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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.

ALWAYS check the SDS and label for the product that you are working with to ensure that you know what is being used and all of the hazards and precautions associated with the product. Ask questions if you are not sure.

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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).

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.

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

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Below are the signal words and hazard statements for the other WHMIS 2015 hazard classes and categories that are assigned the flame pictogram.

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

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