Decoding COSHH Symbols and Their Hazards

What do the GHS and CLP regulations use to identify chemical hazards?

• Numbers

• Symbols

• Colors

• Letters

Which symbol indicates that a container holds a potentially unstable explosive?

• Explosive

• Corrosive

• Flammable

• Oxidizing

What does the flammable symbol indicate?

• The container holds a toxic substance

• The container holds a flammable liquid, gas, solid, or aerosol

• The container holds a gas under pressure

• The container holds a corrosive substance

What does the gas under pressure symbol signify?

• The container holds a toxic gas

• The container holds a compressed, liquefied, refrigerated liquefied, or dissolved gas

• The container holds an oxidizing gas

• The container holds a flammable gas

Which symbol indicates that the contents could be an acute or chronic hazard to the environment?

• Health hazard

• Corrosive

• Environmental hazard

• Explosive

What does the toxic symbol warn about?

• The contents are toxic when swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin

• The contents are under pressure

• The contents are flammable

• The contents are corrosive

Which substances are considered very toxic?

• Diesel exhaust fumes and benzene

• Arsenic and car batteries

• Hydrogen sulfide, chlorine, and sodium cyanide

• Bleach and pesticides

What does the corrosive symbol indicate?

• The substance is flammable

• The substance is toxic

• The substance is both a physical and health hazard

• The substance is an environmental hazard

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What can carcinogens cause?

• Skin irritation

• Eye damage

• Acute environmental hazard

• Cancer

What are mutagens known to do?

• Cause eye irritation

• Cause skin burns

• Alter a person's DNA

• Cause acute environmental hazards

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1