biohazard

English
The international symbol for biological hazard

Etymology

bio- +‎ hazard

Noun

biohazard (plural biohazards)

  1. A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.
    • 1999 March 24, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.19 New Investigative Techniques”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Uncontrolled Descent and Collision with Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU, Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994‎, archived from the original on 4 June 2022, page 237:
      The OSHA procedures for this type of environment required all investigative and emergency response personnel to wear PPE when they accessed those areas of the accident site containing biological hazards and undergo decontamination procedures after departing the biohazard area.
    • 2020 August 12, “News in Brief: Donation to hospice”, in Rail, page 31:
      South Western Railway's Basingstoke station has donated surplus biohazard waste bags to the nearby St Michael's Hospice.

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