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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A '''hazard symbol''' is a picture used to represent a [[hazard]] which could cause harm to a living [[organism]].
===About Hazard Symbols===
: '''Hazard symbols''' are attached to [[chemical]]s, [[material]]s or devices which pose a danger to living [[organism]]s.
: '''Hazard symbols''' are designed to be simple and understandable to warn people of danger.
: '''Hazard symbols''' are similar across many countries so that people of different languages can recognise the danger caused by a [[hazard]].
===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Toxic'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Flammable'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Harmful'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Irritant'''
|-
|[[File:ToxicSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:FlammableSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:HarmfulSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:IrritantSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Corrosive'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Long Term Health Risk'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Dangerous to the Environment'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Explosive'''
|-
|[[File:CorrosiveSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:LongTermHealthRiskSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:DangerousToTheEnvironmentSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:ExplosiveSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Oxidising Agent'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Compressed Gas'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Biohazard'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Ionising Radiation'''
|-
|[[File:OxidisingAgentSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:CompressedGasSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:BiohazardSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:IonisingRadiationSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|[[File:ElectrocutionSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:LASERSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |A [[Danger of Electrocution|danger of electrocution]] is when there is [[electricity]] at such a large [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] that it could pass through a living [[organism]].
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |[[LASER Radiation]] is an extremely [[intensity|intense]] beam of [[light]].
|}
===Meaning===
A '''hazard symbol''' is a picture used to represent a [[hazard]] which could cause harm to a living [[organism]].
===About Hazard Symbols===
: '''Hazard symbols''' are attached to [[chemical]]s, [[material]]s or devices which pose a danger to living [[organism]]s.
: '''Hazard symbols''' are designed to be simple and understandable to warn people of danger.
: '''Hazard symbols''' are similar across many countries so that people of different languages can recognise the danger caused by a [[hazard]].
===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Toxic'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Flammable'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Harmful'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Irritant'''
|-
|[[File:ToxicSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:FlammableSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:HarmfulSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:IrritantSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Corrosive'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Long Term Health Risk'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Dangerous to the Environment'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Explosive'''
|-
|[[File:CorrosiveSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:LongTermHealthRiskSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:DangerousToTheEnvironmentSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:ExplosiveSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Oxidising Agent'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Compressed Gas'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Biohazard'''
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Ionising Radiation'''
|-
|[[File:OxidisingAgentSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:CompressedGasSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:BiohazardSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:IonisingRadiationSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|[[File:ElectrocutionSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:LASERSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |A [[Danger of Electrocution|danger of electrocution]] is when there is [[electricity]] at such a large [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] that it could pass through a living [[organism]].
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |[[LASER Radiation]] is an extremely [[intensity|intense]] beam of [[light]].
|}