Industrial
Safety & Signs
Work Safely
What Does Working Safely Mean?
If there is an accident or
something that could hurt
someone
Following the safety rules
Wearing the right protective
equipment
Keeping the work area safe
Why is Working Safely
Important?
1. People don't get hurt
2. Working safely improves quality
3. Reduce Cost
What Are Our Safety Rules?
a) Follow safety instructions
b) Wash your hands
c) Wear Personal Protective Equipment
d) Keep work area clean
e) Wear appropriate attire
f) Report accident
g) Report any unsafe conditions
What do you do if someone
gets
hurt at work?
Tell your team leader
Follow the safety rules
Get help
Knowing About
Workplace Hazards
What are hazards?
A hazard is anything that could
hurt you or make you sick.
What could hurt you or make
you sick where you work?
A hazard is anything
that can Cut you
A hazard is anything
that can Trip you
A hazard is anything
that can Burn you
A hazard is anything
that can Crash you
A hazard is anything
that can Hurt your
Hearing
A hazard is anything
that can Hurt Your
Eyes
A hazard is anything
that can Make you
Sick
A hazard is anything
that can Cause you
Pain
Find the
hazards
Find the
hazards
Find the hazards
Types of Hazards
Mechanical, Physical, Chemical, Biological, Ergonomic & Psychosocial
Mechanical: Machines, Layout, Fabric of Factory, Stacking, transport, housekeeping etc.
Effects: Cuts, wounds, loss of fingers, hands etc
Bruises, Sprains, fractures and in extreme cases death.
Physical : Noise, Vibration, Light, Electricity, temperature
Effects: temporary and permanent hearing loss
Vibration disease such as vibration white finger. This condition results from persistent
microscopic damage to nerves and tiny blood vessels in the hands and fingers as a result of long-
term exposure to vibration.
Burns, Electric shock and death ,Heat cramps, exhaustion and stroke (dehydration)
Irritability
Lighting: eye strain, headaches and failing eye sight, fatigue, accidents
Chemical: Dusts, Fumes, vapours, toxic materials and wastes fires etc
Effects _ irritant or corrosive, allergies, fibrogenic, asphyxiant, narcosis, poisonous, carcinogenic,
teratogenic & mutagenic
Ergonomics: Sitting, standing, lifting etc.
Effects: Strain injuries often referred to as RSIs (Repetitive Strain Injuries)
Lower back problems
Fatigue
Biological: Bacteria, Viruses etc
Effects: Occupational diseases
Psychosocial : Quality of work, stress Effects : Stress, discomfort, irritation, psychosomatic diseases
Mental diseases
Signage/ Hazard
Signs
Your workplace has signs to
remind you to be careful.
What does this sign
mean?
Forklift
Hazard
Signage/ Hazard
Signs
What does this sign
mean?
Slippery
Surface
Signage/ Hazard
Signs
What does this sign
mean?
Do not
Watch
Welding Arc
Knowing About Safety
Gear
Personal Protective
Equipment
To keep you safe at work you must
wear safety equipment.
Personal protective equipment,
commonly referred to as "PPE", is
equipment worn to minimize exposure
to serious workplace injuries and
illnesses. These injuries and illnesses
may result from contact with
chemical, radiological, physical,
electrical, mechanical, or other
workplace hazards.
When Would You Wear
These?
When Would You Wear
These?
When Would You Wear
These?
Knowing About the
Safety Signs
What Should You Do When
You See This Sign?
Wear safety glasses
Wear ear muffs or ear plugs
What Should You Do When
You See This Sign?
Wear safety vests
Wear safety gloves
How should you work on the sewing
machine ?
No interruption
between the
yellow line
Scissor should not be left loose
Safety Signs – Shapes
The shapes of workplace health and safety signs are triangles, circles and squares or rectangles.
i. Triangles: indicates caution (potential hazards) or warning (definite hazards), for example
toxic gas and electric shock.
ii. Circles: mandatory or recommended actions and are normally used to depict an action you
must do, for example wearing eye goggles and safety hard hats.
iii. Squares or rectangles: shows information, i.e. general information and emergency
information (first aid, fire fighting).
iv. A Circle with a 45° diagonal slash across the middle from the upper left to the lower right:
points out forbidden or prohibited actions.
Safety Signs – Colors
The colors used in workplace safety signs and symbols are red,
yellow, blue and green
i. Red signs: designates areas for emergency devices like fire fighting equipment, or to
emphasize unsafe or forbidden actions.
ii. Yellow: notifies workers to take caution and be alerted of hazards, reducing necessary risks.
iii. Blue: shows a particular action or behavior, for example instruction to wear personal
protective equipment.
iv. Green: designates the location of emergency measures or equipment like first aid kits,
evacuation routes, fire exits, escape ladders, or assembly point.
Navigation Symbols
Navigation symbols are usually displayed as icons on pushbuttons in the standard and/or
application toolbars. Special applications may require additional symbols in the lists. You can
use the following symbols:
ABAP/4 name Meaning ABAP/4 name Meaning
LEFT_TRIANGLE Move back one RIGHT_TRIANGLE Move forward one
horizontal unit horizontal unit
UP_TRIANGLE Move up one DOWN_ Move down one
vertical unit TRIANGLE vertical unit
What Should You Do
When You See
This Sign
Keeping Your
Workplace Safe
Machines and
safety
What machines do you use?
What safety checks must you do first?
Disposing of
Waste
What is waste at your workplace?
What should be done with waste?
Keeping your Work area
Safe
What would you
do
if this was you?
Keeping your Work area
Safe
Keeping your Work area
Safe
What is wrong here?
Keeping your Work area
Safe
Which picture shows the safe workplace?
What should you do if
you
see a Safety Hazard?
Follow your work safety rules
What should you do
if you find a hazard?
Report it
Knowing
About
Evacuation
Why do we have an
Evacuation Drill?
We can leave safely.
No one gets hurt.
No one gets left behind.
Evacuation Drill
When you hear the alarm:
1. Stop work
2. Walk through the emergency exit to
the assembly point
3. Answer your name when called
4. Wait for instructions
Exits
Assembly points
