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Evidencia 4: Taller “Safety signs”

Workshop: safety sings

Safety Signs can be found in different places and situations. Each signal type
comes in a standardized color and shape, and are placed in very specific places,
so people can recognize them easily. This information was studied on the training
material "“Permission and request in security and health” " and the complementary
material. Now, it's time for you to evidence your learning.

1. Matching

Match each Safety Sign with its name. Write the letter of the definition on the line below
the sign.

B D J E A-H

C F G T K

A. General indication of “towards” direction

B. You must wear hearing protection
C. Caution. Risk of corrosión
D. Forbidden on matches and smoke
E. General prevention, caution, risk of harm
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F. Caution. Risk of poisoning

G. Forbidden from using water as an extinguishing agent
H. General indication of “towards” direction
I. Safety goggles must be worn
J. General action command
K. First aid

True or false
Look at the next Safety Signs and read its statements. Indicate whether the statements
are true or false by placing a T or F in the space preceding the sign.

T T

You need to wear a half

face mask in this place You can get burned

T T

You can't smoke in this You can evacuate on this

place direction

T T

To wear Safety boots in this You could get an electrical

place is a must shock

T T
All personnel may enter her
with the adequate
equipment. This is a dangerous place,
we need to be careful
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Completing information

Check the next chart very carefully and complete it. You might be useful to check the
complementary material.
Where can you find it?
Safety Sign Type of Safety Sing (Write the name of the sign and
use prepositions of place)

Risk of poisoning signs are

usually placed on containers with
Prevention signal / Warning sign toxic products.

Control action signal /Mandatory action sign Safety helmets must be worn
signs are usually placed around
construction sites.

Prevention signal / Warning sign The risk of explosive material is

1
usually placed in chemical
laboratories.

Prevention signal / Warning sign Signal of risk or general

2 precaution is usually placed
where a danger may present

Control action signal /Mandatory action sign General obligation sign is usually
3 placed accompanied by another
signal.

Prevention signal / Warning sign The electrical risk is usually

4 placed in the vicinity of electrical
panels, machinery.

Information signal concerning to safe First aid signal is usually placed

5 conditions. in companies near the first aid kit

Shutdown signal with water is

usually placed where
6 permanently energized
Forbiddance signal.
equipment is found
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Half face mask must be worn.

this signal is usually placed in
Control action signal /Mandatory action sign
7 factories where particles are
generated

The sign of forbidden to generate

8 Forbiddance signal. flame are usually placed in
gasoline pumps

evacuation signal is placed in

Information signal concerning to safe
9 conditions.
factories or companies
indicating the exit

The sign of prohibited smoking

10 Forbiddance signal. are usually placed in hospitals or
public places

The output signal is usually

placed in companies or public
11 Safe condition sign
establishments indicating where
the output is

Ionizing radiation signal is placed

12 Prevention signal /Warning sign in general factories or hospitals
(x-ray room)

Sign of mandatory use of gloves

13 Control action signal /Mandatory action sign is usually placed in metalworking
companies
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Safety sign indicates the

maximum capacity of an elevator
14 Safe condition sign
is usually placed at the entrance
of the elevators

the sign of risk of falling objects

15 Prevention signal /Warning sign are usually placed at the
entrance of construction sites