Safety Indentification 2015

SAFETY SIGNS 101

Safety Sign Header

OSHA and ANSI require signage to indicate and define specific hazards that without identification may lead to injury or death. Select your sign with the header that indicates the degree of hazard in your application.

WARNING

ANSI

ANSI

OSHA

ANSI

ANSI

OSHA

OSHA

ANSI

OSHA

OSHA

D1RB

SAFETY FIRST This and similar headings are used with information about housekeeping, first aid, health, medical equipment, sanitation and general safety.

CAUTION

DANGER

Use CAUTION to indicate a potentially hazardous situ- ation which may result in minor or moderate injury, but not death.

Use DANGER to indicate an immediate hazard which has a high probablility for severe injury or death.

WARNING

ANSI STYLE

OSHA STYLE

UseWARNING to indicate a potentially hazardous situ- ation which, if not avoided, can result in serious injury or death.

• Header with alert symbol • Graphic • Left justified initial capital • Legend followed by a period

• Header • Capital letters

centered on sign

• If graphic

element preset, located to the right of legend

NOTICE

Use NOTICE to provide general information needed to avoid confusion.

DANGER

20” x 28”

ANSI Z535.2 guide to sign legibility

37.25’

14” x 20”

DANGER

40’

Favorable viewing conditions: 25 ft. of distance per inch of text height.

DANGER

26.0’

35’

10” x 14”

DANGER

26.0’

30’

18.5’

7” x 10”

DANGER

DANGER

25’

Unfavorable viewing conditions: 12.5 ft. of viewing distance per inch of text height.

DANGER

18.2’

13.25’

DANGER

20’

17.75’

13.0’

DANGER

DANGER

15’

9.25’

DANGER

12.5’

Traffic signs: 50’ per inch of text height.

9.3’

10’

DANGER

6.2’

Man on Foot Favorable Conditions

5’

Moving Vehicle Favorable Conditions

Man on Foot Unfavorable Conditions