1. Household Chemical Safety!!
By Farmgurl

2. What are the Chemical Symbols?

3. Compressed Gas
• Compressed gases
• Gases that have been put into liquid form so it
can be refrigerated
• Dissolved gases

4. Flammable
• Include materials and products that set on fire
easily without lots of effort.

5. Oxidizing
• These are products that have a risk of setting
on fire.

6. Poisonous
• These are materials if exposed to living things
can cause sickness, injury, or even death

7. Poisonous (with long term effects)
• These materials are poisonous if exposed to
living things and they have long term health
effects.

8. Biohazard
• These materials contain organisms that have
been known to cause diseases in humans and
animals.

9. Corrosive
• These materials destroy skin and other natural
materials. It can also eat through metals.

10. Radioactive
• These materials can dangerously react by
themselves.

11. What does the Different Shapes
Around the Symbol Mean?
• Triangle- caution
• Octagon- danger
• Diamond- warning

12. Tips about keeping these types of
products
• Keep ALL away from • Don’t store acids and
children bases together
• Put child proof locks on • Keep product in original
the cupboards that you kind of container with
put them in original labels
• Read labels

13. Opps… I Spilled!
• If or when you spill any of these kinds of
products, there are different ways to clean
them up.

14. Steps to take when cleaning up
• Wear gloves
• Act quickly
• Cover/absorb
• Ventalate
• Clean with water
* Read labels to make sure none of them need
to be cleaned up by someone trained and if
the product reacts with anything

15. • http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/health/ehhm/
whatcanyoudo.html
• http://www2.worksafebc.com/topics/whmis/s
ymbolsandlabels.asp?reportid=24384