Environmental Signage Program Guide
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ScribdTranslationsENVIRONMENTAL SIGNAGE PROGRAM
The Environmental Signage Program consists of a set of measures aimed at controlling the
Environmental effects through signage to visually indicate the different risks
existentes en la institución de tal forma que estas sirvan como precaución y obligación, las cuales
they must be fulfilled by students, teachers, and administrative staff, these will be provided through the
use of colors and signs that will be placed throughout the San Carlos Private University - UPSC
OBJECTIVES
General
Ensure the safety of the San Carlos Private University for workers and
students.
Specific
Guide students on the location of risk areas during activities
of learning and work.
To make it understood, as quickly as possible, the information for prevention of
accidents, risks and hazards to health, facilitate emergency evacuation and
also the existence of particular circumstances.
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Warning signs are expected to be placed, especially in study areas.
auxiliaries, access, waste storage areas. It will also be placed
signage related to the various activities that are carried out and the risks
potentials.
The signage must be visible, day and night, for which material will be selected.
reflective for its manufacturing.
The signals should be as simple as possible, avoiding unnecessary details and being
possible, exemplifying with the help of pictograms.
The signs must be placed at an appropriate height and location with respect to the
angle of vision of students and workers in areas that have good visibility
and at a safe distance from the risk or danger zone that is intended to be communicated.
To ensure good effectiveness in signaling, too many signs will not be placed.
next to each other. Also, when they stop fulfilling their informative role as the
Risky situations cease to be so, they must be removed.
Safety Colors
Color Meaning Instructions
Prohibition Sign. Dangerous behavior
Stop, devices of
Danger, alarm disconnection of emergency.
RED Evacuation.
Prevention and combat materials against Identification and location
Fires
YELLOW Warning sign. Attention, caution, verification
Behavior o action
specific
BLUE Obligation Sign Obligation to use equipment of
individual protection.
Doors, exits, passages, material,
Distress or rescue signal. rescue posts or of
GREEN help, locals.
Security situation Return to normalcy.
Contrast Colors
Contrast colors should be used to highlight the safety color more.
fundamental
Safety color Contrast color
RED WHITE
YELLOW BLACK
BLUE WHITE
GREEN WHITE
Symbols
The presentation of the symbols will be as simple as possible and details should be eliminated.
that are not essential and their dimension should be proportional to the size of the signal in order to
facilitate their perception and understanding.
Geometric shape and general meaning
GEOMETRIC SHAPE MEANING COLOR OF COLOR OF COLOR OF EXAMPLE OF USE
SECURITY CONTRAST PICTOGRAM
No smoking.
Forbidden to do
PROHIBITION RED WHITE* BLACK
fire.
CIRCLE WITH DIAGONAL
Use protection
ocular
OBLIGATION BLUE WHITE* WHITE wear a suit of
security.
CIRCLE Wear a mask.
Electrical risk
Danger of death
WARNING YELLOW BLACK BLACK
Acid danger
corrosive
EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE
CONDITIONS
ABOUT SECURITY
Address that
must be followed.
SQUARE
ROUTES OF
GREEN WHITE* WHITE Meeting point
ESCAPE
Phone of
emergency
EQUIPMENT OF
RECTANGLE
SECURITY
Fire extinguisher
SECURITY fire
SQUARE AGAINST RED WHITE* WHITE
FIRES Fire hose
fires
RECTANGLE
BLACK OR THE COLOR OF Message
WHITE OR THE
SQUARE COLOR OF SYMBOL OR THEadequate that
INFORMATION COLOR OF THE
CONTRAST OF FROM THE SIGNAL OF reflects the
ADDITIONAL SIGN OF
THE SIGNAL OF SECURITY meaning of the
SECURITY
SECURITY RELEVANT graphic symbol
RECTANGLE
Dimensions of safety signs
The formats of the signals and safety signs required, depending on the distance.
from which the user will view the safety signal or will have to read the message on the sign
of security.
RECTANGULAR
Circular
Distance Triangular Quadrangular 1a2 1a3 2 to 3
(Diameter in
(M) (Side in Cm) (Side in Cm) Smaller side (Smaller side (Smaller side
Cm)
in cm in cm in cm)
from 0 to 10 20 20 20 20 x 40 20 x 60 20 x 30
> 10 to 15 30 30 30 30 x 60 30 x 90 30 x 45
> 15 to 20 40 40 40 40 x 80 40 x 120 40 x 60