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❑ SAFETY SIGNS
❑ PURPOSE OF SAFETY SIGN
❑SAFETY REGULATION ACT 1996
❑TYPES OF SIGNS
❑IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY SIGNS
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DEFINITION
Signs are warning of hazard; temporarily or permanently
affixed or placed at locations where hazard exist.
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❑ PURPOSE OF SAFETY SIGNS
❖They keep us safe.
❖They save us time.
❖They keep others safe.
❖They keep us out of trouble.
❖They help the society find order.
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Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations
The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations
1996
These regulations require employers to provide specific Safety
Signs whenever there is a risk that has not been avoided or
controlled by other means, e.g. by engineering controls and safe
systems of work.
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❑ TYPES OF SAFETY SIGNS
❑ Warning signs
❑Prohibtive signs
❑Mandatory signs
❑ Safe Condition signs
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WARNING SIGNS
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WARNING SIGNS
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MANDATORY SIGNS
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MANDATORY SIGNS
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MANDATORY SIGNS
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PROHIBTIVE SIGNS
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PROBATION SIGNS
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SAFE CONDITION SIGNS
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❑ IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY SIGNS
❖Safety Signs and Signals are one of the main means of communicating health
and safety information.
❖This includes the use of illuminated signs, hand and acoustic signals (e.g. fire
alarms), spoken communication and the marking of pipe work containing
dangerous substances.
❖Traditional signboards, such as prohibition and warning signs, signs for fire
exits, Fire Action Plan notices (fire drills) and fire-fighting equipment are also
considered to be Safety Signs.
❖In view of their importance, it is critical that all Safety Signs and Signals can
be easily understood.