Comments on: What is that thing? The new GHS symbol for carcinogens

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By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:52:41 +0000

In Europe they’ve always looked like this. Makes me wonder what the old symbol looked like…

By: Chemjobber

Chemjobber — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:16:16 +0000

Uh, that’s “seen.”

By: Hap

Hap — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:13:29 +0000

It looks like it means “will cause development of energy-based superpowers”. I didn’t think cancer was one of those.

By: Chemjobber

Chemjobber — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:35:03 +0000

See the cover for the book “The Emperor of Maladies” about cancer? A crab.

By: John Spevacek

John Spevacek — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:41:26 +0000

I think it would be perfect for the cardiopulmonary sensitization that can occur with isocyanates and other chemicals. But cancer? How about we go with a throwback symbol – a crab?

By: See Arr Oh

See Arr Oh — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:20:57 +0000

@David – What other symbol did you envision? I thought, maybe a figure of a person with an obvious growth or tumor, or perhaps some DNA unraveling like a plate of spaghetti…

By: fledarmus

fledarmus — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:40:10 +0000

And for respiratory, allergy, and asthma hazards. “When I use a [symbol] it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” (with apologies to Lewis Carroll)

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:01:53 +0000

It is an odd device. Looks more like a snowflake or another crystal growing with hexagonal symmetry. Presumably, it is intended to represent a central point of carcinogenicity and the growth and spread (metastasis) of the disease. Still, there could be more obvious symbols…