Health, Safety and Environmental Training Course

Safety Signs

“People, our most important asset”

Index

1)Why Safety Signs

2) Responsibility

3) Characteristics

4) General Sites Where Safety Signs Must be in Place

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Why Safety Signs

- They warn about hazards

- They indicate danger and source of danger

- They convey Safety information

- They give instructions, some mandatory

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Why Safety Signs

Safety Signs

Warn / Inform / Advice

Compulsory/Mandatory Action
Hazard Warn
Prohibited Action
Safety/Emergency Equipment

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Index

1) Why Safety Signs

2) Responsibility

3) Characteristics

4) General Sites Where Safety Signs Must be in Place

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Responsibility

• The HSE Manager is responsible to decide which Safety Signs are

required and where they have to be placed according to the Risk
Assessment.

• Every site must have a responsible person in charge for the safety
signs maintenance.

• All personnel are responsible to take care and report illegible,

damaged, removed or non valid safety signs.

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Index

1) Why Safety Signs

2) Responsibility

3) Characteristics

4) General Sites Where Safety Signs Must be in Place

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Characteristics

- Logically displayed and easy to read.

- Removed if no longer valid.
- Not substitute for proper health and safety control measures.
- Large enough to enhance legibility.
- Resistant to weather and corrosion.
- Securely fixed.
- Properly maintained, replaced when necessary.
- Sufficiently illuminated.
- Must be displayed in both, English and project/local
language.

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Characteristics

Color Shape

Safety
Signs

Use
Indication

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Meaning

PROHIBITION
You Must Not, Do Not, Stop

HAZARD WARNING
Caution, Risk of Danger, Hazard
Ahead.

COMPULSORY /
MANDATORY ACTION
You Must Do, Carry Out the Action Give
by the Sign.

EMERGENCY /
OR SAFETY EQUIPMENT
The Safe Way, Where to Go in an
Emergency
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Meaning

The Safety Signs lists provided represent the most

important signs of each category and the most basic ones
which can be found at some general working sites.

The lists given are not meant to be exhaustive. For the full
lists refer to the Site Safety Procedures.

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Prohibition Signs

NO OPEN FLAME
NO SMOKING

DO NOT REMOVE
DO NOT USE WATER PROTECTION
IN CASE OF FIRE

TRANSPORT OF ONLY AUTHORISED

PERSONNEL IS PERSONNEL
FORBIDDEN

DO NOT WALK
NO MAINTENANCE
WHILST THE
EQUIPMENT
IS WORKING NOT DRINKING
WATER

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Hazard Warning Signs

RADIATION HAZARD FORK LIFT

PRESENCE HAZARD

ELECTRIC HAZARD OVERHEAD LOAD

HAZARD

FALL HAZARD:
SLIP HAZARD
DRILL FLOOR

FALL HAZARD: WORKING GEAR

CELLAR HAZARD

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Hazard Warning Signs

BIOLOGICAL HAZARD PAY ATTENTION

COMPRESSED GAS
HAZARD ACID HAZARD

FLAMMABLE LIQUID/ TOXIC MATERIAL

SOILD HAZARD HAZARD

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Compulsory/Mandatory Signs

USE SAFETY SHOES USE FACE SHIELD

USE SAFETY GLASSES

USE EAR MUFFS

MAXIMUM GAP BETWEEN

TOOLS SUPPORT BASE AND
USE SAFETY GRINDING WHEEL SHALL BE
HARNESS 2 MM AND GAP BETWEEN
GRINDING WHEEL AND
PROTECTIVE CASE
SHALL BE 5 MM

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Compulsory/Mandatory Signs

USE SAFETY HELMET USE SAFETY GLOVES

USE BREATHING
PROTECTOR
USE CHEMICAL
GLOVES

TIE GAS CYLINDER

GENERAL
USE PROTECTIVE MANDATORY
FRAME ACTION SIGN

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Emergency/Safety Equipment Signs

EMERGENCY SHOWER EMERGENCY EXIT

STRECHER
EMERGENCY ROUTE

MUSTER POINT
EYE WASH STATION

FIRST AID KIT

SCBA –
SELF CONTAINED
BREATHING BREATHING
PROTECTOR APPARATUS

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Emergency/Safety Equipment Signs

