Sign type set by Directive 92/58/EEC (Annex II) and the UK Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 (Schedule 1); pictogram drawn to ISO 7010, which both allow.
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Biological hazard
Yellow triangle with a black border and the black biohazard symbol of three interlocking crescents around a ring. · also called “W009”, “biohazard”, “biological agents”, “biological risk”
What the Biological hazard symbol means
Biological hazard
Biological agents that can cause infection or illness, such as harmful micro-organisms, are present here. Enter or handle material only if you are authorised and use the protective measures required.
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Where it appears
- ISO 7010—This meaning
Questions about the Biological hazard symbol
- What does the Biological hazard symbol mean?
- Biological agents that can cause infection or illness, such as harmful micro-organisms, are present here. Enter or handle material only if you are authorised and use the protective measures required.
- What does the Biological hazard symbol look like?
- Yellow triangle with a black border and the black biohazard symbol of three interlocking crescents around a ring. It is also called “W009”, “biohazard”, “biological agents” and “biological risk”.
- Which standard defines the Biological hazard symbol?
- It is listed as ISO 7010-W009.
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