Personal protection equipment pictograms

1. PRESENTATION ON THE TOPIC:
Personal protection equipment(PPE)
pictograms
Presented by-
Tutumoni Kalita

2. PPE Symbols
• ISO 3864-2 standards are ISO mandatory symbol
labels to inform people of the policies that must be
followed. These symbols are found on product identifier
labels and data sheets listing the Hazards and the PPE
one must wear in order to protect himself.
• The International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) was founded in 1947 and is a
standard-defining body composed of representatives
from organisations around the world. ISO headquarters
is in Geneva, Switzerland and works in 162 countries as
of March 2017. It is backed by the United Nations and
Economic and Social Council.

3. Colour symbols and their meanings
 Red labels warn of dangers, and are a round shape
edged in red with a black pictogram; these labels
indicate the behaviour should stop.
• Yellow or Amber labels indicate a warning and are
triangular in shape with a yellow background and
black edging; these labels indicate where to take
precautions.
• Blue labels indicate mandatory actions where one
has to complete a specific behaviour such as
wearing personal protective equipment and they’re
round with a white pictogram and blue background.

4. • Green rectangular or square shapes with a white
pictogram and green background indicate
emergency escapes, first aid and no danger; these
are exit doors and escape routes.
• Red rectangles or squares with white pictograms on
a red background identify and locate firefighting
equipment.

5. Danger
Precaution
First aid/Escape routes
Firefighting equipment

6. ISO mandatory symbol labels
Wear eye protection label Wear hard hat label
Wear ear protection label Wear eye and ear potection
label

7. Wear hard hat and eye
protection label
Wear hard hat, eye and ear
protection label
Wear protective gloves
Wear foot protection

8. Wear anti-static footwear
Use face shield
Use breathing apparatus
Wear respiratory protection

9. Wear high visibility clothing
Wear life jacket
Wear hairnet
Read instruction manual

10. Disconnect main plug
Use safety lock
Lock out electrical power label
De-energized state lockout
label

11. Lift point label
Wash your hands
Wear opaque eye protection
Wear protective clothing

12. Wear a mask
Wear a safety harness
Use barrier cream

13. THANKYOU!