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Consumer Product Safety

Stop...Look...and...Stay Safe

Puppet Show

Drawing of Radar waving hello

Radar: How do you do? I'm Radar. Are you having a nice day? I certainly am. It's great to be here!

Wait a minute. . . there's something on this can. It looks like a symbol. Oh no!!! It's the poison symbol!

(Poison symbol puppet enters)

Drawing of musical notes  Poisin:

This skull and crossbones means Poison! Beware!
Don't drink me! Don't touch me!
Get a grown-up. Take care!
Stay Safe!

Drawing of musical notes

Drawing of Poison hazard symbol

Radar: If you drink or even lick anything with this symbol you could become very sick or even die!

Did you know that there are three more hazard symbols? What do you think this symbol means?

Drawing of Corrosive hazard symbol (Corrosive symbol enters)

Corrosive:  Drawing of musical notes
I am Corrosive
I'll burn all your skin!
Don't touch me, not ever
And then you will win!
Stay Safe!
Drawing of musical notes
Radar: If you get something with the corrosive symbol onto your skin, it will burn your skin, or if you get some into your eyes, you may go blind.If swallowed, it will damage your throat and stomach.

(Flammable symbol puppet enters)

Drawing of musical notes   Flammable:
Flammable means fire!
This stuff burns hot!
Keep me where it's cool
In a nice high spot!
Stay Safe!
Drawing of musical notes

Drawing of Flammable hazard symbol
Radar: If you can see this symbol (insert character here) on a can or a bottle, it tells you that the stuff inside (or its fumes) will catch fire easily if it is near hear, flames, or sparks.

Now, what do you think this symbol means?

(Explosive symbol puppet enters)

Drawing of musical notes   Explosive:
Boom! I'm Explosive!
And just like my friend
Don't put me near hot things
Or Ka-Boom! That's the end!
Stay Safe!

Drawing of musical notes

Drawing of Explosive hazard symbol

Radar: We find this symbol on cans of spray paint or oven cleaners. . . just about every can that goes "psssst"..! If you put cans like that near a heater or stove, they could go "boom".. and explode!

If you see a product with a hazard symbol on it you should:

Stop! . . . Do Not Touch!
Look! . . . For the Hazard Symbol and<
Stay Safe!. . . Go get a grown-up. The grown-up will place the product in a safe place.

 

Drawing of musical notes   All 4:
We're the four hazard symbols
We're important to know!
These are things we can tell you
Please listen - Don't go!

 
  Drawing of musical notes   Poison:
This skull and crossbones means: Poison!
Beware!
Don't drink me! Don't touch me!
Get a grown-up - Take care!
Stay Safe!

Drawing of musical notes   Corrosive:
I am Corrosive
I'll burn all your skin!
Don't touch me, not ever
And then you will win!
Stay Safe!

 
  Drawing of musical notes   Flammable:
Flammable means fire!
This stuff burns hot
Keep me where it's cool
In a nice high spot!
Stay Safe!

 

Drawing of musical notes  Explosive:
Boom! I'm Explosive!
And just like my friend
Don't put me near hot things
Or Ka-Boom! That's the end!

 
  Drawing of musical notes   All 4:
We're the four hazards symbols
Don't touch us. . . Take care.
Just Stop! Look! and. . .
Stay Safe!
Drawing of musical notes
Radar: Thank Goodness everything worked out so well. Just remember. . . be happy and Stay Safe! See you again.


Last Updated: 2005-10-06 Top