Talk:European hazard symbols
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incorrect[edit]
Hazard link is incorrect.... (Szb9 from hu.wikipedia) 84.1.194.177 (talk) 19:21, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
Biohazard/Contagious symbol[edit]
The well-known "Biohazard" symbol is described on the current page as "Contagious". I can't find any other independent source that uses this description for this symbol. "Biohazard" and "Contagious" are not equivalent terms. Could someone who owns a copy of DIN 4844-2 verify the actual description? Is this just a case of mistranslation? 86.7.30.217 (talk) 10:46, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
Given no opposing views expressed on the above, I'm changing it from "Contagious" to "Biohazard", since it seems to been a mistranslation of the German "Biogefährdung". The image used is http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:D-W016_Warnung_vor_Biogefaehrdung_ty.svg, and Biogefährdung is translated as "Biohazard" both here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:D-W016_Warnung_vor_Biogefaehrdung_ty.svg and here: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biogef%C3%A4hrdung . 86.7.30.217 (talk) 16:50, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
CHIP superceded by CLP[edit]
Article requires old CHIP Hazard pictograms to be replaced by CLP versions.
Following international agreement on a Globally Harmonised System on the classification and labelling of chemicals (‘GHS’), countries were invited to adopt the GHS criteria into national legislation. European Union (EU), Member States asked the European Commission to prepare a proposal for a Regulation which would adopt the UN GHS criteria in all EU Member States.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/ghs/eureg.htm
http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_rev01/English/05e_annex1.pdf
Example signage, (for viewing only). http://compliance.safetysmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/GHSPictograms.jpg
"Extremely Extremely Flammable?[edit]
The table gives the wording ("mention") for the F symbol (the flame) with "Extremely Flammable" and for the F+ symbol with "Extremely Extremely Flammable" (note the duplication of the word "Extremely"). Is this correct? The German Wikipedia (de:Gefahrensymbol) has "Highly Flammable" for F and "Extremaly Flammable" (without duplication of "Extremely") for F+, which sounds more reasonable to me. --Andi47 (talk) 08:07, 27 June 2014 (UTC)