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The biohazard symbol is used in the labeling of biological materials that carry a significant health risk, including viral and bacteriological samples, including infected dressings and used hypodermic needles (see sharps waste).
The international biohazard warning symbol as it appears in the Laboratory biosafety manual (Third edition) by the World Health Organization, Geneva 2004. Note that the sickles have blunt ends, not sharp ones. (Unlike most versions on the web) Blunt probably because sharp forms tend to print lousy images when stenciled.
The goal is to help workers rapidly identify the severity of a biohazard from a distance and through colour and design standardization. [citation needed] Biological hazard symbol design: A red on white or white-coloured background is used behind a black biohazard symbol when integrated with a DANGER sign, label or paragraph.
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Biomedical waste is not limited to medical instruments; it includes medicine, waste stored in red biohazard bags, and materials used for patient care, such as cotton and bandaids. The most serious effect that biomedical waste has on our seas is the discharge of poisons into the waters that could then be consumed by ocean life creatures.