Graphic Symbols for Health and Environment

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.2164102415055

• Palavras-chave: graphic symbols; pictograms; health; security; environment.

• Keywords: graphic symbols; pictograms; health; security; environment.

• Abstract:

  Increasingly present in objects or places in the environmental scenario, graphic symbols signal socially appropriate behaviors in the most varied situations of everyday life. In relation to health, for example, they help to identify a medical service; warn about risks when operating certain equipment; differentiate prohibited and prescribed uses; they assist patients in understanding and memorizing technical information and facilitate communication between lay people and healthcare professionals. The Technical Standards Association (ABNT), a private and non-profit entity, has the mission of providing Brazilian society with normative documents that contribute to public utility and scientific development. This article aims to present a selection of the ABNT standards in force, whose content specifically presents graphic symbols for health, safety and the environment.