Signs and Tags Safety colors v Safety red

Signs and Tags

Safety colors v Safety red v Safety orange • Fire • Danger • Stop • Warning 1 a

Safety colors v Safety yellow v Safety green v Safety blue • Caution • Safety • Notice 1 b

Safety symbols v Triangle- signs or diamond-shaped • Hazard alerts • Uses orange or yellow for color 2 a

Safety symbols v Mandatory action symbols • Inform of some type of necessary action • Circular, blue in color 2 b

Safety symbols v Square or rectangular signs • Provide general information • Green in color 2 c

Safety symbols v Symbol within a circle with a slash going from upper left to lower right • Denote prohibitions 2 d

Safety labels v Hazard communication labels • Alert of flammability, health effects, reactivity, special hazards • Provided in a variety of formats 3 a

Safety labels v National Fire Protection Association 3 b

Safety labels v Hazardous Materials Identification System 3 c

Safety labels v Piping labels • Flammable, chemically reactive, radioactive, hot, cold - yellow in color • Liquid, non-flammable mixtures green in color • Gaseous mixtures - blue in color • Fire-quenching materials - red in color 3 d

Summary of main points v Safety red identifies: Fire, Danger, Stop v Safety orange indicates: Warning v Safety yellow denotes: Caution 4 a

Summary of main points v Safety green denotes: Safety v Safety blue indicates: Notice v Triangle- or diamond-shaped signs are for hazard alerts 4 b

Summary of main points v Mandatory circular actions symbols are v Information appears in square or rectangular-shaped signs 4 c

Summary of main points v Workplace prohibitions: • Contain a symbol in a circle • Have a slash going from upper left to lower right 4 d

Summary of main points v Pipes carrying: • Flammable, chemically active, radioactive, hot or cold substances are labeled yellow • Liquid, non-flammable mixtures are labeled green • Gaseous mixtures are labeled blue • Fire-quenching material is labeled red 4 e