These Safety Warning Signs should be used to make people aware of a nearby danger. For example, Danger Signs, Hazard Symbols, Electrical Safety Warning Signs, Hazard Signs, Hazardous Signs, Warning Danger Signs can be used to indicate a flammable liquid store or a laboratory where radioactive substances are in use should have an appropriate Warning Sign near the entrance. Signs Warning of a particular Hazard consist of a black band in the shape of an equilateral triangle. The background within the band should be yellow with the pictogram indicating the type of Hazard in black positioned centrally on the Warning Safety Sign.

2. ‘GENERAL WARNING OF DANGER’ SAFETY SIGNS
CONSIST OF A YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH BLACK
BORDER, AND A BLACK SAFETY ‘PICTOGRAM’ ON
A YELLOW BACKGROUND.
THESE SIGNS INFORM THE RISKS, DANGERS,
HAZARDS AND INFORMATIVE BEHAVIOUR
REQUIRED TO HIGHLIGHT AND PREVENT HEALTH
AND SAFETY OCCURRENCES IN THE WORKING
ENVIRONMENT.
CATEGORIES: RISKS FROM ELECTRICITY, FIRE,
CHEMICALS, CONFINED SPACE, ASBESTOS,
LASER, RADIATION, BIOLOGICAL, PHOTOVOLTAIC
(SOLAR POWER), AND HAND VIBRATION.
OTHER GENERAL WARNING SIGNS HIGHLIGHT
THE RISK OF SLIPS, TRIPS, FALLS, OVERHEAD
DANGERS, HAZARDS OF OPERATING MACHINERY
AND EQUIPMENT (FORK LIFT TRUCKS ETC.), HOT
WATER, TEMPERATURES (HIGH AND LOW),
EXPLOSIVES, AS WELL AS MAGNETIC FIELDS.

3. FIRE WARNING SAFETY SIGNS
IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SOURCES OF
FIRE RISK MATERIALS.
THESE FLAMMABLE MATERIALS
INCLUDE:
FURNITURE, PACKAGING MATERIALS,
WOOD, PLASTICS, PAPER AND
CARDBOARD: FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
(SOLVENTS, PETROL, ALCOHOL,
METHYLATED SPIRITS, PAINT, PAINT
THINNERS AND VARNISH: FLAMMABLE
GASES - LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS
(LPG), ACETYLENE, REFRIGERANTS
AND AEROSOLS.
< WARNING SIGNS >
WARNING OF FIRE HAZARD -
WW2

5. CORROSIVE
HAZARD - WW4
CORROSIVE
HAZARD/DANGER SIGNS ARE
IMPORTANT WHERE
CHEMICALS ARE IN USE.
THESE SIGNS ALERT BOTH
EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS
TO POTENTIAL HAZARDS IN
PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL
SPILLS AND EXPOSURE

6. < WARNING SIGNS >
WARNING OF POISONOUS
SUBSTANCE HAZARD - WW5
THIS SIGN WARNS
WORKERS ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL
DANGERS OF
POISONOUS
MATERIALS IN THE
WORKPLACE.

7. WARNS OF POTENTIAL DANGER
OF IONIZING RADIATION - FOUND
IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES,
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS,
NUCLEAR REACTORS AND
NUCLEAR WEAPON PRODUCTION
FACILITIES.
IONIZING RADIATION IS HARMFUL
AND POTENTIALLY LETHAL TO
HUMAN BEINGS (BUT CAN HAVE
HEALTH BENEFITS IN RADIATION
THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT
OF VARIOUS CANCERS).

8. ELECTRICAL DANGER
SIGNS ARE USED TO
WARN WORKERS AND
OTHER PEOPLE IN
THE IMMEDIATE AREA
OF POTENTIAL
ELECTRICAL
HAZARDS.

9. ‘SUSPENDED LOADS
HAZARD’ SIGNS ARE
USED TO ALERT
WORKERS TO THE
PRESENCE AND
DANGERS OF
OVERHEAD LOADS
BEING TRANSPORTED
or MOVED.

