SAFETY SIGNS

There are six (6) main types of signs..

1. Mandatory signs; This indicate things that you must do
2. Prohibitive signs; indicate things you must not do
3. Warning signs; indicate hazard or danger
4. Fire Safety signs; indicate extinguisher ocations
!. Safe condition signs; indicate safe routes or ocation
6. Haards signs; indicate hazardous su"stances or condition
F!N"TI#NS #F "#$#!%S& SHAPES AN' SYM(#$S IN SAFETY SIGNS
Safety co)o*rs
+a, %ed
#ed is a safety coour and must "e used for any$
prohi"ition sign concerning dangerous "eha%iour (e.g. the safety coour on a &'o
(mo)ing* sign). +rohi"ition signs must "e round, -ith a "ac) pictogram on a -hite
"ac)ground -ith red edging and a red diagona ine (top eft, "ottom right). The red part must
ta)e up at east 3!. of the area of the sign.
danger aarm concerning stop, shut/do-n, emergency cut out de%ices, e%acuate (e.g.
the safety coour of an emergency stop "utton on e0uipment)
fire/fighting e0uipment.
%ed and -hite aternating stripes may "e used for mar)ing surface areas to sho-
o"staces or dangerous ocations.

Ye))o-
1eo- (or am"er) is a safety coour and must "e used for any -arning sign concerning
the need to "e carefu, ta)e precautions, examine or the i)e (e.g. the safety coour on hazard
signs, such as for famma"e materia, eectrica danger, etc.).
2arning signs must "e trianguar, -ith a "ac) pictogram on a yeo- (or am"er) "ac)ground
-ith "ac) edging. The yeo- (or am"er) part must ta)e up at east !3. of the area of the
sign.
1eo- and "ac) aternating stripes may "e used for mar)ing surface areas to sho- o"staces
or dangerous ocations. 1eo- may "e used in continuous ines sho-ing traffic routes.

()*e
4ue is a safety coour and must "e used for any mandatory sign re0uiring specific "eha%iour
or action (e.g. the safety coour on a &(afety 5emet 6ust 4e 2orn* sign or a &+edestrians
6ust 7se This #oute* sign). 6andatory signs must "e round, -ith a -hite pictogram on a
"ue "ac)ground. The "ue part must ta)e up at east !3. of the area of the sign.
Green
8reen is a safety coour and must "e used for$ emergency escape signs (e.g. sho-ing
emergency doors, exits and routes) and first aid signs (e.g. sho-ing ocation of first aid
e0uipment and faciities). 9scape and first/aid signs must "e rectanguar or s0uare, -ith a
-hite pictogram on a green "ac)ground. The green part must ta)e up at east !3. of the area
of the sign. (o ong as the green ta)es up at east !3. of the area, it is sometimes permitted to
use a green pictogram on a -hite "ac)ground, for exampe -here there is a green -a and
the re%ersa pro%ides a more effecti%e sign than one -ith a green "ac)ground and -hite
"order; no danger (e.g. for &return to norma*).