POSTER - 'CHEMICALS AT WORK'

H1995.1124

Orangy red background with 'CHEMICALS/ AT WORK' in yellow lettering. Top centre left: 'BURNS/ CANCER/ HEART DISEASE'. Right: 'STERILITY/ ASTHMA/ DERMATITIS' all in pink lettering on white strips. Below this reads 'CHEMICALS POSE HAZARDS IN THAT THEY CAN BE CORROSIVE/ IRRITANTS/ SENSITISING/ FLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE/ TOXIC' in yellow lettering. Below this is a photograph of workers handling chemicals in metal drums. They all wear protective gloves, helmets with face shields, and aprons. The photo is coloured over in yellow, red, with patches of pink and a strip of pink at the bottom. Reads 'YOUR UNION HEALTH AND SAFETY DELEGATE IS......'V.T.H.C.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H1995.1124
Accession Date: 22 Jun 1995
Credit: Trades & Labor Council

Material

Paper0 - Whole

Measurement

length600mm
width400mm

 

 

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