What is a safety warning sign?

Safety warning signs are divided into four categories: prohibition signs, warning signs, indicating signs, prompting signs and supplementary signs.

1. No sign.

Prohibition means prohibiting or stopping certain behaviors of people.

The geometric figure of the sign is a circle with diagonal lines, in which the circles are connected by red diagonal lines; The symbol is black and the background is white.

There are 40 forbidden signs in China, such as: no flammable materials, no smoking, no traffic, no fireworks, no water ignition, no kindling, no turning during start-up and maintenance, no refueling during operation, no crossing, no riding, no climbing, etc.

2. Warning signs

Signs mean to warn people of possible dangers.

The geometry of the warning sign is a black triangle, a black symbol and a yellow background.

There are 39 warning signs in China, such as: pay attention to safety, electric shock, explosion, fire, corrosion, poisoning, mechanical injury, hand injury, hanging objects, foot adhesion, falling objects, vehicles, arc light, roof caving, gas, collapse, ionizing radiation, fissile materials and falling.

3. Indicating signs

This sign means that it must be observed.

The geometric figure of the logo is round, the background is blue and the graphic symbol is white.

* * * There are 16 signs, such as safety helmet, protective shoes, safety belt, protective glasses, gas mask, ear protector, protective gloves and protective clothing.

4. Prompt signs

This sign means to indicate the direction of the target.

The geometric figure of the logo is square, green background, white graphic symbol and text.

There are eight signs on the site, such as emergency exit, shelter, emergency shelter, high temperature area, broken board, first aid point, first aid telephone and first aid medical station.

5. Supplementary signs

Supplementary signs are supplementary descriptions of the above four signs to prevent misunderstanding.

Signs are divided into horizontal writing and vertical writing. It is horizontally written as a rectangle, written under the sign, and can be connected or separated from the sign; Write vertically at the top of the sign post.

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