Question

8. Some symbols are given below.
Explain those symbols. Which
disasters may occur if those symbols
are ignored?​

Answer 1

Understanding the symbol

Explanation

Moving from left to right

Row 1:

• Harm to ozone layer: If you ignore it and use the product that has this sign on it, you can damage the ozone layer.

• Acute toxicity: If you ignore it, you can get toxified. You have to handle these products with care.

• Environmental hazard: If you ignore this sign and keep using materials that have this sign, you can harm environment.

Row 2:

• Severe health hazard: If you ignore this sign you can have a severe health hazard as the name suggests. So, handle these products with care.

• Corrosive: Corrosive material can damage skin. Therefore, ignoring this sign and mishandling can lead to damaging the skin.

• Oxidizers: Oxidizers can magnify the flame. They are fire hazards. So, they should be handled with a lot of care.

Row 3:

• Flammables: Also fire hazard. If you ignore it, you may end up burning yourself or the people and property around you.

• Explosives: Can result in an explosion if you ignore it.

• Gas under pressure: If you ignore this sign and accidentally damage the container having this sign on it. It will release significant amount of gas drastically, which may lead to any hazard depending upon the properties of gas.