SAFETY SIGNS AND COLOURS.

Training Module Number : TRM/1009A/ Version : 01 Date :31.07.2017

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 OBJECTIVE OF THIS TRAINING?

• To understand Safety concerns behind

the signage's and colours

• To avoid the confusion in

understanding of safety concepts.

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 Introduction :

• Safety Colour and Safety Signs plays an

important role in preventing Workplace
Hazards.

• IS 9457-2005 prescribes the safety

identification colours and design
principles for safety signs to be used in
workplace.

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 IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY.

1. Safety Colour:-
Colour of special property to which meaning is
attributed.

2. Safety Marking:-
Marking which adopt the use of safety colours and/or
safety contrast colours to convey a safety message or
render object or location conspicuous.

3. Safety Signs
Signs which gives a general safety message, obtained
by combination of colour and geometric shape and
which by addition of graphical symbol gives a particular
safety message.

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 YELLOW – Caution or Warning.

Colour Meaning Geometric Shape Illustration

CAUTION or
WARNING
YELLOW
Be careful;
Take precautions;
Examine.
Equilateral Triangle.

Examples:

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 RED –Prohibition or Danger.

Colour Meaning Geometric Shape Illustration

PROHIBITION/DANGER
RED
Prohibiting certain
actions such as smoking
Circle with diagonal
bar.

Examples:

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 RED –Fire Safety and Fire Fighting Equipment.

Colour Meaning Geometric Shape Illustration

Fire Safety and Fire

RED Fighting Equipment.

Ex-Fire Extinguisher. Square and

Rectangle

Examples:

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 BLUE – Mandatory.

Colour Meaning Geometric Shape Illustration

MANDATORY ACTION
BLUE
Specific behaviour or
action
e.g. Wear PPE Circle

Examples:

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 GREEN – SAFE Condition.

Colour Meaning Geometric Shape Illustration

Information about the

GREEN SAFE Condition. THINK SAFETY
Ex-Emergency Assembly
Point.
Square and
Rectangle

Examples:

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 SUMMARY

Yellow Hazards such as flammable

Warning
materials.

Prohibiting certain actions such

Prohibition Red as smoking.

Instructions that must be

Mandatory Blue obeyed such as ‘wear eye
protection’.
Blue
Safe Safety features such as
Condition Green
emergency shower.

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