PORTABLE FIRE FIRE HYDRANT

EXTINGUISHER

ALARM BUTTON
FIRE HOSES IN CASE OF FIRE

SPRINKLER FIRE BLANKET

ALARM FIRE BUTTON SMOKE DETECTOR

WHEELED FIRE SHUT OFF IN CASE

EXTINGUISHER OF FIRE

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Hazardous Labels for Chemicals

FLAMMABLE TOXIC

HIGH FLAMMABLE VERY TOXIC

HARMFUL FOR THE

ENVIRONMENT EXPLOSIVE

HARMFUL

CORROSIVE

IRRITANT

Labels must be posted on packages/tins/boxes according to the

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
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Dimension and position

Signs are to be:

- Used if needed

- Conspicuous

- Placed orderly and in correct manner

- Of proper dimension

- Positioned in visible and suitable place

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 Dimension

4M
S= 115 mm

S= 170 mm

6M
S= dimension

10 M S= 270 mm

S= 435 mm
16 M

S= 615 mm
23 M

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S= 910 mm
35 M
Barrier

Barrier tape is used to mark out areas where access is limited

or prohibited i.e. excavation area, radiographic area.

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Compliance and Removal

COMPLIANCE TO SAFETY SIGNS

Signs that warn of danger or give mandatory instruction must be followed.

Personnel must pay attention to information given by the sign.

NO PERSON MUST DELIBERATELY DISOBEY ANY SAFETY INSTRUCTION!

REMOVAL

It is forbidden to interfere or remove any safety sign or barrier if not authorized to

do so.

Disciplinary actions could be implemented and could arrive to the dismissal.

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Index

1) Why Safety signs

2) Responsibility

3) Characteristics

4) General Sites Where Safety Signs Must be in Place

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Site Entrance

• Overhead load hazard

• Use helmet

• Use safety glasses

• Use safety gloves

• Use safety boots

• No open flame

• Wear protective clothing

• Authorized personnel only

• No smoking

• 10 km/h speed limits 10

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Do not tamper with/modify
your PPE

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Yard

• Overhead load hazard

• Use helmet

• Falling materials

• Danger

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Offices / Dressing Rooms

• Emergency routes and exits

• First aid kit

• Muster point

• Fire extinguishers

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Storage Area

• Authorized personnel only

• No smoking

• No open flame

• Chemical hazard

• Fire extinguishers

• Emergency exit

• Eye wash station

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Mechanical Workshop

• Use face shield

• Use safety glasses

• Safety rules for fix grinding machine

• Fire extinguishers

• Eye wash station

• Emergency routes and exits

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Store Gas Cylinder

• Gas cylinders store

• No open flame

• Authorized personnel only

• No smoking

• Fire extinguishers

• Emergency routes and exits

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Electric Work Shop

• Authorized personnel only

• High voltage area

• Fire extinguishers

• Use insulated boots

• Use rubber gloves

• Connect an earth terminal to the

ground

• Emergency routes

• Do not use water in case of fire

• Additional signs

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Chemical Storage Area

• Toxic material

• Eye wash station

• Emergency routes and exits

• Authorized personnel only

• Fire extinguishers

• Harmful for the environment

• Additional signs

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Spent Oils Store

• Authorized personnel only

• No smoking

• No open flame

• Flammable material

• Toxic material

• Harmful for the environment

• Fire extinguishers

• Additional signs

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Fuel Tank
• Flammable materials

• Toxic material

• Authorized personnel only

• No smoking

• No open flame

• Fire extinguishers

• Close the valve in case of fire

• Identification labels

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 Power Generators Area

• High voltage area

• Authorized personnel only
• Fire extinguishers
• Wear insulated boots
• Connect an earth terminal to
the ground
• Wear rubber gloves
• Wear sound protection
• Emergency routes ant exits
• Do not use water in case of fire
• Additional signs

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Medical Emergency Safety Equipment

• Emergency equipment

• Stretcher

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 Always strictly respect all Safety Signs !
Never change, replace or remove Safety Signs, unless
you are authorized to do so !

If you notice Safety Signs being damaged, illegible or

removed, report it immediately to your Supervisor!

BE AWARE OF SAFETY SIGNS, THIS MAY SAVE YOUR

LIFE !!!

SAFETY DEPENDS ON YOU, TOO !!!

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