GHS Safety Symbols

GHS Safety Symbols

Grade 17 · Science · 50 min

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Learning Objective

I can interpret GHS safety symbols to understand potential hazards.

  • 1

    OSHA's 2012 Hazard Communication Standard mandates the use of eight pictograms on hazardous labels.

  • 2

    Pictograms feature a symbol on a white background with a red border, each representing a distinct hazard.

  • 3

    The skull and crossbones pictogram indicates acute toxicity, meaning the substance is fatal or toxic.

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