Safety Signage

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INTRODUCTION

Most signs are self-explanatory, but if you

encounter a sign where the meaning is not
clear, seek advice before you commence work
in the area covered by the sign.

WHAT IS SIGN

An inscribed board, plaque or other delineated

? space on which a combination of legend and
symbolic shape is used to convey message

WHY DO WE NEED SAFETY SIGNAGE

Safety signs draw your attention to objects and situations

affecting your health and safety

WHERE ARE SAFETY SIGNAGE PLACED

 Before safety signage is placed, the

responsible person shall risk
assessment to ensure that the type
of sign used is suitable for intended
purpose

 Safety signs are placed in strategic locations as close as

possible to hazardous areas. If they become damaged or

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unreadable, please report this to your supervisor so that

the sign/s can be replaced

Safety signs are placed for your protection. Do not remove

them unless you have been so authorized

How ever, controlling the hazards risk like elimination

substitution, engineering, need to be done

Safety sign do not replace the need for proper accident

prevention measures

FUNCTION OF SAFETY SIGN

1. To indicate prohibition or mandatory requirements, to

warn, or to inform
2. Accident prevention (Safety sign draws attention to objects
and situation affecting health and safety)
3. To warn of hazards and to provide emergency information
including fire protection information.
4. Give direction and information about emergency procedure

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CLASSIFICATION AND LAY OUT SIGN

Safety sign are classified and shall be used according to their
function as follows :

A. Regulatory Sign
sign containing instructions with which failure to comply
constitutes either an offence at law, or a breach of standing
orders, safety procedures or other directions, depending on
which kind of control has been imposed at the work site or
work place.

They are subdivided as follows :

A1. Prohibition sign
(White-Red-Black)

Sign that indicate that an action or activity is not

permitted

A2. Mandatory Signs (Blue-White)

Sign that indicate that an instruction must be carried out

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A3. Limitation or Restriction Signs (Red and Black)

Sign that place a numerical or other defined limit on an

activity or use of facility

B. Hazard Sign:

Sign advising of hazards. They are subdivided as :

B1. DANGER Sign:

Sign warning of particular hazard or hazardous condition that is

likely to be life-threatening
signs in this category are of a special design which
incorporates the word DANGER in white letters on a red
symbolic oval shape

If a symbolic sign is required in conjunction with a DANGER

sign, it shall be separate sign place beside or below the
DANGER sign

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B2. Warning Sign (Yellow-Black):

Sign warning of a hazard or hazardous condition that is

not likely to be life threatening

C. Emergency information Sign

(Green and White)

Sign indicating the location of, or directions to, emergency

related facilities such as exits, safety equipment or first aid
facilities

D. Fire Sign (
Red & White)

Sign advising the location of fire alarms and fire-fighting

facilities

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ACCIDENT PREVENTION TAGS

An accident prevention tag is a miniature sign on card, paper,

pasteboard or similar temporary or semi-permanent material,
which can be attached to plant, equipment or other object for
the purpose of imposing a regulatory, requirement, or for
advising or informing users about some safety aspect of the
item.

MAINS MARKING

Knowing the position of underground

pipelines and cables is critical. Buried just
below the surface and directly above the
pipe or cable, mains marking tapes
protect worker when excavating

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DANGER BURIED GAS MAIN BELLOW

(BLACK PRINT ON YELLOW)

DANGER BURIED WATER MAIN BELLOW

(BLACK PRINT ON GREEN
)

DANGER BURIED SEWER MAIN BELLOW

(BLACK PRINT ON BEIGE
)

DANGER BURIED ELECTRICITY MAIN BELLOW

(BLACK PRINT ON ORANGE
)

DANGER BURIED FIRE FIGHTING MAIN BELLOW

(BLACK PRINT ON RED
)

DANGER BURIED STORM WATER MAIN BELLOW

(BLACK PRINT ON BLUE
)

DANGER BURIED IRIGATION MAIN BELLOW

(BLACK PRINT ON BLUE
)

PIPE MARKERS

Pipe markers are painted labels which are fixed to a pipe,

conduit, or duct in order to identify its purpose or contents.

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They are placed where pipes need to be quickly identified in

case of an emergency, or to distinguish one pipe from another,
where several are installed side-by-side
GAS - YELLOW OCHRE
ACID-VIOLET
FIRE - RED
WATER - GREEN
OIL - BROWN
ELECTRICAL - ORANYE
AIR – LIGHT BLUE
STEAM - SILVER
MISCELLANEOUS - BLACK

HAZARD (BARIER) DEMARCATION TAPE

Hazard and barrier tape is used to temporarily identify safety
hazards, or define an area into which you should not enter.

