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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