Hang this poster in the chemical storeroom or beside the Safety Data Sheet station, where labels are read.
What is on the poster
A black symbol in a red diamond on the label and the Safety Data Sheet. It shows the kind of hazard before a word is read.
| Pictogram | What it marks |
|---|---|
| Health Hazard | Cancer, breathing sensitizer, reproductive or organ damage over time, aspiration hazard |
| Flame | Flammables, pyrophorics, self-heating, gives off flammable gas with water, self-reactives, organic peroxides |
| Exclamation Mark | Skin or eye irritant, skin sensitizer, harmful if swallowed or inhaled, narcotic, breathing irritant |
| Gas Cylinder | Gases under pressure |
| Corrosion | Skin burns, serious eye damage, corrosive to metals |
| Exploding Bomb | Explosives, self-reactives, organic peroxides |
| Flame Over Circle | Oxidizers: make other materials burn hotter and longer |
| Skull and Crossbones | Acute toxicity: fatal or toxic on short exposure |
| Environment | Toxic to aquatic life. Not required by OSHA |
The pictogram is one of six label elements. The signal word, Danger or Warning, says how severe; Section 2 of the Safety Data Sheet says exactly what.
Each pictogram on the poster is drawn by Science Safety: a black symbol in a red diamond.
Built to the Science Safety Teaching Standard
This poster carries the SSTS mark. Like every Science Safety course, it is built to the Science Safety Teaching Standard (SSTS): every rule on it is taken from the body that governs it, at its current edition, and the source is printed on the poster, so you can check it yourself.
Stay current
When you get this poster, it is saved to your Science Safety account. If we revise the poster, or the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Training module it comes from changes, we will email you, and the latest version will be waiting under Downloads in your account. Every revision carries its revision number and date at the bottom of the poster, so you can tell at a glance whether the copy on your wall is current.
Printing and hanging
- One-page PDF, US letter (8.5 by 11 inches).
- White background, so it prints clearly on any office or classroom printer without using much ink.
- Hang it in the chemical storeroom or beside the Safety Data Sheets.
- The QR code in the blue title band opens this page, so anyone can get their own copy.
- The QR code at the bottom opens the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Training module.
Learn more
The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Training module teaches the full topic this poster comes from.
Sources:
- Hazard Communication Standard Pictogram QuickCard (OSHA 3491, 2024) – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (reviewed October 2, 2026)
- 29 CFR 1910.1200, Hazard Communication – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (reviewed October 2, 2026)
Poster SSP-0060, Rev. 1, October 2026.
