DD numbers ever correspond? Never. DA numbering is Army-specific, administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Department-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Identical digits in the two systems mean two unrelated documents, which is why the prefix matters more than the number.
Why do editions change at all? Three reasons, mostly: the prescribing directive gets reissued, the information collected changes, or the required notice language is amended. Are you notified when it happens? No. Which is why confirming not stated at the moment you download is worth the few seconds.
Is any of this advice? No. This page distributes a published Defense form and explains its contents, which is a different thing from telling you whether your circumstances qualify or whether a reviewer will accept your copy. Direct questions of eligibility, applicability and procedure to not stated, to your servicing personnel office, or to the office designated in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2522?
- DD Form 2522, Hazardous Chemical Warning Label (4 x 6), October 2000
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?