Soviet safety art poster

This poster belongs to a set of posters called "LABOUR SAFETY WHEN WORKING ON GRINDING MACHINES"
 
Title:
CHECK THE ABRASIVE DISC ( inside eye) It is prohibited to work without a test mark (square)
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO WORK WITHOUT A NOTE ABOUT THE TEST
 
The U.S.S.R. was notorious for its omnipresent propaganda. The Bolshevik regime proved wonderfully adept at using the skills of talented graphic designers and writers to create vivid images and slogans aimed at ideologically motivating the masses to transform society. Their work permeated all aspects of life during the communist era, including art, industry, and science. The state even invested a lot of artistic endeavor into such mundane areas as health and safety at the workplace and this original poster is an excellent example of this policy.
 
Eye symbolism: Eyes are probably the most important symbolic sensory organ. They can represent clairvoyance, omniscience, and/or a gateway into the soul. Other qualities that eyes are commonly associated with are: intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience, and truth. ... The eye often means judgment and authority.
 
Size: 43x58cm
 
Artist: P. P. Perevalov
 
Made in 1987
 
Printing technique: offset
 
Publisher: "Mashinostroenie"
 
Circulation: only 33700 copies.
 
Made in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union.
 
Condition: good