Name that Symbol
A black skull above two crossed bones inside a red diamond.
Acute toxicity that can quickly cause poisoning or death.
Skull and Crossbones
A solid black flame inside a red diamond.
Materials that can catch fire or release flammable gases.
This pictogram shows a flame and warns that a product can catch fire easily.
What is Flame?
These must be worn when chemicals, heat or flying particles could damage your eyes.
What are safety goggles?
You notice a glass beaker is cracked before beginning an experiment. What should you do?
What is leave it alone and tell the teacher?
A black silhouette of a person with a white starburst shape in the chest, inside a red diamond.
Serious or long-term health effects, such as cancer, organ damage or breathing sensitization.
Health Hazard
A black flame sitting above a black circle inside a red diamond.
Oxidizing materials that can cause or intensify a fire.
This pictogram warns that a container holds gas under pressure and could explode if heated or damaged.
What is Gas Cylinder?
Long hair and loose clothing should be secured before beginning an experiment for this reason.
What is to keep them away from flames, chemicals and equipment?
A chemical spills on your laboratory table. What should you do first?
What is alert the teacher and keep others away from the spill?
A large black exclamation mark inside a red diamond.
Irritation
Exclamation Mark
A black cylinder lying horizontally inside a red diamond.
Gases stored under pressure.
This pictogram warns that a product may irritate your skin or eyes or cause less severe health effects.
What is the Exclamation Mark?
This should never be done with food, drinks or chewing gum inside a laboratory.
What is eating or drinking?
Your lab partner begins fooling around while holding laboratory equipment. What should you do?
What is stop the activity and notify the teacher?
Three curved, interlocking circular shapes surrounding a small circle in the centre.
Organisms or toxins that can cause disease
Biohazardous Infectious Materials
Two test tubes dripping liquid onto a hand and a metal surface inside a red diamond.
Serious skin burns, eye damage or corrosion of metals.
This pictogram warns that a product can cause serious burns, eye damage or damage to metals.
What is Corrosion?
Before using any chemical, you should read this source of safety and hazard information found on its container.
What is the product label?
A chemical splashes into your eyes. What should you do immediately?
What is use the eyewash station and notify the teacher?
A dead tree and a dead fish beside water or ground.
Harmful effects on aquatic environments
Environment
A black object bursting apart, with fragments flying outward, inside a red diamond.
Materials that may explode or react violently.
This pictogram warns about serious or long-term health effects, including cancer, organ damage or breathing problems.
What is Health Hazard?
Explain the safe method for smelling a chemical when a teacher instructs you to observe its odour.
What is wafting the vapour gently toward your nose instead of smelling it directly?
A student’s clothing catches fire. What safety equipment should be used, and what should everyone else do?
What is use the safety shower or fire blanket as directed, alert the teacher and move away from the area?