Graphic symbols, health and environment
Keywords:
Graphic symbols, Pictograms, Health, Safety, EnvironmentAbstract
Present in objects or in places in the environmental scenario, graphic symbols indicate socially appropriate behavior in the most varied situations of everyday life. In relation to health, for example, they help to identify a medical service; they warn about risks when operating certain equipment; they differentiate prohibited and prescribed uses; they help patients understand and memorize technical information and facilitate communication between lay people and health professionals. The Associação de Normas Técnicas (ABNT), a private, non-profit entity, has the mission of providing Brazilian society with normative documents that contribute to the public utility and to the scientific development. This article presents a selection of the current ABNT standards, whose content specifically presents graphic symbols for health, including in this expanded concept, symbols for safety and the environment.
