SCHEDULE 1

PART IMinimum requirements concerning safety signs and signals at work

Interchanging and combining signs4

The instructions in the table below apply to all signs incorporating a safety colour.

Colour

Meaning or purpose

Instructions and information

Red—

Prohibition sign

Danger alarm

Fire-fighting equipment

Dangerous behaviour

Stop, shutdown, emergency cut out devices, Evacuate

Identification and location

Yellow or Amber—

Warning sign

Be careful, take precautions

Examine

Blue—

Mandatory sign

Specific behaviour or action

Wear personal protective equipment

Green—

Emergency escape, first aid sign

No danger

Doors, exits, routes, equipment, facilities

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