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  2. Biological hazard - Wikipedia

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    A biological hazard, or biohazard, is a biological substance that poses a threat (or is a hazard) to the health of living organisms, primarily humans. This could include a sample of a microorganism , virus or toxin that can adversely affect human health .

  3. Hazard symbol - Wikipedia

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    A chemical hazard symbol is a pictogram applied to containers and storage areas of dangerous chemical compounds to indicate the specific hazard, and thus the required precautions. There are several systems of labels, depending on the purpose, such as on the container for transportation, containers for end-use, or on a vehicle during transportation.

  4. ISO 7010 - Wikipedia

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    ISO 7010 is an International Organization for Standardization technical standard for graphical hazard symbols on hazard and safety signs, including those indicating emergency exits. It uses colours and principles set out in ISO 3864 for these symbols, and is intended to provide "safety information that relies as little as possible on the use of ...

  5. GHS hazard pictograms - Wikipedia

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    a signal word – either Danger or Warning – where necessary hazard statements , indicating the nature and degree of the risks posed by the product precautionary statements , indicating how the product should be handled to minimize risks to the user (as well as to other people and the general environment)

  6. Biosafety - Wikipedia

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    International Biohazard Warning Symbol. Title 42 Section 73 of the CFR addresses specific aspects of biosafety including occupational safety and health, transportation of biohazardous materials and safety plans for laboratories using potential biohazards.

  7. Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of ...

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    Signal word: "Danger" or "Warning" will be used to emphasize hazards and indicate the relative level of severity of the hazard, assigned to a GHS hazard class and category. Some lower level hazard categories do not use signal words. Only one signal word corresponding to the class of the most severe hazard should be used on a label.

  8. ANSI Z535 - Wikipedia

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    ANSI Z535.2 American National Standard for Environmental and Facility Safety Signs; ... WARNING, CAUTION and NOTICE standards the most widely used and accepted in the ...

  9. Safety sign - Wikipedia

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    In the 1980s, American National Standards Institute formed a committee to update the Z53 [b] and Z35 standards. In 1991, ANSI Z535 was introduced, which was intended to modernize signage through increased use of symbols, the introduction of a new header, 'Warning' and requiring that wording not just state the hazard, but also the possible harm the hazard could inflict and how to avoid the ...