Safety Signs and Tags Overview

1. Signs and Tags

2. Safety colors • Safety red • Fire • Danger • Stop • Safety orange • Warning 1a

3. Safety colors • Safety yellow • Caution • Safety green • Safety • Safety blue • Notice 1b

4. Safety symbols • Triangle- or diamond-shaped signs • Hazard alerts • Uses orange or yellow for color 2a

5. Safety symbols • Mandatory action symbols • Inform of some type of necessary action • Circular, blue in color 2b

6. Safety symbols • Square or rectangular signs • Provide general information • Green in color 2c

7. Safety symbols • Symbol within a circle with a slash going from upper left to lower right • Denote prohibitions 2d

8. Safety labels • Hazard communication labels • Alert of flammability, health effects, reactivity, special hazards • Provided in a variety of formats 3a

9. Safety labels • National Fire Protection Association 3b

10. Safety labels • Hazardous Materials Identification System 3c

11. Safety labels • Piping labels • Flammable, chemically reactive, radioactive, hot, cold - yellow in color • Liquid, non-flammable mixtures - green in color • Gaseous mixtures - blue in color • Fire-quenching materials - red in color 3d

12. Summary of main points • Safety red identifies: Fire, Danger, Stop • Safety orange indicates: Warning • Safety yellow denotes: Caution 4a

13. Summary of main points • Safety green denotes: Safety • Safety blue indicates: Notice • Triangle- or diamond-shaped signs are for hazard alerts 4b

14. Summary of main points • Mandatory actions symbols are circular • Information appears in square or rectangular-shaped signs 4c

15. Summary of main points • Workplace prohibitions: • Contain a symbol in a circle • Have a slash going from upper left to lower right 4d

16. Summary of main points • Pipes carrying: • Flammable, chemically active, radioactive, hot or cold substances are labeled yellow • Liquid, non-flammable mixtures are labeled green • Gaseous mixtures are labeled blue • Fire-quenching material is labeled red 4e