Hazardous Hazardous Household Product Household Product SymbolsSymbols

What are Hazardous What are Hazardous Household Product SymbolsHousehold Product Symbols

They are warning symbols on household They are warning symbols on household products that were developped to warn products that were developped to warn people about dangerous household people about dangerous household products and to what degree they are products and to what degree they are dangerous.dangerous.

We will use the short-form HHPSWe will use the short-form HHPS

What is the difference What is the difference between WHMIS and HHPS?between WHMIS and HHPS?

WHMIS is for dangerous materials used WHMIS is for dangerous materials used in workplaces in workplaces (and schools)(and schools)

HHPS is for products used HHPS is for products used around the around the homehome

There is There is some overlap some overlap with the use of with the use of these symbols so it is important to be these symbols so it is important to be familiar with bothfamiliar with both

The CatagoriesThe CatagoriesPOISONPOISON Licking, eating, drinking or sometimes Licking, eating, drinking or sometimes

smelling this product can cause illness smelling this product can cause illness or death. Ex. Windshield washer fluid, or death. Ex. Windshield washer fluid, furniture polishfurniture polish

FLAMMABLEFLAMMABLE This product or its fumes can catch fire This product or its fumes can catch fire easily if near heat, flames or sparks. easily if near heat, flames or sparks. Ex. Adhesives, solventsEx. Adhesives, solvents

CORROSIVECORROSIVE This product can burn the skin or eyes This product can burn the skin or eyes on contact or throat of stomach if on contact or throat of stomach if swallowed. Ex. Toilet bowl cleaner, swallowed. Ex. Toilet bowl cleaner, oven cleaneroven cleaner

EXPLOSIVEEXPLOSIVE This container can explode if heated or This container can explode if heated or punctured. Flying pieces of metal or punctured. Flying pieces of metal or plastic can cause injury. Ex. Anything plastic can cause injury. Ex. Anything in an aerosol canin an aerosol can

Classifications of Danger Classifications of Danger for HHPSfor HHPS

There are also levels of classification for the There are also levels of classification for the amount the product is dangerous.amount the product is dangerous.

Three levelsThree levels DangerDanger WarningWarning CautionCaution

These are like borders around the symbol and These are like borders around the symbol and give people additional information about the give people additional information about the level of danger.level of danger.

DANGERDANGER

Most dangerous, most likely to cause you Most dangerous, most likely to cause you harmharm

Octagon with a thick borderOctagon with a thick border

WARNINGWARNING

Medium level of danger, also can cause Medium level of danger, also can cause harmharm

Diamond with a medium thickness of Diamond with a medium thickness of borderborder

CAUTIONCAUTION

Still be careful when using this product, Still be careful when using this product, but of the three levels, this has the but of the three levels, this has the smallest level of dangersmallest level of danger

Upside down triangle with thinner borderUpside down triangle with thinner border

EXAMPLES:EXAMPLES:

DANGERDANGER

WARNINGWARNING

CAUTIONCAUTION

Poison Flammable Explosive Poison Flammable Explosive Corrosive Corrosive