What is the pictogram for corrosion?
The exclamation mark pictogram is used for the following classes and categories: Acute toxicity – Oral, Dermal, Inhalation (Category 4) Skin corrosion/irritation – Skin irritation (Category 2)
What is the symbol for irritant?
Exclamation Mark: An immediate skin, eye or respiratory tract irritant, or narcotic.
What are CLP hazards?
A hazard pictogram is an image on a label that includes a warning symbol and specific colours intended to provide information about the damage a particular substance or mixture can cause to our health or the environment.
What is this pictogram used for?
The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires pictograms on labels to alert users of the chemical hazards to which they may be exposed. Each pictogram consists of a symbol on a white background framed within a red border and represents a distinct hazard(s).
Who is responsible for WHMIS?
Employers
Employers are ultimately responsible for the WHMIS program. The health and safety committee (or representative) helps by making sure workers have the right to participate.
What are irritant substances?
Irritants are substances that may cause injuries to the skin, the eyes or airways after a single exposure. These injuries may range from small, initially invisible injuries after exposure to weak irritants up to chemical burns after exposure to very strong irritants (i.e. corrosive substances).
What are the 9 COSHH symbols?
The nine hazard symbols used to identify the kind of substances that COSHH deals with are explosive, flammable, oxidising, corrosive, acute toxicity, hazardous to the environment, health hazard, serious health hazard and gas under pressure.
What is the poison symbol?
skull and crossbones
The skull and crossbones symbol means the product is poisonous. Licking, eating, drinking, or smelling a substance marked with this symbol can make you very sick or even cause death.
Is CLP a legal requirement?
CLP is legally binding across the Member States and directly applicable to all industrial sectors. It requires manufacturers, importers or downstream users of substances or mixtures to classify, label and package their hazardous chemicals appropriately before placing them on the market.
What is CLP and GHS?
Classification and labelling identify hazardous chemicals and inform users throughout the EU about their hazards through standard symbols and phrases. They ensure good worldwide understanding and facilitate the free flow of goods.
What is an example of a pictogram?
A pictogram is a symbol that conveys meaning through its resemblance to a physical object. Examples of pictograms include wayfinding signage, such as in airports and other environments where many people may not be familiar with the language of the place they are in. We can see pictograms and ideograms everywhere.