7 Most Important Australian Safety Signs for Workplaces

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7 Most Important Australian Safety Signs for
Workplaces
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• There are mainly six types of safety regulatory
  signs under the Australian Standard AS 13191994
  for the occupational surroundings and they are-
• 1 Prohibition Signs Cant Do
• 2 Mandatory Signs Must Do
• 3 Warning Signs Hurt You
• 4 Danger Signs Kill You
• 5Emergency Information Signs Safety First
• 6 Fire Signs Fire Equips

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Prohibition Signs

• These are the best-known regulatory signs that
  indicate to people something, You Cant Do.
  These safety signs signal those actions or
  activities that youre not allowed to do
  on-premises usually displaying a universal simple
  graphic of the action rounded in a slashed red
  circle. E.g. No Smoking Signs.

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Mandatory Signs

• These regulatory signs are put in places where
  you have to follow certain kinds of instructions,
  Must do ones. They are mainly indicated in blue
  round signs with white backgrounds. E.g.,
  Indication of wearing protective clothing or
  equipment in Medical Zones.
• Limitation/ Restriction Signs
• Restriction or Limitation signs are used
  generally in areas of tight traffic flow to limit
  or restrict certain levels of activity or
  facilities used for people. These are specified
  usually in numbers, like the speed limit, hours
  of parking, etc.

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• Danger Signs
• These safety signs are hazard-prone areas
  potentially warning of the upcoming accident or
  situations that can be pretty much
  life-threatening or have the capacity to kill
  you. The danger signs are usually made in Red and
  Black headers with the word DANGER written
  inside. Commonly seen along with words like,
  High Voltage, Do Not Enter.
• Warning Signs
• These are indicators of caution warning you
  about situations that could harm you. Warning
  signs give you a heads up of the potential
  accidents or hazard zones near you. They usually
  have a black-bordered triangle with exclamation
  or Warning written inside. These are commonly
  spotted in Wet Floors, and Work in Progress
  which alerts us to be careful around the
  hazardous area to avoid getting injured.

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• Emergency Information Signs
• A situation can change from good to worse
  anytime, when things dont stay in your hands you
  need to find emergency facilities or first aid or
  exits or other safety equipment to save you from
  the bad situation. The emergency information
  signs are placed in such places where you can
  find the emergency facilities or equipment for
  your save. They indicate to you the location and
  the kind of tools or items you can find nearest.
  It usually comes in a green background and white
  icons. E.g., FIRST AID KIT, EMERGENCY EXIT
• Fire Safety Signs
• One of the critical safety signs which are
  usually placed on the bright red signboard at
  places easy to spot. These extremely important
  safety signs are seen mostly around fire alarms
  or fire equipment. They usually have White words
  on red background mostly directed toward a water
  hose, fire extinguishers, blankets and other
  safety equipment to save in fire accidents.

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