The radiation symbol is a very important symbol of safety for any nuclear facility or any facility
that emits radiation.
Now this radiation could be a potential danger or a source of ionizing radiation.
So why this symbol first the purpose of this episode is to explain as someone just listening
to the voice alone.
Now the trefoil symbol as it is called is the symbol of ionizing radiation approved by
by the ISO Standard Organization.
So, this symbol has been in existence since 1946.
It was approved from UC Brekley as a result of deliberations and there are a lot of superfluous
stories about it.
But the bottom line is that it was a do-do that was kind of collectively agreed upon to
be used as a radiation symbol.
Now, to bring the symbol to the knowledge or how it looks to the knowledge of those who
don't know about it, I would like you to imagine a table fan or a standing fan with three blades.
Now, these three blades represent the trefoil symbol.
So, the trefoil symbol is usually painted yellow and black.
The three blades that constitute the trefoil symbol can be likened to the fan blade of
a table fan or a standing fan or the propeller of a ship or a windmill or a flower.
So, think of it as the three blades of a standing fan or the three blades of a table fan or the
three blades of a propeller of a water machine or a water maybe a ship or a windmill that
has three blades.
Usually, the three blades are connected to a center cycle.
So, they are usually painted black and embedded on a yellow background or the blades are painted
yellow and embedded on a black background.
The places you can see this symbol are usually when you are going to the radiography department
of a medical facility where there is an X-ray machine.
That X-ray machine emits radiation and that is why that symbol has to be placed there.
Now, for you to know this symbol visually, I will be attaching a diagram to the episode
notes to aid your understanding of this symbol.
So, today's episode is to explain the trefoil symbol which is the symbol of radiation.
It is an ISO International Standard of Organization approved symbol for a radiation facility or equipment.
So, once again, the symbol is likable or similar to the three fan blades to the three blades
of a table fan or the three blades of a standing fan or three blades of a propeller or three
blades of a windmill or three blades of a flower.
The trefoil symbol to make it more obvious is usually painted black and embedded in a
yellow background.
Or the blades are painted yellow and embedded on a black background.
I hope I am able to make you understand this very important symbol in the radiation field
a step closer to becoming a nuclear enthusiast.
There are different stories behind this symbol but the bottom line is that it was originated
from UC Brekley in 1946 and it has been used anywhere there is a nuclear facility to indicate
that there is ionizing radiation in your environment.
Subsequently, I will explain what ionizing radiation is so that you will know how to better
protect yourself or be better informed on your disposition to this kind of scenario or
environment.
Thank you very much and be enlightened.