GHS label: corrosive (UEB Uncontracted)

By: Rnib

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Synopsis: This is a pictogram used on containers and workplace hazard warnings, meaning contents are corrosive. It is from the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), an international system, created by the United Nations. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The label comprises of two test tubes with liquid dripping onto a bar of metal and a hand. They are in a red diamond. The test tubes are seen from the side. The one on the left is facing to the left and has two drops of liquid falling onto a metal bar. The bar has a hole dissolved by the liquid and there are wavy lines, representing vapour, rising up from it. The test tube on the right is facing to the right and has two drops of liquid falling onto a hand. The hand is shown palm facing you with its fingers to the left. It has a hole dissolved by the liquid and there are wavy lines, representing vapour, rising up from it.