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ISO 7010 | Directive 92/58/EEC (EU) | China [lower-alpha 1] | CSA Z321 (Canada) | Soviet Union[lower-alpha 2] | United States[lower-alpha 3] |
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General warning sign | General danger | General danger | Be Alert! | Other hazards | — |
Explosive materials | Explosion | Explosion hazard | Explosion hazard | Explosion | |
Radioactive material or ionizing radiation |
Radioactive matter | Ionizing radiation | — | Radiation hazard | Radiation |
Floor-level obstacle | Obstacles | Obstacles | — | — | Trip |
Drop or fall hazard | Drop | Drop/Fall | — | — | Fall |
Biological hazard | Biological risk | Infection | Biohazard | — | Biohazard |
Slippery surface | — | Slippery surface | Slippery floor | Possible fall | Slippery |
Electricity hazard | Danger electricity | Electric shock | Electrical hazard | Electrical | Electric shock |
Toxic material | Toxic matter | Poison | Poison | Toxic substances | Poison |
Flammable material | Flammable matter | Fire[lower-alpha 4] | Flammable | Flammable substances | Flammable |
Corrosive substance | Corrosive matter | Corrosion | Chemical burn | Corrosive substances | Corrosive |
symbols==
Type of Hazard | Text Description[lower-alpha 5] | ISO 7010 | GHS | DIN 4844-2 | United Kingdom (1996) | United States[lower-alpha 6] |
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Generic hazard | Exclamation mark | — | ||||
Ionizing radiation | A small circle, with three 'blades' | — | ||||
Non-ionizing radiation | Worldwide (Including USA): A radio antenna emitting 3 lines on each side USA:A red and black square on point with Warning - Radio-Frequency Radiation Hazard Sign | — | ||||
Biological hazard | Four interconnected circles | — | ||||
High voltage | Lightening bolt USA: Hand being shocked by wire | — | ||||
Laser hazard | A circle emitting lines in all directions | — | [3] | |||
Corrosive substance | Hand & block being dissolved by contents of a test tube | [image needed] | ||||
Explosive substance | Ruptured circle emitting lines and irregular shaped pieces | [image needed] | ||||
Flammable substance | Flame | [image needed] | ||||
Oxidizing substance | Flame on a ring | [image needed] | ||||
Irritant/harmful | GHS: Exclamation mark EEC, DIN, UK: A lowercase "x" | — | — | |||
Poisonous substance | A skull with two crossed bones | |||||
Carcinogen | GHS: Silhouette of a person, with a white six legged asterisk over the chest. USA:Vertically interlocked 'C's that continue "infinitely". | — | — |
Description | GHS[lower-alpha 7] | ISO 7010 | European Union Directive 92/58/EEC | European Union Directive 67/548/EEC | WHMIS[lower-alpha 8] |
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Explosive substance | — | ||||
Flammable substance | |||||
Oxidizing substance | |||||
Compressed Gas | — | — | |||
Corrosive substance | |||||
Toxic substance | |||||
Irritant/harmful | — | ||||
Health hazard | — | — | |||
Environmental hazard | — | — | |||
Biological hazard | — | — | |||
Dangerously reactive substance[lower-alpha 9] | — | — | — | — |
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