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Evidencia 4: Taller “Safety signs”

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
Example

Prevention signal / Warning sign with toxic products.

Safety helmets must be

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

s si The risk
1 Prevention signal / Warning
sign

of explosive
material
isusually
placed in
chemical
laboratoriesgn
The risk of
explosive
material is
usually
placed in
chemical
laboratories.
sign
The risk of
explosive
material is
usually
placed in
chemical
laboratories.
ign
The risk of
explosive
material is
usually

2 Prevention signal / Warning sign
Control action signal/Mandatory
3 usually placed accompanied
action sign
4 Prevention signal / Warning sign
Information signal concerning to
5 placed in companies near
safeconditions
6 Forbiddance signal
Control action signal /Mandatory
7
action sign
8 Forbiddance signal.
placed in
chemical
laboratories.
The risk of explosive
material isusually placed in
chemical laboratories
Signal of risk or general
precaution is usually placed
where a danger may
present.
General obligation sign is
byanother signal
The electrical risk is usually
placed in the vicinity of
electrical panels, machinery
First aid signal is usually
the first aid kit
he use of water as
anextinguishing agent
isprohibited. the signs are
usuallyplaced where there
areflammable and / or
electricproducts
Half face mask must be
worn. this signal is usually
placed in factories where
particles are generated
The sign of forbidden to
generate flame are usually
placed in gasoline pumps
 evacuation signal is placed
Information signal concerning to
9 in factories or companies
safeconditions
indicating the exit.

The sign of prohibited

10 Forbiddance signal smoking are usually placed
in hospitals or public places
meeting point. In general,
signsare placed to indicate
11 Safe condition sign the pointto which they
should go in caseof
evacuation.
Ionizing radiation signal is
12 Prevention signal /Warning sign placed in general factories or
hospitals (x-ray room)

Sign of mandatory use of

Control action signal /Mandatory
13 glovesis usually placed
action sign
inmetalworking companies

Safety sign indicates

themaximum capacity of
14 Safe condition sign anelevator is usually placed
at theentrance of the
elevators
the sign of risk of falling
objectsare usually placed at
15 Prevention signal /Warning sign
theentrance of construction
sites