Be safe guys

In tec we have been learning about the different types of safety signs.

The yellow signs are hazard signs, the illustration tells you what the hazard is. If you come across a hazard there are three things you can do, you can isolate it by putting cones or a barricade around it, you can eliminate the hazard or you can isolate it and put up a hazard sign.

The blue signs are mandatory signs, you must obey the blue signs to stay safe in a work place, whether it be wearing safety glasses to Steele capped boots. These signs are for your own safety so pay attention to them.

The green signs tell you where the nearest exits are for when there is an emergency. They save you and many others from running around like a headless chicken looking for the exit. They also help eliminate other risks such as people running into each other.

The white circle signs with the red outline and cross through the centre are prohibition signs. You must not do what these signs are asking you not to or you / someone else may be in serious harm in a result to disobeying the prohibition signs.

   

I have created a hazard sign for the workshop. This is a hazard sign ( hard to see the yellow, sorry). The hazard depicted is someones hair getting caught in some machinery. To eliminate this hazard, tie back long hair and keep it out of the way.

To be safe in a workplace you must obey the safety signs. Now you know what these signs are, be safe! not just in a work place, but everywhere.