Warning safety signs

All appropriate warning signs must comply with the Safety Signs Regulations 1980 and must be displayed prior to commencement and for the duration of the work to be carried out (see BS 5378). Workplaces must be kept safe and tidy and all access/exit areas clear of obstruction. Additional information is available from HSE publications. 

The authors also include a discussion of the current ASTM Z 535.2 proposal for Safety Signs. This system combines three elements color, shape, and signal words to create three stinctive levels of hazard alert signs. ASTM uses the traditional signal words Danger , Warning, Caution . These words are not independent elements, but are always combined with specific colors and specific shapes. 

Automatic warning devices (signs, labels, flashing lights, etc.) should be added where neither design nor safety devices are practical. 

As defined by American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 535.4, a sign or label to indicate a hazardons situation that if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. Warning is to be indicated in black letters on an orange background. See also Cantion Label or Sign Safety Alert Symbol Safety Sign. 

Safety Signs information Caution and warning signs in place OSHA and other safety standards posted MSDSs available and provided ... 

Place safety signs, devices and labels to warn of hazards. 

Review the equipment s warning and safety signs. They are there for a reason. 

Young, S.L. et al. (2002). Safety Signs and Labels. Does Compliance with ANSI Z535 Increase Compliance with Warnings. Professional Safety, 47(9), 18-23. 

Safety signs, safety s5rmbols, or accident prevention tags where necessary to warn employees about electrical hazards which may endanger them, as required by 1910.145. 

Electrical safety signs should be used to clearly warn people of hazards associated with the systems, facilities and equipment. 

Note Any warnings or markings must compiy with the Heaith and Safety (Safety Signs and Signais) Reguiations 1996 (see iater section). 

Where the employer s risk assessment indicates that, having adopted all appropriate techniques, the risks cannot be adequately reduced except by the provision of appropriate safety signs to warn or instruct of the nature of the risks and of the protective measures required, the employer must ... 

Safety signs are not a substitute for other risk control methods such as engineering controls and safe systems of work but should be used to warn of any remaining significant risk or to instruct employees of the measures they must take in relation to these risks. 

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