A survey on the level of understanding of pictograms for Lab Safety

Pictograms for lab safety can be a very important communication tool for preventing harm to foreign students and researchers who cannot understand the foreign language in their research labs. To be effective, pictograms should be understandable without learning the meaning, not only for foreign stud...

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Colleges & universities
Foreign languages
Foreign students
GHS symbols
Health hazards
Health risks
Lab safety
Materials science
Occupational health
Pictographs
Picture signs
preliminary survey
Safety
Students
Symbols
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