International Hazard Symbols
International

Hazard

Symbols
-- around the world

-- danger; it may hurt you

-- signs, pictures
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SHAPES AND WHAT THEY MEAN:
Danger  =  Watch out!!!

Warning  =  Be very, very careful!

Caution  =  Be careful.
PICTURES AND WHAT THEY MEAN:
Corrosive  =  It can eat away, or melt, something;
                     an acid can be corrosive

Poison      =  If you eat it, you can get very sick, or even die.

Explosive  =  It can explode, or burst out.

Flammable = It can catch fire and burn easily.
HOW DO WE USE THESE PICTURES
AND SHAPES?
Usually you put a picture inside a shape to say what the hazard is. 
means DANGER POISON
For example,
TEST YOURSELF:
Try this quiz to see if you remember the different shapes and symbols:
What do these hazard symbols mean?
Draw the symbols for:

f) warning corrosive

g) danger explosive

h) warning flammable

i) caution explosive

j) danger poison


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