Talk:Hazard symbol

message: It's awesome that they changed the radiation symbol.  
The chemical weapons and the biological hazard signs aren't exactly threatening looking though, if one didn't know what they stood for.  The biohazard one sort of looks like some kind of cotton plant or something.  The laser sign too.  It isn't immediately obvious that whatever it is, can be really bad for you.  Are there any attempts at all to change these, I wonder? 192.33.240.95 (talk) 20:38, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Chemical Weapon and Biological Hazard

message: just merge it, cant see why not.
As I am unfamiliar with merge, I don't know if this is redundant, but when you merge, don't forget to keep Mr Yuk.  This is a more useful page than Warning Symbol for me, because I wanted the history of the symbols. However, I think I may be retarded, so this probably doesn't matter.--128.113.198.122 03:39, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: I read in the paper today that the radiation symbol has changed. A.Z. 18:11, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The radiation symbol has not changed. A symbol for ionising radiation has been introduced to differentiate ionising radiation from other kinds of radiation (laser light gets the radiation symbol, for instance - it's not good enough to label a source with the radiation symbol if could be confused with a laser assembly, for instance). Mattabat 00:37, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Change

message: I think that the European symbols are treated as studid wierd l symbols u holly k crap a hi hi.
thereby not giving the article a worldwide view.--Dark Green 23:45, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Explanation for tag 

message: I am converting a few hazard symbols to vector format.
I noticed there are some unreadable details in the raster images - looks like it's manufacturing identifier and a UN conformance... I would like some help in converting those.
I believe my talk would be the best place to do this but I'm adding this to the watchlist anyway.
MaxDZ8 talk 19:48, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hazard symbols details 

message: I thought the biohazard symbol orignates from a Japanese feudal banner, but I can't find this anywhere.  Any ideas?
kzm 09:29, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of biohazard? 

message: I think adding 'laser hazard' symbol is a good idea... pic from Laser safety... FourBlades 10:47, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.-- Penubag  00:59, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Laser symbol? 

message: I added an SVG of what the Radioactive trefoil first looked like in 1946, I hope this is alright. --888gavin (talk) 21:03, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added First Trefoil Design 

message: Dunno if it's been mentioned, but what about Mr. Yuk? Applejuicefool (talk) 16:48, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I guess it's a trademarked symbol, so it can only be used on the actual article page for Mr. Yuk. Does it deserve a non-pictured mention here? Applejuicefool (talk) 17:00, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Um...nevermind. *sigh* Was looking for the symbol on the main page. I figured out it was trademarked, but then didn't check back to see if someone had already done what I suggested. Applejuicefool (talk) 04:16, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Whether it's trademarked or not doesn't mean we cannot use it in this article, its just that it would have little purpose as Mr.Yuk is not nearly as widely used as the skull and cross bones. -- penubag  (talk) 04:17, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, but it's "fair use"...I thought that meant it could only be used on the actual article for the topic itself...in this case, Mr. Yuk. Mr. Yuk IS a well-known and recognized symbol, if perhaps a bit dated. Is this article only for symbols that are in current use? Why include the blue and purple radiation symbol, then? Applejuicefool (talk) 13:22, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Nah, we could use FU images mostly anywhere, but that shouldn't be a problem since in my opinion, Mr. Yuk is notable enough to have an image of him in this article. At the most, we should only mention it in the article somewhere and link to the Mr. Yuk article, but we don't need to have a picture. Articles are for discussing everything on the subject, including the history, so in this case the blue trefoil is completely notable. If you really think having an image of Mr. Yuck is needed, go ahead and add it, I'll mod the FUR.-- penubag  (talk) 05:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mr. Yuk? 

message: I was looking for this stuff after seeing some of these.  Wondering why the DHS wants us to run from Backstreet Boys and Michael Bolton.  --John Moser (talk) 21:18, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  DHS Safety symbols 

message: "European hazard sign, saying highly inflammable (33) - gasoline (1203)" - Is it vandalism? Why is there a warning for highly inflammable? 64.231.106.61 (talk) 00:53, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm no expert but you can try delving into the article history  to see if the first revision has been changed. You can use this automated tool to search for that revision  if you're lazy, or if you're in doubt, you can delete that section because material that is entered without a citation can be removed. Also, if it's really bugging you to find out, WP:RD would be the place to ask this question.-- penubag  (talk) 03:52, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: is there confusion about this flammable vs inflammable? 71.204.128.185 (talk) 08:39, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism? 

message: What is the history of the Chemical warfare symbol?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.59.187.104 (talk) 00:00, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chemical weapons symbol 

message: I live in Canada, which might be at play, but I remember learning about a set of product safety labels where the triangle, rectangle, and octagon represented severity, and explosive hazard, skull and crossbones, and others were represented.  68.144.80.168 (talk) 15:56, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where is the triangle/rectangle/octagon? 

message: * http://scholar.google.com.hk/scholar?as_q=safety+sign&num=10&btnG=Search+Scholar&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=title&as_sauthors=&as_publication=&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&as_sdt=1.&as_sdtp=on&as_sdts=5&hl=en
--58.38.47.48 (talk) 08:02, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Info about the topic of [[Safety sign]]..... 

message: Expanded the section mentioned above and removed notice. Also changed plain images into thumbnails. Please notify me if this is wrong.
Astatine211 (talk) 10:39, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expanding "warning sign" section 

message: The relative sizes of the graphical elements described are completely wrong. I tried to draw it like described, but the symbol looks too fat then. The correct measurements are described here: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CIS_WSH_part476_54539_7.pdf --TeakHoken91.47.69.52 (talk) 17:07, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Drawing of Biohazard Symbol 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I've looked at multiple international standards (ISO 7010, GHS, etc) for the "chemical weapons" symbol as shown, and done every google search I can think of, and can find no evidence that the symbol on the page is actually used officially by any body. The page linked in the citation (the page for chemical weapons) does not show the symbol, nor can I find the symbol in that page's history. If we can't find a better reference (or, well, a reference at all), perhaps the symbol should be removed?
Elfchief (talk) 22:06, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Does the "chemical weapons" symbol actually exist? 

message: Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ISO 361, a deletion discussion for an article about the ISO standardization of the radiation hazard symbol, and comment there if you have an opinion. One potential outcome of that discussion (depending on participant concensus) would be to merge that article here, or to split off more of the content from here to expand the other article. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:36, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Related AfD for radiation hazard symbol 

message: I feel this article could benefit from major overhaul of the opening table.
Recently, editors on the German Wikipedia project have been using tables to layout comparisons of symbols across various standards, such as on this article, Warnzeichen.
I feel that this is a more informative table, that would provides an easier way to see contrast between symbols that is not currently present.
My idea is replace the existing table, eliminating the Unicode from the table, and doing a table with ISO 7010, Directive 92/58/EEC, Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations, and the United States, similar to the one on Warnzeichen. I would keep it limited to warning/hazard symbols. (e.g. Not including: prohibited, mandatory, firefighting, safe condition/equipment symbols.)-- The Navigators (talk) 09:57, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal - Overhaul of table