10. WARNS OF THE HAZARDOUS NATURE
OF METHANE GAS. METHANE IS AN
ODOURLESS, COLOURLESS HIGHLY
FLAMMABLE GAS USED PRIMARILY AS
FUEL TO MAKE HEAT AND LIGHT.
ALSO USED TO MANUFACTURE
ORGANIC CHEMICALS AND METHANE
GAS CAN BE FORMED BY THE DECAY OF
NATURAL MATERIALS AND IS COMMON
IN LANDFILLS, MARSHES, SEPTIC
SYSTEMS AND SEWERS AND CAN FORM
AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE IN AIR AT
LEVELS AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

11. WARNS OF FRAGILE SURFACES
FOUND IN FACTORIES AND
MANUFACTURING FACILITIES.
THEY CAN BE ANYTHING FROM
MACHINES THAT CONSTANTLY
RUN, TO STEAM PIPES RUNNING
THROUGH THE FACILITY.
WORKERS IN THESE HOT AREAS
NEED TO BE KEPT AWARE OF
THE DANGERS AROUND THEM
AND HOT SURFACE SIGNS CAN
HELP ACHIEVE THAT.

12. BIOLOGICAL HAZARD SIGNS
ARE DISPLAYED TO ALERT
WORKERS/STAFF TO THE
DANGERS OF CHEMICALS
AND HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS.
ALL HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES MUST BE
PROPERLY LABELLED SO
EMPLOYEES KNOW WHAT
CONTAINERS ARE
COMPRISED OF.

13. LASERS ARE EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS AND REQUIRE
EXTREME CARE WHEN IN USE.
EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF
LASER LIGHT CAN CAUSE
PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE BY
BURNING THE RETINA OF THE
EYE.
PEOPLE HANDLING LASERS IN
THE WORKPLACE NEED TO BE
PROPERLY WARNED OF THEIR
HAZARD POTENTIAL.

14. ASBESTOS IS A NATURALLY
OCCURRING MINERAL THAT IS
HAZARDOUS TO HUMAN HEALTH
AND IS KNOWN TO CAUSE A TYPE
OF CANCER KNOWN AS
MESOTHELIOMA.
ASBESTOS WAS ONCE THOUGHT
TO BE A MIRACLE MINERAL THAT
WAS USED IN A WIDE RANGE OF
APPLICATIONS FOR ITS FIBRE
STRENGTH AND HEAT RESISTANT
PROPERTIES.

15. THESE ARE WARNING
SIGNS OF POTENTIAL
FALLING OBJECTS AND
DEBRIS ON
CONSTRUCTION SITES
REQUIRING WORKERS
IN THESE AREAS TO
WEAR HARD HATS TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES
FROM POSSIBLE INJURY.

16. HAZARDOUS TOXIC GAS LIKE
CARBON DIOXIDE CAN BE
VERY DANGEROUS AND
CARBON DIOXIDE WARNING
IDENTIFICATION SIGNS ARE
OF VITAL IMPORTANCE WHEN
IT COMES TO KEEPING
EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS
SAFE FROM HARMFUL
CHEMICALS/GASES IN THE
WORK-PLACE.

17. SERIOUS INJURY
CAN BE AVOIDED BY
INSTALLING THE
PROPER SAFETY
SIGNS WHERE
‘SLIPPERY HAZARDS’
EXIST.

18. POSTING ‘MOVING
MACHINERY’ SAFETY
SIGNS AROUND THE
AREAS WHERE MACHINES
ARE USED ARE A
CONSTANT REMINDER FOR
EQUIPMENT OPERATORS
OF THE DANGERS AROUND
THEM AND HOW TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES
AND OTHERS.

19. LOW TEMPERATURE
HAZARD WARNING
SIGNS CAN PREVENT
‘COLD BURNS’ AND
OTHER COLD RELATED
ACCIDENTS.

20. BEWARE OF DOGS’ SIGNS
EXPRESSES YOUR
MESSAGE OF GUARDING
YOUR PROPERTY THUS
INHIBITING ACCESS TO
YOUR PROPERTY OR
FACILITY.
THIS INCREASES YOUR
SECURITY AND LOWERS
LIABILITY CONCERNS.

21. ‘FORKLIFT BEWARE’
SIGNS ARE USED TO
DECREASE ACCIDENTS
AND INCREASE FORKLIFT
AWARENESS IN YOUR
WAREHOUSES,
FACTORIES AND
FACILITIES.

22. CONVEYOR BELT
WARNING SIGN ARE
USED TO ADVISE
WORKERS TO BE
AWARE OF THE
DANGERS ASSOCIATED
WITH OBJECTS OR
MATERIALS FALLING
OFF CONVEYOR BELTS..

