Nonflammable gassymbol

Fire and explosion are the main concerns, but other hazards may be present. Supervisors and workers must understand the specifics of what all of the hazards of the product are and how to use it safely.

*Note that the most severe hazard category in the organic peroxides and the self-reactive substances and mixtures hazard classes (Type A) are assigned the exploding bomb pictogram. Type B is assigned two pictograms – the flame and the exploding bomb.

Class2 Flammable gasexamples

There are other hazard classes that use the flame pictogram but products with these hazards are not commonly found in workplaces:

Flammable gas meaning

WHMIS labels and safety data sheets are required for all hazardous products in the workplace. Before using these products, workers need to be educated on WHMIS, which was amended in December 2022.

Class2gases examples

It is very important when working with flammable products that these three elements are not present together in the right amounts at any time.

You also need to consider the potential for hazardous thermal decomposition and combustion products. When flammable products burn, hazardous gases and vapours can be produced (e.g., carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide and nitrogen oxides).

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Flammable gas1sign meaning

Below are the signal words and hazard statements for the other WHMIS hazard classes and categories that are assigned the flame pictogram.

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The symbol within the pictogram is a flame with a line underneath it. This symbol indicates that hazardous products with this pictogram can ignite easily and burn rapidly if they are not stored and handled properly.