Class 8 corrosive materials

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That graphic, liquid dripping from a test tube onto a hand and a metal surface, is the corrosive symbol, Class 8. The placard is white on the top half (with that symbol), solid black on the bottom half, and shows an 8. It warns the material can eat through skin and metal.

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The corrosion symbol

The Class 8 symbol shows liquid dripping onto a hand and onto a metal bar or surface, with both being eaten away. It is a literal picture of what corrosives do: damage skin and materials on contact.

The placard layout

Class 8 corrosives use a white top half carrying that symbol, a solid black bottom half, and an 8 at the bottom point. The white-over-black split with the corrosion image is the reliable way to spot it.

Do not confuse it with Class 9

Class 9 is also black and white, but it uses black vertical stripes and no symbol. Class 8 has the corrosion symbol and a solid black lower half. Verify details in your official manual.

Frequently asked questions

What hazard class shows liquid dripping on a hand?
That is the corrosive symbol, Class 8. The placard has the symbol on a white top, a black bottom half, and an 8. Confirm with your official manual.
What does the Class 8 placard look like?
White top half with the corrosion symbol (liquid on a hand and a surface), solid black bottom half, and the number 8.
Why is the corrosive symbol a hand?
Because corrosives destroy living tissue and materials on contact. The image of liquid eating into a hand and a metal bar communicates that at a glance.

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