OSHA
(Ocupational Safetyand health Administration of the US) outlines
specific requirements for colors, symbols, and other elements used
for signs of specific types, including:
Danger
Signs
– Must be red, black, and white.
Caution
Signs
–Must have a yellow background color with black lettering for any
elements used against the yellow background. The panel must be black
with yellow letters.
Safety
Instruction Signs
– Must have a white background, and the panel must be green with
white letters. Any letters used against the white background should
be black.
TASK: Now
look at the signs. Match the names of the signs with the pictures.
Define what types of signs they are: danger, warnings, caution.
Explain your decision.
Names
for signs without text:
radiation sign, toxic substances, laser warning sign, flammable
substances, high voltage, gloves required symbol, moving machinery
parts sign, reclaimed water sign.
Use
the structure of the answer:
The
first sign is called/shows ...
It
is a danger/caution/safety
sign because
...
It
means that if a person do not follow it/is not careful, ....