Red and White :

Danger : no access allowed

Yellow and Black :

Caution: area may be entered but use caution

HAZCHEM SYMBOL

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Hazchem signs and placards are used to identify dangerous

goods whenever they are packaged, transported, or stored.
The design, text size, and colors used on the various signs and
placards are specific to the type of dangerous goods to which
they relate.
Classification hazard substances

Class 1. Explosive

All material or substances including certain mixture

substances that can generate explosion effect by
heat, friction, pressure

Contoh : Ammonium nitrate, Ammonium per

chlorate, ammonium picrate, detonator for
ammunition, diazodinitrophenol, dinitropenol,
dynamite, gun powder, picric acid, etc.
Class 2. Gasses

2.1 Flammable gas (acetylene, LPG, Hydrogen,

CO, thylene, ethyl fluoride, ethyl methyl ether,
butane, neopentane, propane, methane,
methyl chlorodiline )

2.2 Non Flammable gas (oxygen, nitrogen, helium,

argon, neon, nitrous oxide, sulphuride
hexafolride)

Poison gas (chlorine, methyl bromide, nitric oxide,

ammonium-anhydrous, arsine, boron trichloride
carbonyl sulfite, cyanogens, etc)

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Class 3. Flammable Liquids

It’s liquid that can start burn when contact with

the sources
. Liquid flash point less than 61 o C

Smoke or fumes produced in this class can result

unconscious or death.

Example
: petrol, acetone, benzene, butanol, chlorobenzene, 2-
chloropropene ethanol, carbon disuliphide, di-iso-
propylane
Class 4.

Class 4.1 Flammable Solids

Solid material that can start burn when have

contact with external sources such as
sprinkle/fragment or fire
. This substances will start burn when have a
friction
Example : sulpur, pospor, picric acid, magnesium, alumunium
powder, calcium resinate, celluloid, dinitrophenol,
hexamine.
Class 4.2 Spontaneously Combustible Substances

Generally solid material in this class has big

ability to have spontaneously combustible
. Some of the types most likely to be burn by
itself when the atmosphere humidity or contact
with wetness.

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It’ s also produce poisoning gasses when get burn/fire

Example
: carbon, charcoal-non-activated, carbon black,
alumunium alkyls, phosphorus

Class 4.3 Dangerous when wet

Flammable gas produced by contact between

solid or liquid material with water
This substance also develop poisoning gas when
contact with water, acid or humidity

Example : calcium carbide, potassium phosphide, potassium,

maneb, magnesium hydride, calcium manganese
silicon, boron trifluoride dimethyl etherate,
barium, aluminium hydride.

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Class 5.

Class 5.1 Oxidizing agent

This substance can generate fire when contact

with flammable material also can produce an
explosion.

Contoh : calcium hypochlorite, sodium peroxide, ammonium

dichromate, ammonium perchlorate, chromium
nitrate, copper chlorate, ferric nitrate, potassium
bromate, tetranitromethane, zinc permanganate

Class 5.2 Organic Peroxides

Can assist in fire occur to flammable material.

If have heat or fire exposure in long time can
generate an explosion.
Have more danger effect if get reaction with
other material
.

Decomposition of this substances can produce flammable gas

and poison

Contoh : benzol peroxides, methyl ethyl ketone peroxide,

dicetyl perdicarbonate, peracetic acid.

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Class 6. Poison and infection

Class 6.1a. Poisonous (Toxic) Substances

The substance that can caused serious affect or

death to human when swallowed, inhale or skin
contact

Example : cyanohydrin, calcium cyanide, carbon tetrachloride,

dinitrobenzenes, epichlorohydrin mercuric nitrate,
etc.

Class 6.1b. Harmful (Toxic) Substances

The harmful substance that can caused serious

effect to human when swallowed, inhaled or skin
contact

Example : acrylamide, 2-amino-5-diethylamino pentane,

amonium fluorosilicate, chloroanisidines, etc

Kelas 6.2 Infectious substance

Substances that contents disease organism

Example : ‘Tisue’ ex medical patient, virus

reproduction, bacteria, plant or animal
Class 7. Radioactive

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Substances that contain material or material combined which

can spout spontaneous radiation.

example : uranium, 90Co, tritium, 32P, 35S, 125I, 14C

Class 8. Corrosive

Solid or liquid material that can break the wrap

or packages. This substances can produced
hazardous dirt / waste that caused eyes or
noise irritation also produced poisoning gas

example : hydrochloric acid, caustic soda,

sulphuric acid, hydrofluoric acid, calcium
hydroxide, nitric acid, potassium hydroxide

Class 9 Miscellaneous

Other hazardous substances that not include

in the exist class

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Sign Maintenance

For Maximum effectiveness, sign should be maintained in good

condition, keep clean and well illuminated
. Protective devices of various types are provided throughout
the site. Remember these signs and services are for YOUR
benefit, and, as such, it is in your interest to ensure they are
clear and noticeable, and the equipment is serviceable. In this
way, the equipment can serve the purpose for which it was
intended

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