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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Toxic'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Toxic]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Flammable'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Flammable]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Harmful'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Harmful]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Irritant'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Irritant]]'''
 
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|[[File:ToxicSymbol.png|center|150px]]
 
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Corrosive'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Corrosive]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Long Term Health Risk'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Long Term Health Risk]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Dangerous to the Environment'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Dangerous to the Environment]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Explosive'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Explosive]]'''
 
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|[[File:CorrosiveSymbol.png|center|150px]]
 
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Oxidising Agent'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Oxidising Agent]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Compressed Gas'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Compressed Gas]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Biohazard'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Biohazard]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Ionising Radiation'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Ionising Radiation]]'''
 
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|[[File:IonisingRadiationSymbol.png|center|150px]]
 
|[[File:IonisingRadiationSymbol.png|center|150px]]
 
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Danger of Electrocution]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[LASER Radiation]]'''
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|[[File:ElectrocutionSymbol.png|center|150px]]
 
|[[File:ElectrocutionSymbol.png|center|150px]]
 
|[[File:LASERSymbol.png|center|150px]]
 
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==Key Stage 4==
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===Meaning===
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A '''hazard symbol''' is a picture used to represent a [[hazard]] which could cause harm to a living [[organism]].
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===About Hazard Symbols===
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: '''Hazard symbols''' are attached to [[chemical]]s, [[material]]s or devices which pose a danger to living [[organism]]s.
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: '''Hazard symbols''' are designed to be simple and understandable to warn people of danger.
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: '''Hazard symbols''' are similar across many countries so that people of different languages can recognise the danger caused by a [[hazard]].
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===Examples===
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Toxic]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Flammable]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Harmful]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Irritant]]'''
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|[[File:ToxicSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:FlammableSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:HarmfulSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:IrritantSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Corrosive]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Long Term Health Risk]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Dangerous to the Environment]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Explosive]]'''
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|[[File:CorrosiveSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:LongTermHealthRiskSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:DangerousToTheEnvironmentSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:ExplosiveSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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| 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]].
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Oxidising Agent]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Compressed Gas]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Biohazard]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Ionising Radiation]]'''
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|[[File:OxidisingAgentSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:CompressedGasSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:BiohazardSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:IonisingRadiationSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |[[LASER Radiation]] is an extremely [[intensity|intense]] beam of [[light]].
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Danger of Electrocution]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''[[LASER Radiation]]'''
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|[[File:ElectrocutionSymbol.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:LASERSymbol.png|center|150px]]
 
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===References===
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====Edexcel====
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948147/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948147&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f63dcd8345f4e49c717b39a228a36c7c ''Hazard symbols, page 28, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, Edexcel '']

Latest revision as of 17:29, 20 November 2019

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 chemicals, materials or devices which pose a danger to living organisms.
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

Toxic Flammable Harmful Irritant
ToxicSymbol.png
FlammableSymbol.png
HarmfulSymbol.png
IrritantSymbol.png
Corrosive Long Term Health Risk Dangerous to the Environment Explosive
CorrosiveSymbol.png
LongTermHealthRiskSymbol.png
DangerousToTheEnvironmentSymbol.png
ExplosiveSymbol.png
Oxidising Agent Compressed Gas Biohazard Ionising Radiation
OxidisingAgentSymbol.png
CompressedGasSymbol.png
BiohazardSymbol.png
IonisingRadiationSymbol.png
Danger of Electrocution LASER Radiation
ElectrocutionSymbol.png
LASERSymbol.png

Key Stage 4

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 chemicals, materials or devices which pose a danger to living organisms.
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

Toxic Flammable Harmful Irritant
ToxicSymbol.png
FlammableSymbol.png
HarmfulSymbol.png
IrritantSymbol.png
Corrosive Long Term Health Risk Dangerous to the Environment Explosive
CorrosiveSymbol.png
LongTermHealthRiskSymbol.png
DangerousToTheEnvironmentSymbol.png
ExplosiveSymbol.png
Oxidising Agent Compressed Gas Biohazard Ionising Radiation
OxidisingAgentSymbol.png
CompressedGasSymbol.png
BiohazardSymbol.png
IonisingRadiationSymbol.png
Danger of Electrocution LASER Radiation
ElectrocutionSymbol.png
LASERSymbol.png

References

Edexcel

Hazard symbols, page 28, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, Edexcel
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