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Read the Symbols and Labels

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READ THE SYMBOLS

symbol for corrosive

CORROSIVE

The product can burn your skin or eyes. If swallowed, it will damage your throat and stomach.

symbol for exposive

EXPLOSIVE

The container can explode if heated or punctured. Flying pieces of metal or plastic from the container can cause serious injury, especially to eyes.

symbol for flammable

FLAMMABLE

The product or its vapours, will catch fire easily if it is near heat, flames or sparks.

symbol for poison

POISON

If you swallow, lick or even, in some cases, inhale the chemical, you could become very sick or die.

The SYMBOL on a container shows a PICTURE inside a FRAME, like this:

symbol for poison in a danger frame - dangerous poison

Danger:
frame indicating danger

Warning:
frame indicating warning

Caution:
frame indicating caution

The more sides the frame has the more dangerous the product is.

The PICTURE tells you the TYPE of danger.

 

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READ THE LABELS

front label back label

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