Actividad de aprendizaje 16

Evidencia 4: Taller “Safety signs”

Cada empresa debe estar debidamente adecuada con señales de seguridad,

tanto en inglés como en español, y así cumplir con los requerimientos de
seguridad e información que exige el estado. Por esto, se considera
indispensable tener claridad acerca de las características de estas señales, con
el fin de implementarlas de manera adecuada. Es aquí, donde el material de
formación: "Permission and request in security and health", junto con el material
complementario, cumplen una función relevante durante el proceso de formación
de este programa.

Para la presente actividad de aprendizaje, el aprendiz deberá desarrollar un taller

que dé cuenta de los conocimientos que ha adquirido en el área técnica y que ha
afianzado mediante el material de formación del área de inglés, anteriormente
nombrado. Para realizar esta evidencia, se deberá tener en cuenta lo siguiente:

1. Estudiar el material de formación: "Permission and request in security and

health" y consultar el material complementario.
2. Desarrollar el taller “Safety signs” en la herramienta ofimática de su
preferencia.
3. Enviar el archivo al instructor en formato .doc o .pdf a través de la
plataforma virtual de aprendizaje.
 Workshop: safety sings

Safety Signs can be found in different places and situations. Each signal type
comes in a standardized color and shape, and are placed in very specific places,
so people can recognize them easily. This information was studied on the training
material "“Permission and request in security and health” " and the complementary
material. Now, it's time for you to evidence your learning.

1. Matching

Match each Safety Sign with its name. Write the letter of the definition on the line below
the sign.

B D J E A–H

C F G I K

A. General indication of “towards” direction

B. You must wear hearing protection
C. Caution. Risk of corrosión
D. Forbidden on matches and smoke
E. General prevention, caution, risk of harm
F. Caution. Risk of poisoning
G. Forbidden from using water as an extinguishing agent
H. General indication of “towards” direction
I. Safety goggles must be worn
J. General action command
K. First aid
2. True or false

Look at the next Safety Signs and read its statements. Indicate whether the statements
are true or false by placing a T or F in the space preceding the sign.

T T

You need to wear a half You can get burned

face mask in this place
T T

You can't smoke in this You can evacuate on this

place direction
T T

To wear Safety boots in this You could get an electrical

place is a must shock
T T

All personnel may enter her

with the adequate
equipment. This is a dangerous place,
we need to be careful

3. Completing information
Check the next chart very carefully and complete it. You might be useful to check the
complementary material.

Where can you find it?

(Write the name of the sign
Safety Sign Type of Safety Sing and use prepositions of
place)

Risk of poisoning signs are

usually placed on containers
Prevention signal / Warning sign
Example

with toxic products.

Safety helmets must be worn

Control action signal /Mandatory action sign
signs are usually placed
around construction sites.

Explosives material risk signs

1 Warning sing / materials explosives are usually placed in fuel
cellars, polvorines, laboratories

Danger in general this signal is

Warning sing / General prevention, caution,
2 risk of harm
used in power plant, forklift area
of flammable liquids

General obligation they are

located in a specific place,
which are exposed daily to the
3 obligation sing / General action command
use of heavy machinery or to
the handling of irritating or
contaminating materials

Danger electric are usually

placed in the vicinity of
4 Warning sing /Danger electric risk
electrical panels, machinery,
wiring.

First aid They serve to facilitate

workers the location and
Reacue signal /First aid identification of certain means
5 or facilities of protection,
evaciation, emergency or first
aid.
Do not extinguish whit water
this signal is used in places
where fires can be caused and
6 Prohibition sign / Do not extinguish whit water
water should not be used to
extinguish them, such as oil or
gas electric fires
 Mandatory use of the mask
cover you should use
respurators whenever you have
Obligation sing / Mandatory use of the mask to work in dusty atmospheres.
7 cover Hierarchical superiors
determine if respirators are
needed based on their health
and safety risk assessments

prohibited to light fire It is used

A. Prohibition sign / prohibited to light prohibition of the generation of
8 fire fire is located generally in
warehouses of fuel polvorines
laboratory among others

General indication of “towards”

A. Reacue signal / General indication direction They are used to
9 of “towards” direction provide indications regarding
evacuation exits, first aid
equipment or devices rescue

no smoking It is used to
indicate the prohibition of
smoking where this may cause
fire dange are located in visile
places of public and private
10 Prohibition sign / no smoking
buildings rooms recovery,
laboratories, reading,
exhibitions, warehouses , public
attention offices,hospital,
libraries and other buildings
Signs of meeting point to
indicate where is the point to go
in case of evacuation. This
11 Safe condition sign / fire assembly point
should be in a safe and clear
place. Removed from poles,
buildings trees, power lines
Warning sign Bui Their purpose is
tto indicate to users the proximity
and nature os a danger that is
difficult to be perceived in time. It
12 Prevention signal /Warning sign should be located near the
bui loading docks, cargo transit area,
on storage shelves where there is
radiation

hand washing . The signal must

be installed at a height not less
than 1.60 metros. Immediately
Control action signal /Mandatory action sign / above the connections. In
13 hand washing places that require asepxia
such as hospitals, laboratories,
bathrooms, surgery room
restauranst among others.
 Evaciation route
Must be used in every exit
intended for exclusive use in
case of emergency.indicative
signs of direction of emergency.
Indicative sings of derections of
the routes visible from any
14 Safe condition sign/ Evaciation route source of evacuation from
which exits are not directly
perceived or its indicative signs
and in particular, in from os any
exit of any exit of an enclosure
withoccupancy greater than
100 people who access a
corridor laterally.
Emergency eyewash This
signal is used to indicate the
place where aperson should go
after an accident in which their
eyes, contaminated materials or
15 Prevention signal /Warning sign
foreing substances could have
penetrated. Located in
laboratories, where chemical
substance, are prepared
surgical rooms

Pasos para enviar la evidencia:

1. Clic en el título de esta evidencia.

2. Clic en Examinar mi equipo y buscar el archivo previamente guardado.
3. Dejar un comentario al instructor (opcional).
4. Clic en Enviar.

Nota: esta evidencia es de carácter individual. En caso de requerir mayor

información, podrá acceder a la biblioteca SENA u otras fuentes de internet.
Recuerde revisar la guía de aprendizaje con el fin de verificar que ha realizado todas
las actividades propuestas, saber cómo desarrollarlas y entregarlas correctamente.

Criterios de evaluación
Ubica al interlocutor en un punto geográfico específico empleando preposiciones
en inglés
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