Quiz on Symbols and Pictograms

What are symbols and pictograms?

• Musical compositions with hidden messages.

• Graphic representations resulting from geometric shapes, colors, and symbols with specific meanings.

• Random drawings without any meaning.

• Written descriptions of objects.

What are safety colors used for?

• To decorate the workplace.

• To attribute meaning in relation to safety and health at work.

• To create a colorful environment.

• To confuse employees.

What do warning signs with a triangular shape and black pictogram on a yellow background signify?

• They indicate a safe zone.

• They warn of danger.

• They mark the location of restrooms.

• They represent a fun activity.

What do prohibition signs with a black pictogram on a white background and red edges signify?

• They prohibit behavior likely to cause danger.

• They indicate a safe area.

• They show the way to the cafeteria.

• They mark the location of emergency exits.

What is the purpose of life signs with a white pictogram on a green background?

• To indicate evacuation exits from the premises.

• To mark the location of vending machines.

• To show the way to the parking lot.

• To guide employees to the meeting room.

What are the new safety pictograms characterized by?

• Triangle shape with a green outline and red background.

• Square shape with an orange outline and black background.

• Circle shape with a blue outline and yellow background.

• Diamond shape with a red outline and white background.

What do the color yellow indicate?

• Stop, go, wait, run.

• Hot, cold, wet, dry.

• Attention, caution

• Prohibited signal Danger alarm Material and equipment to fight against.

What do the safety color blue indicate?

• Hot, cold, wet, dry.

• Sadness, happiness, confusion, excitement.

• Stop, go, wait, run.

• Specific behavior or action. Obligation to use personal protective equipment.

What do the safety color green indicate?

• Hot, cold, wet, dry.

• Sadness, happiness, confusion, excitement.

• Stop, go, wait, run.

• Doors, exits, passages, Green rescue or relief posts, premises Return to normality

What do the color red indicate?

• Hazardous Behaviors Stop, Shutdown, Emergency Release Devices, Evacuation Identification and Locating

• Stop, go, wait, run.

• Sadness, happiness, confusion, excitement.

• Hot, cold, wet, dry.