{"id":20394,"date":"2018-05-31T12:52:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T11:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.key.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20394"},"modified":"2026-10-08T13:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:45:14","slug":"a-guide-to-coshh-symbols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manutan.co.uk\/blog\/buyers-guides\/a-guide-to-coshh-symbols\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to COSHH Symbols"},"content":{"rendered":"

Use the table below to identify which COSHH signs and symbols you need to display on cabinets when storing hazardous materials.<\/p>\n

Read our full COSHH guide here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Description<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCLP Hazard Pictogram\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMeaning<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nStorage<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nChemicals<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSegregate From:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Explosive <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

mat<\/strong>erials<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n

\u00a0\"COSHH<\/span><\/td>\nUnstable explosive chemicals<\/span><\/td>\nStore in a secure location away from all other chemicals<\/span><\/td>\nTri-nitro compounds,\u00a0<\/span>Heavy metal azides<\/span><\/td>\nAll other chemicals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Flammable<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"Flammable<\/span><\/td>\nFlammable liquids, gasses or solids.<\/span><\/td>\nFlammable storage cabinet<\/span><\/td>\nAcetone,\u00a0<\/span>Benzene, Methanol<\/span><\/td>\nAcids, Bases<\/span><\/p>\n

Oxidisers, Poisons<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Oxidising Substances<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\"Oxidising<\/span><\/td>\nSpontaneously evolve oxygen at room temperature or with slight heating.<\/span><\/td>\nSeparate non-combustible cabinet<\/span><\/td>\nHydrogen Peroxide, Halogens,<\/span><\/p>\n

Nitrate Compounds<\/span><\/td>\n

Flammables<\/span><\/p>\n

Reducing Agents<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Pressurised Gas<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\nIncludes flammable, oxidising & poisonous gasses.<\/span><\/td>\nStore in a cool, dry area in secure upright cylinders<\/span><\/td>\nFlammable – Methane, Oxidsing – Chlorine, Poisonous – Carbon Monoxide<\/span><\/td>\nSegregate oxidising, flammable & poisonous gas from one another.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Corrosive<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\nWill cause serious skin burns or eye damage. Also corrosive to metals.<\/span><\/td>\nStore in a protected acid\/alkali storage cabinet<\/span><\/td>\nAcids \u2013 hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alkali \u2013 Ammonium hydroxide.<\/span><\/td>\n

Flammables,<\/span>
\nSegregate acids from alkalis,<\/span>
\nOxidisers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toxic<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\nAcute toxicity (oral, dermal, inhalation), Very toxic (fatal), Poison<\/span><\/td>\nStore in a vented, cool\u00a0 dry area in a chemically resistant secondary container<\/span><\/td>\nCyanides<\/span><\/td>\nFlammables,<\/span><\/p>\n

Acids & Bases,\u00a0Oxidisers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Irritant<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Harmful Substance<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n

\"Irritant<\/span><\/td>\nHealth hazards are less serious but still harmful.<\/span><\/td>\nStore in a cool, dry, hazardous cabinet labelled correctly<\/span><\/td>\nBleach,<\/span>
\nChemicals in household cleaning products<\/span><\/td>\n		Explosive materials<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long term Health Hazard<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\"Longterm<\/span><\/td>\nPoses a serious long-term health risk and includes carcinogens and mutagens.<\/span><\/td>\nKeep in limited quantities in a secure hazardous chemical cabinet, locked and labelled.<\/span><\/td>\nAsbestos,\u00a0Benzene,\u00a0Vinyl Chloride<\/span><\/td>\nFlammables,<\/span><\/p>\n

Corrosives,\u00a0Explosive chemicals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hazardous to Environment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\"Hazardous<\/span><\/td>\nHazardous to the aquatic environment & the Ozone layer.<\/span><\/td>\nIn a cool, dry area in a labelled hazardous cabinet<\/span><\/td>\nZinc Oxide<\/span><\/td>\nExplosives<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Go Back to the COSHH Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Use the table below to identify which COSHH signs and symbols you need to display on cabinets when storing hazardous materials. Read our full COSHH guide here. Description CLP Hazard Pictogram\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Meaning Storage Chemicals Segregate From: Explosive materials \u00a0 Unstable explosive chemicals Store in a secure location away from all other chemicals Tri-nitro […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":26751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8],"tags":[50,58,61],"class_list":["post-20394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buyers-guides","category-coshh","tag-chemical-storage","tag-coshh","tag-cupboards-cabinets"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t