Safety Signs Overview

The purpose of safety signs on a construction site is to:

• Ensure the safety and health of workers and visitors

• Decorate the construction site

• Provide directions to the nearest exit

• Indicate the completion of construction work

Safety signs are positioned in and around the construction site to:

• Advise and guide the workforce

• Entertain the visitors

• Decorate the site

• None of the above

When are safety signs positioned at the start of a contract?

• At the beginning and removed after a week

• At the start and present until the final day of operations

• Only during inspections

• Only when there are visitors

What do the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations require employers to do?

• Provide safety signs and signals

• Conduct regular health check-ups

• Offer free health insurance

• Ensure workplace cleanliness

How many types of safety signs are there in general use?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Which of the following is true about safety signs?

• A) They have no designated shape and color.

• B) They ensure information is given in a standard format with minimum use of words.

• C) They are optional for employers.

One of the general duties of employees regarding safety signs is to:

• Ignore them

• Follow them

• Remove them

• Redesign them

Which of the following is a general duty of employees?

• Ignore safety signs

• Cooperate with your employer by observing signs

• Remove safety signs

• Deface safety signs

True or False: Employees should comply with the law and employer’s safe systems of work.

• True

• False

What should employees not do with safety signs?

• Ignore them

• Follow them

• Understand them

• Report them