Color Coding for Cleaning and Safety
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Limpieza
Bacterial cross-contamination is defined as the transfer of bacteria or other
microorganisms from one substance or surface to another. Other types of cross-contamination
they include the transfer of food allergens, chemicals, or toxins.
In surface cleaning, the following color code for cleaning should be applied.
includes rags, mops, brooms, and even products for their application, some suppliers
They use colors for their products which makes it easier for us to use them.
Red: areas with high bacterial load (bathrooms and toilets).
Yellow: areas with lower bacterial load (tiles, ceramics, sinks, showers).
Green: areas where food is handled (kitchens and dining rooms).
White: intended for general cleaning.
Blue: other surfaces (usually: crystals).
Kitchen
The use of bright colors facilitates the correct identification of the tool.
For each food, these colors in the case of knives are usually identified.
in the mango and in the case of the tables some are made of high-density polyethylene
density, styrene and polycarbonate resins of their respective color
The tables and knives match, and each color relates to a category of
foods
Red
Raw meats
This color is used for raw red meats like pork or beef.
Blue
Seafood
This color is used for fish and seafood
Yellow
Birds
This color is used for poultry proteins such as chicken or turkey.
Green
Fruits and vegetables
This color is used for vegetables, fruits, and greens.
White
Dairy
This color is used for cheeses and is also used for cured meats like the
ham
Coffee
Cooked meats
This color is used for meats or chicken that have undergone a cooking process.
Purple
Allergen
This color is used for allergen-free food.
In every kitchen, the use of these colors is important with the intention of following the
parameters that indicate and mark the Distintivo H in Mexico
Security
The function of colors and safety signals is to attract attention to
places, objects, or situations that may cause accidents or create risks to
health, as well as indicate the location of devices or equipment that have
importance from the point of view of security.
The application of safety colors is done directly on the objects.
parts of buildings, machine elements, equipment or devices, the colors
the following are applicable:
Red
The color red denotes stop or prohibition and also identifies the elements against
fire. It is used to indicate emergency stop devices or devices
related to security whose use is prohibited under normal circumstances,
for example: Alarm buttons. Buttons, push-button or stop levers of
emergency. Buttons or lever that activate the security system against
fire (sprinklers, injection of fire extinguishing gas, etc.).
It is also used to indicate the location of fire-fighting equipment such as, for example,
Example: Fire extinguishers. Buckets or containers for sand or extinguishing powder. Niches,
hydrants or hose supports. Blanket boxes.
In radio code, Red means: Fire or alarm.
Blue
The color blue denotes obligation. It applies to those parts of devices whose
removal or operation implies the obligation to proceed with caution, for
Example: Electric panel covers. Gearbox covers. Boxes of
command of gear and machines. Use of personal protective equipment,
etc.
In radio code, it means: Attention, follow-up, proceed with caution.
Yellow
It will be used only or combined with black bands of equal width, tilted.
45º with respect to the horizontal to indicate caution or warn about risks in:
Parts of machines that can hit, cut, electrocute, or harm in any way.
another way; it will also be used to emphasize those risks in case they are removed
protectors or covers and also to indicate the travel limits of parts
mobile phones. Interior or edges of doors or covers that must remain
usually closed, for example from: key box covers, fuses or
electrical connections, contact of the closed door frame (door of the
staircase and elevator lobby fire protection), of lids of
piso o de inspección. Desniveles que puedan originar caídas, por ejemplo: primer
the last flight of stairs, platform edges, pits, etc. Barriers or fences,
railings, pillars, posts, protruding parts of installations or devices that are
they should extend within the areas of normal passages and be able to be hit or
hit. Protruding parts of construction or movement equipment
materials (bumpers, springs), of bulldozers, tractors, cranes, dollies
forklifts, etc.).
In radio code, Yellow means: Warning, possible risk.
Green
The color green denotes a safe condition. It is used in safety elements.
general, except for fire, for example, in: Access doors to first aid rooms
assistance. Emergency doors or exits. First aid kits. Cabinets with items of
security. Cabinets with personal protective equipment. Stretchers. Showers.
safety. Eyewash stations, etc.
In radio code, green means: advance, safe zone, situation controlled.
In hospitality, colors such as are also used:
Black
The color black means radiation in the international standard, but in hospitality
it means a situation of extreme caution or in extreme cases death, so
cual es importante tener mucha discreción en caso de aplicar un código negro
Gray
A gray code is used in hospitality to mark a risk situation such as a fall.
fracture, something we must limit with a yellow code but that requires a
immediate attention so that it does not evolve, generally the gray codes
they tend to turn black.