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The federal Hazardous Products Act and associated Controlled Products Regulations, administered by the Workplace Hazardous Materials Bureau residing in the federal Department of Health Canada, [citation needed] established the national standard for chemical classification and hazard communication in Canada and is the foundation for the workers' "right-to-know" legislation enacted in each of ...
English: Hazard symbol for WHMIS Class F hazardous material: dangerously reactive material Français : Système d'information sur les matières dangereuses utilisées au travail (SIMDUT), Catégorie F - Matières dangereusement réactives
The symbol, or some variation thereof, specifically with the bones (or swords) below the skull, was also featured on the Jolly Roger, the traditional flag of European and American seagoing pirates. It is also part of the Canadian WHMIS home symbols placed on containers to warn that the contents are poisonous.
Hazard pictograms form part of the international Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). Two sets of pictograms are included within the GHS: one for the labelling of containers and for workplace hazard warnings, and a second for use during the transport of dangerous goods.
English: Hazard symbol for WHMIS Class D-1 hazardous material: materials causing immediate and serious toxic effects Français : Système d'information sur les matières dangereuses utilisées au travail (SIMDUT), Catégorie D - Matières toxiques et infectieuses, 1.
English: Hazard symbol for WHMIS Class B hazardous material: flammable and combustible material Français : Système d'information sur les matières dangereuses utilisées au travail (SIMDUT), Catégorie B - Matières inflammables et combustibles
English: Hazard symbol for WHMIS Class E hazardous material: corrosive material Français : Système d'information sur les matières dangereuses utilisées au travail (SIMDUT), Catégorie E - Matières corrosives
The pictogram for harmful substances of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.. The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is an internationally agreed-upon standard managed by the United Nations that was set up to replace the assortment of hazardous material classification and labelling schemes previously used around ...