'Biological hazard' or 'BIOHAZARD' means those infectious agents presenting a risk of death, injury or illness to employees. For the purpose of this subparagraph the term 'biological hazard,' or 'biohazard,' shall include only those infectious agents presenting a risk or potential risk to the well-being of man. The biological hazard warning shall be used to signify the actual or potential presence of a biohazard and to identify equipment, containers, rooms, materials, experimental animals, or combinations thereof, which contain, or are contaminated with, viable hazardous agents. The wording should make a positive, rather than negative suggestion and should be accurate in fact.īiological hazard signs. The sign should contain sufficient information to be easily understood. The wording of any sign should be easily read and concise. The emblem is intended as a unique identification for, and it shall be used only on, vehicles which by design move slowly (25 m.p.h. The reflective border defines the shape of the fluorescent color in daylight and creates a hollow red triangle in the path of motor vehicle headlights at night. The yellow-orange fluorescent triangle is a highly visible color for daylight exposure. consists of a fluorescent yellow-orange triangle with a dark red reflective border.

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