Under these regulations, employers are required to provide and
maintain health and safety signs conforming to European Directive
92/58 EEC:
In addition, employers obligations include the need to provide:
RiskAssessment† provide and maintain safety signs where there is
a risk to health and safety, e.g. obstacles. Train staff to
comprehend safety signs.
Pictorial Symbols † pictograms alone are acceptable but
supplementary text, e.g. FIRE EXIT, is recommended.
Fire/Emergency Escape Signs † A green square or rectangular
symbol.
Positioning of signs † primarily for location of fire exits, fire
equipment, alarms, assembly points, etc. Not to be located where
they could be obscured.
Marking of Hazardous Areas † to identify designated areas for
storing dangerous substances: Dangerous Substances (Notification
and Marking of Sites) Regulations 1990. Yellow triangular symbol.
Pipeline Identification † pipes conveying dangerous substances to be
labelled with a pictogram on a coloured background conforming to BS
1710: Specification for identity of pipelines and services and BS 4800:
Schedule of paint colours for building purposes. Non-dangerous
substances should also be labelled for easy identification.
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