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Safety Signs Overview

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Ensure the safety and health of workers and visitors

b)

Decorate the construction site

c)

Provide directions to the nearest exit

d)

Indicate the completion of construction work

2.

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

a)

Advise and guide the workforce

b)

Entertain the visitors

c)

Decorate the site

d)

None of the above

3.

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

a)

At the beginning and removed after a week

b)

At the start and present until the final day of operations

c)

Only during inspections

d)

Only when there are visitors

4.

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

a)

Provide safety signs and signals

b)

Conduct regular health check-ups

c)

Offer free health insurance

d)

Ensure workplace cleanliness

5.

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

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

6.

Which of the following is true about safety signs?

a)

A) They have no designated shape and color.

b)

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

c)

C) They are optional for employers.

7.

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

a)

Ignore them

b)

Follow them

c)

Remove them

d)

Redesign them

8.

Which of the following is a general duty of employees?

a)

Ignore safety signs

b)

Cooperate with your employer by observing signs

c)

Remove safety signs

d)

Deface safety signs

9.

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

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What should employees not do with safety signs?

a)

Ignore them

b)

Follow them

c)

Understand them

d)

Report them

11.

What does a prohibition sign mean?

a)

A) You must stop or must not do something.

b)

B) You must proceed with caution.

c)

C) You must follow instructions.

12.

What are the characteristics of a prohibition sign?

a)

A) Circular with a white background, black pictogram, and red border and crossbar.

b)

B) Square with a blue background, white pictogram, and green border.

c)

C) Triangular with a yellow background, black pictogram, and red border.

13.

Fill in the blank: All writing on a prohibition sign is ______ on a red background.

a)

white

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

green

14.

What do mandatory signs mean?

4 lines
15.

What color is the circle in mandatory signs?

a)

The color of the circle in mandatory signs is typically blue.

b)

The color of the circle in mandatory signs is typically red.

c)

The color of the circle in mandatory signs is typically green.

d)

The color of the circle in mandatory signs is typically yellow.

16.

What color must the text be on a mandatory sign?

a)

White

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Blue

17.

What shape is a warning sign?

4 lines
18.

What color is the background of a warning sign?

4 lines
19.

The writing on the warning sign says:

a)

Caution: Wet Floor

b)

Danger: High Voltage

c)

Warning: Slippery Surface

d)

Notice: No Entry

20.

What does the sign with a person walking through a door mean?

a)

Emergency exit

b)

No entry

c)

Danger zone

d)

Rest area

21.

What does the sign with an arrow pointing right mean?

a)

A) Turn left

b)

B) Proceed straight

c)

C) Right turn

d)

D) Emergency exit

22.

What does the sign with a person climbing a ladder mean?

a)

No climbing

b)

Ladder access

c)

Danger zone

d)

Rest area

23.

What does the sign with a phone symbol mean?

a)

No calls

b)

Emergency phone

c)

Phone charging

d)

Rest area

24.

What does the sign with a person on a stretcher mean?

a)

Rest area

b)

First aid

c)

Hospital

d)

Danger zone

25.

What does the sign with two people and arrows pointing inward mean?

a)

Meeting point

b)

Danger zone

c)

No entry

d)

Rest area

26.

What does the sign with a person running mean?

a)

No running

b)

Emergency exit

c)

Danger zone

d)

Rest area

27.

What does the sign with a shower symbol mean?

a)

No shower

b)

Emergency shower

c)

Rest area

d)

Danger zone

28.

What does the sign with an eye symbol mean?

a)

No eye contact

b)

Eye wash station

c)

Rest area

d)

Danger zone

29.

What does the sign with a heart symbol mean?

a)

No heart

b)

Heart attack

c)

Defibrillator

d)

Rest area

30.

What does the sign with a doctor symbol mean?

a)

No doctors

b)

Medical assistance

c)

Rest area

d)

Danger zone

31.

What does the sign with a hand symbol mean?

a)

No touching

b)

Hand wash station

c)

Rest area

d)

Danger zone

32.

What does the sign with a downward arrow mean?

a)

No entry

b)

Proceed down

c)

Danger zone

d)

Rest area

33.

What does the sign with a person and a plus symbol mean?

a)

No entry

b)

First aid

c)

Danger zone

d)

Rest area

34.

What does the sign with a person and a heart symbol mean?

a)

No heart

b)

Heart attack

c)

Defibrillator

d)

Rest area

35.

What does the sign with a person and a rotating arrow mean?

a)

No rotation

b)

Emergency rotation

c)

Rest area

d)

Danger zone

36.

What is one of the four types of safety signs in general use?

a)

Prohibition

b)

Instruction

c)

Information

d)

Alert

37.

What is one of the four types of safety signs in general use?

a)

Mandatory

b)

Optional

c)

Advisory

d)

Suggestive

38.

What is one of the four types of safety signs in general use?

a)

Warning

b)

Caution

c)

Notice

d)

Attention

39.

What is one of the four types of safety signs in general use?

a)

Safe condition

b)

Hazard

c)

Danger

d)

Risk