signs to a safer world

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Signs to a Safer World What this session is for.

This session is intended to give a basic introduction toSafety Signs, their meanings and how to interpret them.

Some people will also want to be able to design their ownsigns and this course will explain how to approach creatingsafety signs that can be understood by other people.


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Health and SafetyHealth and safety is intended to

bring about condition free from

risk of injury or threat to our

health and well-being.

Signs are a key tool tocommunicate about risks and

actions needed.


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Signs to a Safer World


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What kinds of signs are there?Road signs

Instructions

Information Signs

Guidance / Direction Signs

Temporary signs

Safety Signs


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What are Safety Signs?

A Safety Sign is to provide information or

instruction by means of a combination ofshape, colour, symbol or pictogram, allmade visible and placed in clear view, and

they may be accompanied by sound orother signals.


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What do the colours mean?

The Safety Signs Regulations specify four

basic colours (plus black and white) toprovide information about thecircumstances. These are completely

standardised and no other colours shouldbe used.


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What do the colours mean?Red

Danger – Prohibition – Fire – Emergency

Yellow Warning – Caution – Take precautions

GreenSafe – Escape – Exit – Equipment

BlueMandatory – Things to do – PPE


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What do the Shapes mean?

The Safety Signs Regulations also specify

basic shapes to be used for signs. These aresometimes included as pictograms withina larger sign but in the main they form the

general shape of the sign. The shapes havethe following meanings.


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What do the Shapes mean?RoundCircle – mandatory to doCrossed out – mandatory NOT to do

Triangular Warning

Oblong

Information


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What do the Pictograms

mean?

Pictograms are added to make it easier to

identify the issue without the need forlengthy explanations. These are mainlystandardised by the regulations however

anything not covered can have a newpictogram invented provided it is clear andeasy to interpret.


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What do the Pictograms

mean? What could these mean?


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How big should signs be? All signs are required to be sufficientlylarge to be seen readily from where the

information is needed.e.g. a fire exit direction sign may need to be large to be

seen from the opposite side of a hall.

Signs must be in the line of sight.This is normally eye level for signs where people can getclose, and top of door height for signs intended to beseen from a long way away.


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What do these Signs mean?

You will now be given a question sheet to

fill in. Try to answer all of the questions.

Afterwards we will look at the correct

answers and other possibilities that couldhave been used.


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Quiz –

Question 1. What do these signs mean?


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Quiz –

Question 2. Which colour should these signs be?

Pedestrians must walk this wayGeneral hazard

Fire extinguisher this way

Fire exit–

do not obstructNot drinking water

Industrial vehicles may be present


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Quiz –

Question 3. Which shape should these signs be?

No access for industrial vehiclesLow temperatures

Emergency telephone for first aid

Emergency telephone for firePedestrians must walk this way

Do not extinguish fire with water


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Quiz –

Question 4.Suggest meanings for the following pictograms


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Quiz - Answers

Circle Crossed outOrder - Prohibition

Red - Prohibition

Do not walk here.


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Quiz - Answers

Circle - Order

Blue - Information

Use this protective

clothingSafety Boots


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Quiz - AnswersOblong - Information

Green - Safe

First Aid Kit or

station is here.


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Quiz - Answers

Triangle - Warning

Yellow - Warning

Danger of electric

shock


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Quiz - Answers

Oblong - Information

Red - Fire

Fire fighting

equipment herehose reel


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Quiz - Answers

Oblong - Information

Green - Escape

Fire exit this way


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Quiz - Answers The sign means What colour?

1 Pedestrians must walk this way Blue

2 General hazard Yellow

3 Fire extinguisher this way Red

4 Fire exit – do not obstruct Blue

5 Not drinking water Red crossed out6 Industrial Vehicles may be present Yellow


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Quiz - Answers The sign means What shape?

1 No access for Industrial Vehicles Circle crossed out

2 Low temperatures Triangle

3 Emergency telephone for first aid Rectangle

4 Emergency telephone for fire Rectangle

5 Pedestrians must walk this way Circle6 Do not extinguish fire with water Circle crossed out


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Quiz - AnswersSuggest meanings

Loads overhead

Drinking Water


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Quiz - AnswersSuggest Signs for the meaning

Danger from Electricity


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Do not Touch

or

Do not touch - Danger ofEntrapment


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Fire Door - Keep Closed


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Fire Exit This Way


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Quiz - AnswersHow did you do?

Do you feel that you can now identify and interpret signs?

Could you now devise (or identify) suitable signs for use?


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Represented By:

Dr. Mohamed Elgohary

Associated Professor

Alexandria universityFaculty of engineering

Mechanical engineering Department.

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