GHS and safety
GHS01 exploding bomb
Definition
Pictogram for explosives, self reactive substances and organic peroxides that can explode.
GHS01 (exploding bomb) is one of the nine GHS hazard pictograms, a black symbol on a white diamond with a red border.
Used for: unstable explosives, explosives, and self reactive substances and organic peroxides of types A and B.
Products carrying this pictogram usually also need special licences for storage and transport. In India, explosives are regulated by PESO under the Explosives Act and rules.
Related terms
- GHS pictogramsNine standard hazard symbols (GHS01 to GHS09) shown on chemical labels and in section 2 of the SDS.
- GHS02 flamePictogram for flammable gases, aerosols, liquids and solids, and for self heating or pyrophoric materials.
- PESOIndia's Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation, which licenses storage and transport of petroleum, explosives, compressed gases and ammonium nitrate.