Health and Safety - Know Your Signs
Knowing your health and safety signs is crucial to understanding quickly the exact meaning of a sign, whether in a workplace or public space.
There are five different types of health and safety signs, all of which mean different things and are used to portray information through shape and colour, these are most often used on construction sites, hospitals, manufacturing environments, warehouses, offices and anywhere that important information needs to be displayed.
The five main types of health and safety signs are:
- Mandatory Signs
- Prohibition Signs
- Safety Warning Signs
- Safe Conditions Signs
- Fire Equipment Signs
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Mandatory Signs These signs tell you to do something - they are alway blue and white with a pictogram in a circle. They can be displayed with and without words. When you see a mandatory sign you must obey its instructions. Shape - Circle Colour - Blue Meaning - Obey Examples:
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Prohibition Signs These signs tell you not to do something - they are always red and black with a pictogram in a circle with a line through. They can be displayed with and without words. When you see a prohibition sign you must obey what the sign is instructing you not to do. Shape - Circle Colour - Red Meaning - Do not / stop / no Examples: |
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Safety Warning Signs These signs are to warn you of danger - they are always lack and yellow with a pictogram in a triangle. They can be displayed with or without words. When you see a warning sign you should be aware of a potential danger. Shape - Triangle Colour - Yellow Meaning - Warning / danger Examples: |
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Safe Condition Signs These signs are used to direct you to safety - they are usually green and white with text and icons in a rectangle shape. To be used as directional to safety and or aid. Shape - Rectangle Colour - Green Meaning - Direction to safety / aid Examples:
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Fire Equipment Signs These signs are used to direct you to fire equipment - they are usually red with text and icons in a rectangle shape. To be used as informative fire safety and instructional signs. Shape - Rectangle Colour - Red Meaning - Fire Safety Examples:
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You can purchase Mandatory, Prohibition and Safety Warning in the shop - Safe Conditions and Fire Equipment Signs are coming soon!