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Poisonous Self explanatory. Whereas most chemicals
are fairly dangerous if ingested or inhaled, many of these are dangerous even on
contact.
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Stow away from foodstuffs Harmful material to be kept
away from edible material.
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Environmental hazard Relatively rare with laboratory
chemicals (most of which pose some environmental hazard if not got rid of correctly),
these require particular care to be taken on disposal.
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Dangerous when wet This generally means that it will
react fairly violently with water.
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Corrosive Avoid contact with the skin. Bear in mind
that these can (under some circumstances) rust chemical cupboards.
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Flammable Gas Safety symbol used for the transport or storage
of a flammable gas.
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Explosive Again, fairly self-explanatory, though
fairly seldom seen in the average lab. Bear in mind that noise and movement can also
trigger explosion (not just sparks/flames!).
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Non flammable gas Safety symbol used in the transport of non
flammable (and hence often non hazardous, at least out in the open) gases.
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Flammable or extremely flammable Chemicals to be stored in
flame-resistant cupboards. Volatile solvents can be a particular problem as they are
prone to spread around from unsealed containers. This also covers pyrophoric
materials (that catch fire spontaneously on exposure to air).
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Organic Peroxide Chemical safety symbol used in the transport and storage of
organic peroxides.
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Irritant or Harmful This symbol covers a wide range
of (sometimes relatively minor) hazards - with precautions such as avoid contact with
the skin, do not breathe, etc. - best to refer to relevant data sheet for details.
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Corrosive Transport of corrosive materials - again,
avoid contact with the skin.
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Oxidising chemical Oxidising chemicals are materials
that spontaneously evolve oxygen at room temperature or with slight heating, or that
promote combustion. To be kept away from flammable chemicals at all costs!
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Inhalation Hazard Inhalation hazard transport/storage
symbol.
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Poisonous Gas Used for transport of a poisonous gas -
on gas cylinders, or sometimes as an indicator on vehicles.
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Marine Pollutant Marine pollutant - do not dispose of
in sewer system.
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Miscellaneous danger Catch-all symbol for all other
dangers (usually specified in the space).
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Explosive Used in the transport of explosive
materials.
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Poison More general symbol for the transport of
poisonous materials (not necessarily a gas).
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Spontaneously Combustible Spontaneously combustible
material (treat with great caution!...).
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Flammable Solid Flammable solid.
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Flammable Liquid Used in the transport of flammable
liquids.
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