Safety signs and symbols help to identify numerous risks that may be present in a workplace. By providing the necessary knowledge and safety guidelines, they caution workers to always keep an eye out for those hazards.
Therefore, as an employee or employer, it’s crucial that you understand what these signs and symbols mean.
Do you know your safety signs and labels? Let’s find out with our fun quiz!
What Are the Different Types of Safety Labels and Signs?
Before you start the quiz, it might be helpful to know all the different types of safety signs uses out there.
There are six primary uses for safety labels and signs:
· Prohibition: warn of any forbidden behaviours, such as smoking.
· Mandatory: point out actions that are required, such as Safety Clothing Signs.
· Danger: alert people to potential dangers that pose a risk to their lives, such as Explosive Signs.
· Hazard: highlight things that could harm you, such as trip hazards.
· Emergency information: communicate information that may be useful in an emergency, such as first aid signs.
· Fire safety: provide guidance for firefighting and evacuation, such as fire exit signs.
Safety Quiz Questions and Answers
The following safety signs/symbols can often be found in workplaces. We’ve taken away the text, see if you can name all of them without it. Select the answer you think corresponds to the sign. Answers are provided at the end.
Symbol 1
A. Neutral conductor protective function symbol
B. Protective insulation symbol
C. Negative symbol
D. Positive symbol
Symbol 2
A. Objects may fall
B. Stack correctly
C. Unload correctly
D. Be aware of falling objects
Symbol 3
A. Fire alarm
B. Fire exit
C. Fire alarm call point system
D. Fire extinguisher
Symbol 4
A. Optional symbol
B. Warning symbol
C. Mandatory symbol
D. Emergency symbol
Symbol 5
A. Positive isolation symbol
B. Parasitic current symbol
C. Potential equalisation symbol
D. Explosion protection symbol
Put Your Safety Sign Knowledge into Practice
Correct answers:
1. A
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. D
Who Must Comply with Safety Regulations?
Employers must undertake risk assessments to find and address workplace hazards under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations of 1999. Additionally, according to the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), businesses are required to offer safety signs that can be used to inform or warn people and lower their risk of getting hurt or developing health problems.
However, except for some fire safety warnings, the HSE advises that a business may not be required to show a sign when there is "no major risk to health and safety.”
Create a Safe Workplace with Label Source
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