Safety signs are used to prevent the accidents in the workplace area.

There are five types of safety signs with different colors as follows:
(i)Prohibiting Signs- Red and White

(ii) Information Signs- Blue and White

(iii) Warning Signs- Black and Yellow (iv) Emergency Information Signs- Green and White (v)Special Signs- White or Red

COLOURS USED IN SAFETY SIGNS

There are mainly three colors used in safety signs.

Each color will have some important meaning. The following Table 6.1 shows the types of colors used, their meaning and examples.

COLOURS USED IN SAFETY SIGNS

color Red Meaning Example Stop signals Fire fighting equipment and its location Emergency stop devices Warning of danger Caution signs Inside of machinery guards Escape route and refuges Clear or go signals for persons and vehicles First aid and rescue stations and equipment and their location, other than those authorized by the International Red Cross Society.

Stop, harmful activity

Yellow

Attention, danger

Green

Safety

Meaning of safety colors in ISO (R 408-1964)

Prohibiting Signs
These circular red edge signs prohibit the situation shown on the sign by the red diagonal line. Never Warning Sign ignore these signs. These signs Warn of certain risk shown on the sign. Warning signs are triangle and colored black on a yellow background.

Information Sign
Information sign are different from prohibiting signs. In that theyEmergency do not prohibit, but advise you Information Sign toThe take a certain action. You should always inform pay emergency information signs should you of exits, attention thesefire signs. escape to routes, escapes, fire doors, first aid points etc., so you can find these facilities quickly in case of danger.

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