SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE

SENA

GESTION LOGISTICA

1667926

EVIDENCIA 4

TALLER “SAFETY SIGNS”

PRESENTADO POR

EDGAR MANUEL RAMIREZ GARAVITO

FECHA:

18 DE JULIO DEL 2019

 Workshop: safety sings

Safety Signs can be found in different places and situations. Each signal type comes in a

standardized color and shape, and are placed in very specific places, so people can recognize

them easily. This information was studied on the training material "“Permission and request in

security and health” " and the complementary material. Now, it's time for you to evidence your

learning.

1. Matching

Match each Safety Sign with its name. Write the letter of the definition on the line below the

sign.

B D J E A-H

C F G I K
A. General indication of “towards” direction

B. You must wear hearing protection

C. Caution. Risk of corrosión

D. Forbidden on matches and smoke

E. General prevention, caution, risk of harm

F. Caution. Risk of poisoning

G. Forbidden from using water as an extinguishing agent

H. General indication of “towards” direction

I. Safety goggles must be worn

J. General action command

K. First aid
2. True or false

Look at the next Safety Signs and read its statements. Indicate whether the statements are true

or false by placing a T or F in the space preceding the sign.

T T

You need to wear a half You can get burned

face mask in this place

T T

You can't smoke in this You can evacuate on this

place direction

T T

To wear Safety boots in this You could get an electrical

place is a must shock

T T

All personnel may enter her

with the adequate This is a dangerous place,

equipment. we need to be careful

3. Completing information

Check the next chart very carefully and complete it. You might be useful to check the

complementary material.

Where can you find

it?

Safety Sign Type of Safety Sing (Write the name of the

sign and use

prepositions of place)

Prevention signal / Warning sign Risk of poisoning signs

are usually placed on

containers with toxic

products.
Example

Safety helmets must be

Control action signal /Mandatory worn signs are usually

action sign placed around

construction sites.

The risk of explosive

material is placed in
1 Prevention signal / Warning sign flammable material or

with high risk of

explosion. It is placed in
 laboratories, chemistry

and explosives storage.

The risk or prevention

signal, shows places

Prevention signal / General
with possible risk, warns
2 prevention, caution, risk of
of risk or danger. An
harm.
example of its location

are constructions.

General obligation

Control action signal / General (accompanied if

3
action command necessary, by an

additional signal)

Electric risk signal. It is

located in places with

Prevention signal / Caution. high voltages, electrical

4
Electric shock risk. panels or places with the

possibility of generating

electric arcs.
 The first aid signal is
Information concerning safety
5 located to show where
conditions signs / First aid.
the first aid kit is located

Forbidden from using

water as an

extinguishing agent.
6 Forbiddance signal.
This signal must be

located in places with

fire risk due to electrical

cause.

Half face mask must be

worn. This signal should

Control action signal /Mandatory
7 be placed in places
action sign
where particulate

material is produced.

Forbidden on matches

and smoke. This signal

should be placed in
8 Forbiddance signal.
places where there is

flammable material, and

where there is a danger

of fire, such as gasoline

 pumps or chemical

storage.

General indication of

“towards” direction.
Information concerning safety This signal indicates
9
conditions signs evacuation routes in

places with large crowds

of people.

No smoking. This sign

is placed to indicate that

smoking is prohibited

10 Forbiddance signal on site. It is located in

hospitals, closed public

places, restaurants and

busy places.

This signal indicates a

safe condition. In this

case it is a meeting

point. It is located in
11
Safe condition sign companies, shopping

centers and public

places. Show people

where they should meet

 safely if there is an

emergency.

This prevention sign

shows the location of

flammable materials.

12 Prevention signal /Warning sign This signal is located in

places where materials

are stored, warehouses,

mines, laboratories.

Signs of mandatory use

of gloves. This sign

should be placed in

places or companies

Control action signal /Mandatory where work involves

13
action sign the mandatory use of

gloves for hand care. It

is used in places like

warehouses, production

plants work with tools.

This emergency exit

signal is a safe
14 condition signal.

Safe condition sign Indicates an exit in case

of emergency. It is
 located at the end of the

evacuation routes, in

companies, cinemas,

warehouses, shopping

centers.

Caution. Risk of

corrosion. This signal

indicates a danger of

corrosion. It is located

15 Prevention signal /Warning sign in places where you

work with chemicals

that can cause serious

damage, for example

laboratories.