Describe in Spanish the meaning of the following safety rules.

__peligro requiere Peligro de caida de La seguridad es Cuidado con el piso

gafas de seguridad en material primero no merodear resbaladizo_________

esta area __________________ en esta area __________________

__________________ __________________ __________________

__________________ __________________ __________________

Piense
s abrocharce el Aviso Area designada para Peligro no entrar solo
cinturon de seguridad conocimiento correcto fumadures_________ personal
__________________ verifique su __________________ autorizado_________
__________________ informacion en esta __________________ __________________
__________________ oficina __________________ __________________

Propiedad privada no ____por favor guarde Unica salida _seguridad primero

entrar energia cierre las __________________ dobla las rodillas
__________________ puertas cuando este en __________________ mientras levante
__________________ uso_______________ __________________ peso______________
__________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
II. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. What are the types of safety signs?

1. Prohibition Signs – CAN’T DO

When you need to tell people that they can’t do something, you’ll need a Prohibition Sign – you know, the
one with the universally recognisable red circle with a diagonal line through it. Keep people from entering
private property with a NO ENTRY sign or signal that people aren’t allowed to smoke in an area with a NO
SMOKING sign.
2.

2. Mandatory Signs – MUST DO

A Mandatory Sign is a must when you have an instruction that has to be
followed. You’ll recognise these by a white symbol or pictogram within a
blue circle on a white background. If your workplace requires protective
clothing or equipment, for instance, you’ll have seen signs like: Foot
Protection Must Be Worn In This Area or Hearing and Eye Protection Must
Be Worn In This Area. You can also have just a word message with no
image for Mandatory Signs, with the words in black on a white rectangular
background.

3. Danger Signs – KILL YOU

If you need to warn people about potentially life-threatening hazards or
hazardous conditions, you need to use a Danger Sign. The familiar red oval
inside a black rectangle with the word DANGER in bold, capital letters,
alerts people to the threat. Common Danger Signs include HIGH
VOLTAGE and DO NOT ENTER.

4. Warning Signs – HURT YOU

When the hazard or hazardous conditions aren’t life-threatening, a Warning
Sign lets you know you could still get hurt. These are easy to identify with
their yellow background and black triangle around the hazard symbol.
SLIPPERY WHEN WET is a commonly recognisable Warning Sign.

The last 2 types of safety signs are informative signs:

5. Emergency Information Signs – SAFETY FIRST

If something does go wrong, Emergency Information Signs help people to
find the location of, or directions to, your emergency related facilities, like
emergency exits, first aid or safety equipment. The green background with
white writing and symbols is instantly identifiable for safety, with common
signs like, FIRST AID KIT, or EMERGENCY PHONE.

6. Fire Signs – FIRE EQUIP

The bright red of Fire Signs makes them easy to spot around fire alarms and
fire-fighting equipment. All text and imagery is white and stands out
against the red background. Fire Signs are available to indicate the location
of all your fire equipment, like fire extinguishers, fire blankets, fire hoses,
and more.
 3. WhWhat are the types of safety signs? at are some examples of safety signs?
4. What are the shapes of safety signs? (give some examples of signs)
5. What do the Colours on safety signs mean?

Meaning Instruction & Intrinsic

Colour Example
or Purpose Information Features
Round
shape; black
pictogram
Dangerous on white
behaviour; background;
Prohibition/
stop; shutdown; red edging
RED Danger
emergency cut- and diagonal
alarm
out devices; line; red part
evacuate to be at least   
35% of the
area of the
sign
Triangular
shape; black
pictogram
on yellow
background
Be careful; take
YELLOW or AMBE with black
Warning precautions;
R edging;
examine
yellow part
to be at least  
50% of the
area of the
sign

Round
shape; white
Specific pictogram
behaviour or on blue
action e.g. wear background;
BLUE Mandatory
personal blue part to
protective be at least
equipment 50% of the
area of the
sign

 
 Rectangular
or square
shape; white
Doors; exits;
pictogram
Emergency escape routes
on green
escape; first equipment and
GREEN background;
aid. No facilities
green part to
danger Return to
be at least
normal
50% of the
area of the
sign

Rectangular
or square
shape; white
pictogram
Fire on red
RED (fire-fighting Identification
fighting background;
signs) & location
equipment red part to
be at least
50% of the
area of the
sign

6. What are the 9 hazard symbols?

CLP hazard pictograms

Explosive (Symbol: exploding bomb)

Flammable (Symbol: flame)

 Oxidising (Symbol: flame over circle)

Corrosive (Symbol: Corrosion)

Acute toxicity (Symbol: Skull and crossbones)

Hazardous to the environment (Symbol: Dead tree and fish)

7. What is safety sign and why is it important?

Safety Signs are crucial in any work environment. The primary importance of
displaying Safety Signs is to prevent injury and ensure staff and visitors are well aware of
the possible dangers and hazards ahead in certain situations and/or environments.