Section C: WARNING DANGER LABELS FOR HARZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
In many countries, vehicles carrying dangerous goods are required by law to display hazard information panels
The codes in the boxes give important information about:
Diamond Symbols Indicating Other Risks Are Shown Below:
The codes in the boxes give important information about:
- The equipment needed to deal with any spillage of fire
- The chemical being carried
- The telephone number in an emergency situation
Diamond Symbols Indicating Other Risks Are Shown Below:
Diamond Symbols Indicating Other Risks Are Shown Below
Explanation of Symbols
The danger labels prescribed for substances and articles have the following meaning
No. 1 Black bomb on orange back ground): Liable to explosions
No. 2.1 Black flame on red back ground; Danger of flammable gas
No. 2.3 Skill and crossbar on the white background: danger of TOXIC GAS
No. 3.0 (Black fame on a red background): danger of the inflammable Liquids):
No. 4.1 (Black flame on ground of equidistant alternate and white vertical stripes) danger of fire (inļ¬‚ammable solids)
No. 4.3 (Black flame on blue back ground) danger of emission of inflammable gases on contact with water
No. 5.1 and 5.2 (Flame over a blank circle, blank on yellow back ground): oxide substances or organic peroxide
No. 4.0 (st Andrew's cross on ear corn black on white back ground): harmful substances. to be kept apart from foodstuffs in vehicles and at loading, unloading or Trans load points
No. 8.0 (Liquid dripping from test-tube on to hand. Black on white back ground lower triangle with black label, white boarder: corrosive substance).
No. 6.0 (Crystalized trefoil inscription RADIOACTIVE, contain radioactive substances
No. 1 Black bomb on orange back ground): Liable to explosions
No. 2.1 Black flame on red back ground; Danger of flammable gas
No. 2.3 Skill and crossbar on the white background: danger of TOXIC GAS
No. 3.0 (Black fame on a red background): danger of the inflammable Liquids):
No. 4.1 (Black flame on ground of equidistant alternate and white vertical stripes) danger of fire (inļ¬‚ammable solids)
No. 4.3 (Black flame on blue back ground) danger of emission of inflammable gases on contact with water
No. 5.1 and 5.2 (Flame over a blank circle, blank on yellow back ground): oxide substances or organic peroxide
No. 4.0 (st Andrew's cross on ear corn black on white back ground): harmful substances. to be kept apart from foodstuffs in vehicles and at loading, unloading or Trans load points
No. 8.0 (Liquid dripping from test-tube on to hand. Black on white back ground lower triangle with black label, white boarder: corrosive substance).
No. 6.0 (Crystalized trefoil inscription RADIOACTIVE, contain radioactive substances