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Symbolic Safety Signage
SignCategories
SubCategories
GeometricShape
PictogramColour
Geometric shape colour
Prohibitive Circular Black White with signal red
borderline and signal reddiagonal line.
PV 6 White Signal red
Mandatory Circular White Ultramarine (Blue)
Warning Triangular Black Golden Yellow
Information Fire Fighting Square Signal Red White with signal
redborderline
General Square White Emerald green
Table 1: Geometric Shapes of Signs and its Meanings
Information: Fire
FB 1Location of Fire Fighting
Equipment
FB 2Fire Extinguisher
FB 3Fire Hose
FB 4Fire Hydrant
FB 5Fire Alarm FB 6
Sprinkler Stop Valve
FB 7Fire Telephone
FB 8Fire Pump Connection
FB 9Location of Fire Blanket
FB 10Fire Marshall
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Information: General
GA 1First Aid Equipment
GA 2General Direction
GA 3Direction to Escape
RouteGA 4
Direction to Escape Route
GA 5Manned First Aid Station
GA 6Drinking Water
GA 7Blasting Point
GA 8Travelling Away
GA 9Re fuelling Point
GA 10Ladies Toilet
GA 11Gents Toilet
GA 12Telephone
GA 13Waiting Place
GA 14Emergency Telephone
GA 15Electrical Isolator Switch
GA 16Stairs Going Down
GA 17Stairs Going Up
GA 18Eye Wash
GA 19Safety Shower
GA 20Location of Bomb Bag
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Mandatory (do)
MV 1Eye protection shall be
worn
MV 2Respiratory protection
shall be worn
MV 3Head protection shall be
worn
MV 4Hearing protection shall
be worn
MV 5Hand protection shall be
worn
MV 6Foot and leg protectionagainst liquids shall be
worn
MV 7Foot protection againstcrushing shall be worn
MV 8Safety harness and
lifelines shall be worn
MV 9 Apron shall be worn
MV 10Face protection shall be
worn
MV 11 Air supplied hood shall be
worn
MV 12Dust mask shall be
worn
MV 13 Air extractor shall be
used
MV 14Keep area clean
MV 15Screening to be used
MV 16Use safety cage
Prohibitory (Don’t)
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Warning (Beware)
WW 1General warning of
danger
WW 2Warning of fire hazard
WW 3Warning of explosion
hazard
WW 4Warning of corrosion
hazard
WW 5Warning of poisonous
substances hazard
WW 6Warning of ionizing
radiation hazard
WW 7Warning of electrical
shock hazard
WW 8Warning of suspended
loads hazard
WW 9Warning of methane
hazard
WW 10Warning of fragile roof
WW 11Warning of biological
hazard
WW 12Warning of laser
WW 13Warning of asbestoshazard
WW 14Warning of workersoverhead
WW 15Warning of carbon dioxidehazard
WW 16Warning of hazard of
slippery walking surface
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WW 17Warning of hazard of
moving machinery
WW 18Warning of hazards of
cold burns
WW 19Beware of dogs
WW 20Beware of forklifts
WW 21Beware of materialfalling from moving
conveyor belt
WW 22Warning of hazard of
slippery steps
WW 23Warning of hazard ofexposed high-voltage
equipment
WW 24Warning of hazard of
swinging beam
