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Harmful Substances Signs
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Current health and safety regulations state that it is the responsibility of the employer to properly identify and warn against any hazards that may be found in the workplace.
The need for hazard warning signs is more pertinent in some workplaces than others. For some workplaces, the existence of and exposure to harmful substances is part of everyday life and harmful substances signs should be used in order to warn employees and visitors to their presence and the risks that accompany them.
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What Are the Best Harmful Substances Signs?
The harmful substances warning signs needed depend on the nature of the substances on a premises and the work activities conducted with these substances. The COSHH symbols are pictograms that warn people about the most harmful substances. The Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals has pro-forma GHS signs warning people about chemical hazards.
An assessment of your work environment and activities will indicate which harmful chemicals signs or hazard symbols you require. Safetyshop, which stocks top-quality harmful substances signs, can advise you on what is best for your specific operations.
The COSHH symbols denote the following:
- Explosives - with an image of an exploding bomb.
- Flammable - with an image of an open flame.
- Oxidising - with an image of an open flame over a circle.
- Gases under pressure - with an image of a gas cylinder.
- Corrosive - with an image of corrosion on hands and surface.
- Toxic - with an image of a skull.
- Health hazards - with an image of an exclamation mark.
- Serious health hazards - with an image displaying internal damage.
- Dangerous to the environment - with an image displaying a dead tree and dead fish.
Legislation of Harmful Substances
Accidents or the mismanagement of harmful substances can be catastrophic and lead to serious injuries and fatalities. Various legislative regulations apply to chemicals and other hazardous substances used throughout different industries. Prominent among these are the:
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations, which require employers to implement the necessary measures to control risks associated with hazardous substances. Safetyshop stocks all the prescribed COSHH warning signs and COSHH cupboard signs.
- Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR), which require employers, including self-employed persons, to control risks associated with materials that can cause fires and explosions.
- Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulations, which require manufacturers to declare any harmful substances contained in products and have these evaluated and approved.
The mentioned legislation places a duty on employers to:
- Assess all health hazards in the workplace.
- Implement control and preventive measures to eliminate or limit these risks.
- Train and inform employees and visitors on the risks related to hazardous substances. Putting up signs does not add much value if people do not understand them. Examples include ensuring that people know the difference between a harmful chemicals symbol and radiation danger signs.
Control and preventive measures include the display of the harmful substances symbols and making sure that the harmful substances sign meanings are clear.
With plenty of different harmful substance signs to choose from at Safetyshop, you're sure to find what you're looking for. Depending on which harmful substances you are working with, we have a wide range of warning signs on offer and can offer any advice you need, should you not be able to find what you need. Our harmful substances signs and corrosive symbol signs adhere to the current health and safety regulations where applicable, such as the Liquid Nitrogen sign we carry, which also has universal application and can be displayed anywhere, both indoors and out. If you're looking for a more generalised warning sign, then we would recommend the Harmful Chemicals or Caution Chemical Store signs, which feature the familiar and recognisable yellow and black insignia of the warning triangle as well as clear and easy to read writing. We also have a good range of GHS COSHH symbol signs, such as those for compressed gas, toxicity, and health hazards.
You can decide to design a custom safety sign or combine signs to indicate more than one hazard. Chemical warning signs, for example, can include a hazard symbol chemical, hazard symbol irritant, and hazard symbol corrosive to indicate that the substance is chemical and can both irritate and corrode the skin and surfaces.
Hazardous chemical warning signs differ from radiation hazard signs. The COSHH warning signs have a red border and black pictograms, whereas radiation controlled area signs have a black border, yellow background and black pictogram.
Any company dealing with any sort of hazardous substance should put up harmful substances signs.