hazard communication

Well-designed safety symbols look simple, but getting there is anything but. This column examines how ISO's graphical symbol standards guide the redesign of shipboard safety icons, from assembly points to radiotelephone markers, and why engineers should build on established symbol elements rather than start from scratch.

Over 100 different hazard communication regulations existed worldwide—until GHS changed everything. Discover how the Globally Harmonized System creates universal chemical labeling standards, why OSHA adopted it, and what the nine standardized pictograms mean for global safety.