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Understanding Hazardous Household Products Symbols for Safety

Hazardous Household Products Symbols are crucial for recognizing potential dangers of chemicals used at home and in industries. Mastering how to interpret these symbols ensures your safety and protection. The shape of the symbol signifies the level of hazard: octagons signify danger, diamonds indicate warnings, and triangles represent caution. Symbols like corrosive, flammable, reactive, and toxic help identify dangerous substances which can cause serious injuries. WHMIS was developed to protect workers, and training on these symbols is often mandatory. Know the risks, and stay safe!

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Understanding Hazardous Household Products Symbols for Safety

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  1. Safety & Science SNC1P Mr. M. Couturier

  2. HHPS • HHPS or Hazardous Household Products Symbols warn people of potential dangers when dealing with chemicals both in industry and at home. Knowing how to read the symbols is essential to your own safety and protection. NOT knowing how to read them puts you at risk of serious injury or death.

  3. SHAPE DISTINCTION • The shape of a symbol indicates whether a product poses a danger (octagon), a warning (diamond), or a caution (triangle).

  4. CORROSIVE • A skeletal hand within a beaker indicates that the substance in question is CORROSIVE. “Corrosive” means that it can eat away at your skin and/or your eye(s). Acids and bases tend to be corrosive.

  5. FLAMMABLE • A flame indicates that the substance will easily burn. Some substances will burn if a match or fire is introduced, but some are so flammable that air or water can ignite the substance.

  6. REACTIVE • Sometimes referred to as explosive, this exploding ball indicates you should take caution when handling it. DO NOT shake it, heat it or hold it near a flame. It could also produce deadly vapours.

  7. TOXIC • Sometimes referred to as poisonous, the death symbol tells you that ingestion of this substance can kill you.

  8. CORROSIVE • Recall that the shape of the symbol indicates the severity of the hazard.

  9. FLAMMABLE • From left to right: DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION.

  10. REACTIVE • From left to right: DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION.

  11. TOXIC • From left to right: DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION.

  12. WHMIS • WHMIS or Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System was created to protect workers in industry from harm (including students and teachers in schools). Many places make WHMIS courses mandatory as part of employee training.

  13. WHMIS

  14. WHY BE SAFE? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwCyVku1HvI&NR=1 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE9KL8mgCfw • http://www.prevent-it.ca/

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