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Site Safety Supervisor
Competency Course
Part VI (U) - Occupational Safety
Safety Signs
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Introduction
Safety signs are useful
tools to help protect the
health and safety of
employees and workplace
visitors.
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Introduction
Safety signs significant used are to:
Draw attention to health and safety
hazards.
To point out hazards that may not be
obvious.
To provide general information and
directions.
To remind employees where personal
protection equipment must be worn.
To show where emergency equipment is
located.
To indicate where certain actions are
prohibited.
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Introduction
The safety signs should have these elements:
Attract a person’s attention.
Clearly identify the nature hazard.
Can specify the immediate action required.
Be posted in a place that provides enough
time for a person to read the sign and act
accordingly.
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Introduction
The safety signs should have these elements:
Be easily to recognize and understood by
workers.
Reflect the needs of those who have visual
limitation or who do not speak Bahasa
Melayu or English.
Be sized or placed accordingly to the
importance of the massage.
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Introduction
Type of Safety Signs
Symbol signage.
Symbol signage with text.
Text signage.
Colors signage.
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Standard Colour and Design
Safety Color - A color to which a specific safety or health meaning or purpose
is assigned.
Contrasting Color - A color that contrasts with the safety color in order to
make the latter more conspicuous.
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SAFETY SIGNS - Sample
Prohibition Signs - A safety sign that indicates that certain
behavior is prohibited.
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SAFETY SIGNS - Sample
Warning Signs - A safety sign that gives warning of a
hazard.
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SAFETY SIGNS - Sample
Mandatory Signs - A safety sign that indicates that a
specific course of action is to be taken.
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SAFETY SIGNS - Sample
Safe Condition Signs - A safety sign that provides
information about safe condition
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SAFETY SIGNS - Sample
Supplementary Signs - A sign with text only that may be
used in conjunction with a safety signs in order to provide
additional information.
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Safety Signs-Typical Hazards
Posting safety signage at the same
location (more than three sign).
Employees not alert with the safety
signage that needs the employees use
safety boot because of surface area is wet
and consider wiring electrical is storage
there.
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Safety Signs-Typical Hazards
Employee not use PPE (hand glove) because
they is no safety signage.
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General Control Measures
At early stage require and where to use it.
posting sign is easy & clear.
providing the training to the
employees who are required to
used it.
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General Control Measures
During the construction daily work:
make sure the employee follow and
comply it.
safety signage orientation handbook.
to maintained the safety signage.
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Summary
A good signage is when a people around that
can acknowledge and follow it.
When employees are aware of the hazards
around them and take necessary precautions,
the possibilities of an injury, illness or other loss
is minimize.
Good implementations of signage will give a
good effect to construction site safety.
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