SAFETY SIGN / TYPES OF SAFETY SIGNS


Safety Signs 






Safety signs combine shape, color and pictograms to convey specific health and safety information or instructions. While there are regional variations, the standard safety signs are divided into five categories:

 • Prohibition – directed at stopping dangerous behavior, e.g. ‘No smoking’. The signs are circular with a black pictogram on a white background with a red border and red diagonal cross bar. 










• Warning – tell people to be careful of a particular hazard, e.g. ‘Forklift trucks operating in the area’. The signs are triangular with a black pictogram on a yellow background with a black border.







 • Mandatory action – instruct people to take a specific action, often relating to wearing personal protective equipment, e.g. ‘Eye protection must be worn’. They are circular with a solid blue background and a white pictogram. 






• Safe condition – identify safe behavior or places of safety, e.g. ‘First-aid station’. They are rectangular or square with a white pictogram on a green background.








 • Fire-fighting equipment – identify particular items of equipment, e.g. ‘Hose reels’. They are rectangular or square with a white symbol or pictogram on a red background. Prohibition No Unauthorized Entry Warning Toxic Material Mandatory Safety Boots Must Be Worn Safe Condition Emergency Escape Route Fire-Fighting Equipment Hose Reel







ADVANTAGES OF SAFETY SIGN

This is to overcome any language barrier that might be created if text alone were used (as a result of illiteracy, learning difficulties, language or certain eyesight impairments). It is important to recognize that workers may not know the meaning of the safety signs in use in a workplace (some are obvious but others not) and therefore safety signs must be included in induction or job-specific training.

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