Index of publications and free leaflets to download from the Health and Safety Executive relating to Hazards at Work - Safety Signs and Signals.
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A warning symbol, also known as a health hazard symbol, refers to substances that may cause irritation or damage to health. They are less severe than other inclusions to the COSHH but are just as important to understand so that your business complies with regulations and protects the wellbeing of its workers and visitors.
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1. Safety signs are used as one of a variety of methods of communicating health and safety information. Safety signs are not a substitute for other means of controlling risks to employees....
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Signs must be clear and legible, and should be used to identify actions that are prohibited (eg no access), safeguards that must be followed (eg ear protection must be worn), warning of a hazard...
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Pictograms and Descriptions. Health Hazard: A cancer-causing agent (carcinogen) or substance with respiratory, reproductive or organ toxicity that causes damage over time (a chronic, or long-term, health hazard).
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If you are working with chemicals that are hazardous to health, or completing COSHH risk assessments, you should be aware of the symbols that are included on the packaging of substances, and what they mean. These symbols give you a good indication of the main hazards associated with the substance.
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COSHH Hazard Symbols are pictograms which allow you to easily identify potential hazards associated with any substances you might use in your workplace. These symbols convey important information about the risks posed by certain chemicals or materials.
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Health hazards (Symbol: exclamation mark) The health hazard symbol is an indication of substances that may cause damage to health. The symbol is also used as an indication to take caution. Can cause respiratory irritation; Can lead to dizziness and/or drowsiness; Can cause allergic reactions; May lead to serious eye irritation; Can cause skin ...
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The substances that are dangerous to health, causing skin and eye irritation, inflammation or dermatitis, are placed under the “health hazard” COSHH symbol, denoted by an exclamatory sign. Health Hazard Sign Meaning
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Hazard pictograms alert us to the presence of a hazardous chemical. The pictograms help us to know that the chemicals we are using might cause harm to people or the environment. The GB CLP...
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