Safety Signs
||The main categories of safety sign are:
Warning signs - for hazards such as flammable
materials
Prohibition signs - prohibiting certain actions such as smoking
Mandatory signs - telling people that they must do something such as wearing hearing
protection
Safe condition signs - giving information about safety
features such as fire exits
Fire-fighting signs - giving information on fighting
fires
Warning Signs
Shape - Triangular
Background - Yellow
Pictogram - Black
Border - Black
![]() Biological Risk | ![]() Corrosive Material | ![]() Drop |
![]() Danger - Electricity | ![]() Explosive Material | ![]() Flammable Material or High Temperature |
![]() General Danger | ![]() Harmful or Irritant Material | ![]() Laser Beam |
![]() Low Temperature | ![]() Strong Magnetic Field | ![]() Non-ionising Radiation |
![]() Obstacle | ![]() Overhead Load | ![]() Oxidant Material |
![]() Radioactive material | ![]() Toxic Material | ![]() Industrial Vehicles |
Prohibition Signs
Shape - Circular
Background - White
Pictogram - Black
Border - Red with Diagonal Line
![]() No Access for Unauthorised Person | ![]() Not Drinking Water | ![]() No Smoking or Naked Flames |
![]() No Smoking | ![]() No Pedestrians | ![]() No Running |
![]() Do Not Touch | ![]() No Industrial Vehicles | ![]() Do Not Extinguish With Water |
Mandatory Signs
Shape - Circular
Background - Blue
Pictogram and writing - White
![]() Hard Hat Area | ![]() Keep The Workplace Tidy | ![]() Switch Off When Not In Use |
![]() Wear Ear Protectors | ![]() Wear Safety Goggles | ![]() Fire Escape - Keep Clear |
![]() Wear Protective Footwear | ![]() Wear A Hairnet | ![]() Keep Locked |
![]() Keep Out | ![]() Wash Your Hands | ![]() Guards Must Be In Position Before Starting |
Safe Condition Signs
Shape - Rectangular
Background - Green
Pictogram and writing - White
![]() Slide to Open | ![]() Safe to Drink Water From This Tap | ![]() Emergency Eye-Wash Station |
![]() Permitted Smoking Area | ![]() Fire Exit Through This Door | ![]() Push Bar On This Door To Open |
![]() First Aid | ![]() Fire Exit | ![]() Emergency Shower Station |
Fire-fighting Signs
Shape - Rectangular or Square
Background - Red
Pictogram and writing - White
![]() Fire Extinguisher | ![]() Fire Alarm | ![]() Fire Hose |
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