DANGER SIGNS
The danger signs are designed to inform guests/ tenants/ residents/ staff/ owners/ officers of risks and threads in the area at hand. Use our danger notices and caution signs to alert your visitors and employees of perils, menaces and emergency exposures imminent to the functioning of your construction project, event work site, office, elevator pitfalls, hoistways, shafts, slippery surfaces, sidewalks, passageways, construction workers at work, dogs, etc… Owners and managers are required to post signs and notices with certain managerial responsibility and liability in mind; For informed decisions, actions and efforts on the part of employees and even public for danger signs installed in areas for authorized access, falling objects, hard hats and OSHA recommendations and regulations. With this in mind, concerned parties may wish to consult publications by the United States Department of Labor described and excerpted in the website below
https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.145
1910.145 - Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags.
1910.145(a)
Scope.
1910.145(a)(1)
These specifications apply to the design, application, and use of signs or symbols (as included in paragraphs (c) through (e) of this section) that indicate and, insofar as possible, define specific hazards that could harm workers or the public, or both, or to property damage. These specifications are intended to cover all safety signs except those designed for streets, highways, and railroads. These specifications do not apply to plant bulletin boards or to safety posters.
1910.145(a)(2)
All new signs and replacements of old signs shall be in accordance with these specifications.
1910.145(b)
Definitions. As used in this section, the word "sign" refers to a surface on prepared for the warning of, or safety instructions of, industrial workers or members of the public who may be exposed to hazards. Excluded from this definition, however, are news releases, displays commonly known as safety posters, and bulletins used for employee education.
1910.145(c)
Classification of signs according to use -
1910.145(c)(1)
Danger signs.
1910.145(c)(1)(i)
There shall be no variation in the type of design of signs posted to warn of specific dangers and radiation hazards.
1910.145(c)(1)(ii)
All employees shall be instructed that danger signs indicate immediate danger and that special precautions are necessary.
1910.145(c)(2)
Caution signs.
1910.145(c)(2)(i)
Caution signs shall be used only to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices.
1910.145(c)(2)(ii)
All employees shall be instructed that caution signs indicate a possible hazard against which proper precaution should be taken.
Safety instruction signs. Safety instruction signs shall be used where there is a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measures.
Sign design -
1910.145(d)(1)
Design features. All signs shall be furnished with rounded or blunt corners and shall be free from sharp edges, burrs, splinters, or other sharp projections. The ends or heads of bolts or other fastening devices shall be located in such a way that they do not constitute a hazard.
Danger signs. The colors red, black, and white shall be those of opaque glossy samples as specified in Table 1, "Fundamental Specification of Safety Colors for CIE Standard Source 'C,' " of ANSI Z53.1-1967 or in Table 1, "Specification of the Safety Colors for CIE Illuminate C and the CIE 1931, 2° Standard Observer," of ANSI Z535.1-2006(R2011), incorporated by reference in § 1910.6.
1910.145(d)(3)
[Reserved]
1910.145(d)(4)
Caution signs. The standard color of the background shall be yellow; and the panel, black with yellow letters. Any letters used against the yellow background shall be black. The colors shall be those of opaque glossy samples as specified in Table 1 of ANSI Z53.1-1967 or Table 1 of ANSI Z535.1-2006(R2011), incorporated by reference in § 1910.6.
1910.145(d)(5)
[Reserved]
1910.145(d)(6)
Safety instruction signs. The standard color of the background shall be white; and the panel, green with white letters. Any letters used against the white background shall be black. The colors shall be those of opaque glossy samples as specified in Table 1 of ANSI Z53.1-1967 or in Table 1 of ANSI Z535.1-2006(R2011), incorporated by reference in § 1910.6.
1910.145(d)(7)-(9)
[Reserved]
Slow-moving vehicle emblem. This emblem (see fig. J-7) consists of a fluorescent yellow-orange triangle with a dark red reflective border. The yellow-orange fluorescent triangle is a highly visible color for daylight exposure. The reflective border defines the shape of the fluorescent color in daylight and creates a hollow red triangle in the path of motor vehicle headlights at night. The emblem is intended as a unique identification for, and it shall be used only on, vehicles which by design move slowly (25 m.p.h. or less) on the public roads. The emblem is not a clearance marker for wide machinery nor is it intended to replace required lighting or marking of slow-moving vehicles. Neither the color film pattern and its dimensions nor the backing shall be altered to permit use of advertising or other markings. The material, location, mounting, etc., of the emblem shall be in accordance with the American Society of Agricultural Engineers Emblem for Identifying Slow-Moving Vehicles, ASAE R276, 1967, or ASAE S276.2 (ANSI B114.1-1971), which are incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6.
FIGURE J-7. - SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE EMBLEM
(For Figure J-7, Click Here)
1910.145(e)
Sign wordings.