23. ‘SLIPPERY STEPS’ HAZARDS ARE
EVERYDAY ISSUES THAT NEED
TO BE CAREFULLY HANDLED TO
AVOID FALLS, MISHAPS AND
UNNECESSARY VISITOR OR
EMPLOYEE INJURIES IN THE
WORKPLACE.

24. WITH DANGEROUS
EXPOSED ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO ALERT
WORKERS OF THESE
HAZARDS.
A CUSTOM HIGH
VOLTAGE SIGN CALLS
ATTENTION TO THE
DANGERS OF OVERHEAD
LINES, BATTERY
CHARGING STATIONS,
AND MUCH MORE.

25. < WARNING SIGNS >
BEWARE OF SWINGING
OBJECTS - WW24 THIS SIGN ALERTS
WORKERS OF
HARMFUL
SWINGING OBJECTS
ON A
CONSTRUCTION
SITE

26. CONFINED SPACES MAY
CONTAIN HAZARDOUS AIR
CONTAMINANTS THAT MAY BE
ODOURLESS WHICH CAN ONLY
BE DETECTED WITH TESTING.
SOMETIMES INERT GASES
(SUCH AS NITROGEN)
DISPLACE OXYGEN SO THAT
THE CONFINED SPACE IS
OXYGEN-DEFICIENT AND
COULD BE DANGEROUS TO
WORKERS.

27. WORKING WITH AND
AROUND ‘RADIO
FREQUENCY’ EQUIPMENT
CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO
HEALTH, RESULTING IN
RADIATION BURNS FROM
EXPOSURE AND CONTACT
CURRENTS. ONE PART OF
THAT SAFETY PLATFORM IS
TO AFFIX RADIO
FREQUENCY LABELS
AROUND EQUIPMENT AND
AREAS WHERE RADIATION
IS A CONCERN.

28. ALERT STAFF TO
HIGH
RF/MICROWAVE
ENERGY WITH
PACEMAKER
WARNING SIGNS.

29. CONFINED SPACE SIGNS
IDENTIFY AREAS THAT
REQUIRE AUTHORISED OR
PERMIT ENTRY ONLY.
THESE SIGNS ALSO
COMMUNICATE
REQUIRED PROTECTIVE
GEAR FOR CONFINED
SPACES, INCLUDING
GLOVES, EYE PROTECTION
OR HEARING PROTECTION

30. ELECTRIC FENCING
SIGNS IDENTIFY
ELECTRICAL HAZARD
AND HIGH VOLTAGE
AREAS.

31. BEWARE OF MAGNETIC
CRANE’ SIGN ALERTS
WORKERS TO THE
PRESENCE AND
DANGERS OF
MAGNETIC CRANES IN
THE AREA IN ORDER TO
PREVENT INJURIES AND
FATALITIES.

32. THIS SIGN INDICATES
THE DANGER OF ‘NAIL
GUNS’ WHICH UNLESS
HANDLED WITH CARE,
CAN BE EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS.

33. WARN EMPLOYEES AND
VISITORS OF POTENTIAL
HAZARDS & DANGERS
IN AND AROUND THE
DEMOLITION
WORKPLACE.

34. WARN EMPLOYEES AND
VISITORS OF THE
POTENTIAL HAZARD OF
‘TRIPPING’ ON UN-EVEN
FLOORS.
HELP TO REDUCE THESE
ACCIDENTS BY
ALERTING PEOPLE
BEFORE THEY GET TO
THOSE HAZARDOUS
AREAS.

35. ‘BEWARE OF ROBOT’
SAFETY SIGN IS USED TO
INFORM STAFF AND THE
PUBLIC TO BE CAREFUL
AROUND THE ROBOTIC
MACHINE.

36. CATWALK HAZARD
SAFETY SIGN IS
USED TO INFORM STAFF
AND THE PUBLIC TO BE
CAREFUL ON AND
AROUND THE CATWALK.

37. .
MIND YOUR HEAD
SAFETY SIGN IS
USED TO INFORM
STAFF AND THE
PUBLIC TO BE
CAREFUL NOT TO
BUMP THEIR
HEADS

38. BEWARE OF PULLEY
SAFETY SIGN IS USED
TO INFORM STAFF AND
THE PUBLIC TO BE
CAREFUL WITH AND
AROUND THE PULLEY.