As far as preventing unintended injuries and deaths, safety signs are crucial. But another reason to have them around is that they are required by law in most circumstances. The Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforces specifications, rules, and regulation regarding safety signs and tags. These dictate everything down to the color, pattern, shape, and typography of your safety signs (though some leeway exists when it comes to design and messaging). But what's more important to understand is that complying with safety standards may seem like overkill if you’re a smaller business, but neglecting to follow signage requirements will leave your company wallet a little lighter.

1. Signs, Tags and their colour codes
‘CAUTION’
‘WARNING’
‘DANGER’

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Summary
▪ Word sign refers to a surface on prepared for
working of
• Safety instructions
• Industrial workers
• Members of the public
▪ Exclusions are news releases, displays
commonly known as safety posters and
bulletins

3. ▪ The DANGER header is used
• In hazardous situation which has high
probability of death or severe injury
▪ Is not considered for property damage
unless personal injury risk is present
Danger signs -
Introduction
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No variation in the
type of designs
posted to warn
about specific
dangers and
radiation hazards
Employees would
be instructed that
danger signs
indicate immediate
danger and special
precautions are
important ▪ Colours red, black and white shall
be those of opaque glossy samples
Standard
colours used
The look and variation

5. ▪ Caution is used to indicate hazardous
situation which may result in minor to
moderate injury
▪ Cannot be used when there is a
possibility of death and serious injury
▪ Should not be considered for property
damage accidents unless personal
injury risk is present
Caution signs -
Introduction
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Used to warn
against potential
hazards and caution
against unsafe
practices
Employees shall be
instructed that
caution signs
indicate possible
hazard against
which proper action
is taken
▪ Standard colour of the background
is yellow
▪ Any letters used against the
background are black
▪ Colours shall be of opaque glossy
samples as in ANSI table
Standard
colours used
The look and variation

7. ▪ General safety signs (SAFETY FIRST,
BE CAREFUL, STAY SAFE, THINK)
▪ Indicate general instructions to safe
work practices, reminding safety
procedures and location of the
equipment
Safety instruction
signs - Introduction
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Used when there is a need for
general instructions and suggestions
for explaining safety measures
▪ Standard colour of the background
is white and panel is green with
white colours
▪ Colours shall be of opaque glossy
samples as in ANSI table
Standard
colours used
The need and variation

9. ▪ Provide information in general to
avoid confusion and communicate
something important
Notice headers
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10. ▪ Following Colour scheme is
recommended by OSHA for
meeting the requirements
▪ ‘RED’ or predominantly red, with
lettering or symbols in a
contrasting manner
Colour coding –
Danger tag
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11. ▪ Caution tags are in used in minor
hazard situations
▪ ‘YELLOW’ or predominantly yellow
with lettering or symbols in a
contrasting manner
Colour coding –
Caution tag
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12. ▪ Represent a hazard level between
‘caution’ and ‘danger’ instead of
‘caution’ tag
▪ ‘ORANGE’ or predominantly
orange with letters and symbols
in a contrasting manner
Colour coding –
Warning tag
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13. ▪ Fluorescent orange or ‘orange red’
with lettering or symbols in a
contrasting manner
Colour coding –
Biological tag
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