Health and Safety Sign Design
- Ben Caldwell
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Health and safety signs are a key element in keeping us safe as they highlight a potential health and/or safety hazard and also indicate how we can protect ourselves and help others in a dangerous situation. From poisonous chemicals to overhead hazards, safety signs are used to underline a wide range of potential dangerous and hazardous situations. Another key factor of health and safety signs is the use of...
Green Safety Signs
- Ben Caldwell
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Green safety signs relays information to the reader, which emphasizes safety, for example showing exit routes, first aid areas or stations. These safety signs are shaped in a rectangular fashion with strong white imagery, showing clearly the direction the reader needs to move in or the safety services provided at a location. Text can be used together with the images displayed on any of these safety signs to make sure the correct...
Blue Safety Signs
- Shak Anwar
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Blue safety signs are otherwise known as mandatory signs, which indicate that a specific behavior or action must happen before proceeding, this might be putting on safety glasses when working with chemicals or making sure a hard helmet is worn when walking around a construction site. Mandatory safety signs are round in shape and are colored with over 50% blue background with a white pictogram advising the instruction.
Yellow Or Amber Safety Signs
- Shak Anwar
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Yellow or Amber Safety Signs Just like traffic lights, a yellow or amber safety sign denotes a warning, which warns the public to take precaution and/or care in their workplace or environment. These types of safety signs are seen when using hazardous chemicals. A warning safety sign is usually triangular in shape and visually over 50% of the sign has to be yellow or amber with thick black piping on the edge....