1910.145(e)(1)
[Reserved]
1910.145(e)(2)
Nature of wording. The wording of any sign should be easily read and concise. The sign should contain sufficient information to be easily understood. The wording should make a positive, rather than negative suggestion and should be accurate in fact.
1910.145(e)(3)
[Reserved]
1910.145(e)(4)
Biological hazard signs. The biological hazard warning shall be used to signify the actual or potential presence of a biohazard and to identify equipment, containers, rooms, materials, experimental animals, or combinations thereof, which contain, or are contaminated with, viable hazardous agents. For the purpose of this subparagraph the term "biological hazard," or "biohazard," shall include only those infectious agents presenting a risk or potential risk to the well-being of man.
1910.145(f)
Accident prevention tags -
1910.145(f)(1)
Scope and application.
1910.145(f)(1)(i)
This paragraph (f) applies to all accident prevention tags used to identify hazardous conditions and provide a message to employees with respect to hazardous conditions as set forth in paragraph (f)(3) of this section, or to meet the specific tagging requirements of other OSHA standards.
1910.145(f)(1)(ii)
This paragraph (f) does not apply to construction or agriculture.
1910.145(f)(2)
Definitions.
"Biological hazard" or "BIOHAZARD" means those infectious agents presenting a risk of death, injury or illness to employees.
"Major message" means that portion of a tag's inscription that is more specific than the signal word and that indicates the specific hazardous condition or the instruction to be communicated to the employee. Examples include: "High Voltage," "Close Clearance," "Do Not Start," or "Do Not Use" or a corresponding pictograph used with a written text or alone.
"Pictograph" means a pictorial representation used to identify a hazardous condition or to convey a safety instruction.
"Signal word" means that portion of a tag's inscription that contains the word or words that are intended to capture the employee's immediate attention.
"Tag" means a device usually made of card, paper, pasteboard, plastic or other material used to identify a hazardous condition.
1910.145(f)(3)
Use. Tags shall be used as a means to prevent accidental injury or illness to employees who are exposed to hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions, equipment or operations which are out of the ordinary, unexpected or not readily apparent. Tags shall be used until such time as the identified hazard is eliminated or the hazardous operation is completed. Tags need not be used where signs, guarding or other positive means of protection are being used.
1910.145(f)(4)
General tag criteria. All required tags shall meet the following criteria:
1910.145(f)(4)(i)
Tags shall contain a signal word and a major message.
1910.145(f)(4)(i)(A)
The signal word shall be either "Danger," "Caution," or "Biological Hazard," "BIOHAZARD," or the biological hazard symbol.
1910.145(f)(4)(i)(B)
The major message shall indicate the specific hazardous condition or the instruction to be communicated to the employee.
1910.145(f)(4)(ii)
The signal word shall be readable at a minimum distance of five feet (1.52 m) or such greater distance as warranted by the hazard.
1910.145(f)(4)(iii)
The tag's major message shall be presented in either pictographs, written text or both.
1910.145(f)(4)(iv)
The signal word and the major message shall be understandable to all employees who may be exposed to the identified hazard.
1910.145(f)(4)(v)
All employees shall be informed as to the meaning of the various tags used throughout the workplace and what special precautions are necessary.
1910.145(f)(4)(vi)
Tags shall be affixed as close as safely possible to their respective hazards by a positive means such as string, wire, or adhesive that prevents their loss or unintentional removal.
1910.145(f)(5)
Danger tags. Danger tags shall be used in major hazard situations where an immediate hazard presents a threat of death or serious injury to employees. Danger tags shall be used only in these situations.
1910.145(f)(6)
Caution tags. Caution tags shall be used in minor hazard situations where a non-immediate or potential hazard or unsafe practice presents a lesser threat of employee injury. Caution tags shall be used only in these situations.
1910.145(f)(7)
Warning tags. Warning tags may be used to represent a hazard level between "Caution" and "Danger," instead of the required "Caution" tag, provided that they have a signal word of "Warning," an appropriate major message, and otherwise meet the general tag criteria of paragraph (f)(4) of this section.
1910.145(f)(8)
Biological hazard tags.
1910.145(f)(8)(i)
Biological hazard tags shall be used to identify the actual or potential presence of a biological hazard and to identify equipment, containers, rooms, experimental animals, or combinations thereof, that contain or are contaminated with hazardous biological agents.
1910.145(f)(8)(ii)
The symbol design for biological hazard tags shall conform to the design shown below:
BIOLOGICAL HAZARD SYMBOL CONFIGURATION
(For Illustration, Click Here)
1910.145(f)(9)
Other tags. Other tags may be used in addition to those required by this paragraph (f), or in other situations where this paragraph (f) does not require tags, provided that they do not detract from the impact or visibility of the signal word and major message of any required tag.
[61 FR 5507, Feb. 13, 1996; 61 FR 9227, March 7, 1996; 76 FR 24698, May 2, 2011; 78 FR 35566, June 13, 2013]
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