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Pictograph: Keep paints and solvents in their original containers

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Keep oil-based paints and flammable and combustible solvents in their original containers and tightly capped. Never store them in breakable glass containers.

The images below are displayed in the order in which they were tested for comprehension.

Pouring a container of oil into a glass jar with a red line across the illustration.
Oil and paint thiner containers shown with a glass jar. A red x is above each.
Sealed containers of oil and paint thinner with green checkmarks above each.

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This pictograph shows storage of oil and solvents in their original containers.