Health & Safety

• What are the different types of safety signs mentioned?

  Hazard Signs, Prohibition Signs, Mandatory Signs, Safe Condition Signs, Emergency Stop Sign
• What are the categories of safety signs?

  • Hazard Signs
  • Prohibition Signs
  • Mandatory Signs
  • Safe Condition Signs
  • Emergency Stop Sign
• What do hazard signs indicate?


  They indicate a specific source of potential harm.
• What colors and shapes are used for hazard signs?


  Black on yellow background and triangular shape, or black on white background with a red diamond.
• How can you differentiate between the two types of hazard signs?


  By their color and shape: triangular yellow or diamond-shaped red.
• What do prohibition signs indicate?


  They indicate behavior that is forbidden.
• What is the design of prohibition signs?


  Black on white with a red circle and diagonal stripe.
• What do mandatory signs identify?


  They identify a particular course of action that must be taken.
• What is the representation of mandatory signs?


  White on a solid blue circle.
• What do safe condition signs indicate?


  They indicate the presence of a safety facility.
• What is the design of safe condition signs?


  White on a solid green square.
• What does the emergency stop sign indicate?


  It indicates the location of an emergency stop button.
• What is the representation of the emergency stop sign?


  White on a solid red square.
• What should you do with the symbols for Health and Safety?


  • Learn them off by heart
  • Know which category they belong to