SAFETY SIGNS AND COLOR useful tools to help protect the health and safety of employees and workplace visitors. used to: draw attention to health and safety hazards point out hazards that may not be obvious provide general information and directions remind employees where personal protective equipment must be worn show where emergency equipment is located indicate where certain actions are prohibited SIGN CATEGORIES Regulatory Warning Information SIGN CATEGORIES SIGN CATEGORIES SIGN CATEGORIES SIGN TYPES Symbol signs Symbol signs with text Text signs SIGN TYPES SIGN TYPES SIGN TYPES COLOR CODES CHART OF BOTH ANSI/NEMA Z535.1-2006 (R2011) AND OSHA: COLOR MEANING APPLICATION Danger Safety cans and signs. Red Emergency stop bar or button on machinery. Stop Identification of fire equipment. Labels and containers for blood and Fluorescent infectious waste. (Warning labels must be Orange, Biosafety fluorescent orange or orange-red with the Orange-Red biosafety symbol in a contrasting color.) Tripping, falling and striking hazards. Flammable, Keep Fire Away labels on Yellow Caution cabinets. Safety cans and containers for explosives, corrosives or unstable materials. Parts of machinery or energized equipment that may cut, crush or otherwise injure. Orange Warning Inside of transmission guards for pulleys, gears, etc. COLOR CODES CHART OF BOTH ANSI/NEMA Z535.1-2006 (R2011) AND OSHA: COLOR MEANING APPLICATION Location of first aid equipment. Location Green Safety of safety equipment, respirators, safety showers, etc. Signs and bulletin boards. Specific Blue Information railroad warnings against starting, using or moving equipment being repaired. Black, White, Yellow or Combination Traffic or housekeeping markings. Boundaries of Black with Stairways, directions and borders. White or Yellow Magenta or Radiation X-ray, alpha, beta, gamma, neutron and Purple on SEATWORK 1. GO TO YOUR ASSIGNED LAB AND ASSESS THE DIFFERENT AREAS, THEN CREATE APPROPRIATE SAFETY SIGNS 2. ROAM AROUND THE SCHOOL CAMPUS AND ASSESS THE DIFFERENT AREAS, THEN CREATE APPROPRIATE SAFETY SIGNS REFERENCES A Health and Safety Guideline for your Workplace: Safety Signs and Colour at Work; www.iapa.ca https://www.grainger.com/content/qt- safety-color-coding-labels-tape-202