Safety Signs - Safety signs are visual signs shaped in the form of signs, labels, stickers or other mark or advise users of the environment and the level of potential hazard that could cause an accident. It can also give directions to eliminate or reduce hazards and inform about the possibility or probability if not avoid the danger.
Basically safety signs are designed to inform employees about the dangers inherent in such places, as well as to avoid accidents from happening. Effective safety signs are signs that can identify and name all the possible hazards that employees need to know. Signage should be read at a glance form is insistence signs or emergency.
The method used to meet the requirements is using certain colours, geometric shapes and graphic forms have been standardised. There are 5 basic colours used. The choice of colours is also important, for example red colour indicates the exact type of hazard, while yellow is used if there is a potential for a particular hazard.
There are three basic categories of signs used at work namely mandatory signs, prohibition signs and safe condition signs.
Features on safety signs :
- Draw attention.
- Identify hazards found in the area.
- Able to identify actions that needs to be done.
- Easily remembered and understood by all employees.
- Placed in a conspicuous and legible and they are able to act according to the instructions of the safety signs.
- Signage can be seen and understood by those who have limited vision and did not understand the local language.
- Size and place that suits that are required information.
- Colour coding and design must meet the standards set.
A sign giving information or instructions about safety and health at work. The safety signage is one of the ways to control risk in the workplace. It is a cheap and effective. Safety signage can provide information about the risks in the area. To ensure that signs always give proper effect, management must maintain safety signs properly.
