WorksheetsSafety Signs Overview
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 27mins
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
What does a prohibition sign mean?
A) You must stop or must not do something.
B) You must proceed with caution.
C) You must follow instructions.
What are the characteristics of a prohibition sign?
A) Circular with a white background, black pictogram, and red border and crossbar.
B) Square with a blue background, white pictogram, and green border.
C) Triangular with a yellow background, black pictogram, and red border.
Fill in the blank: All writing on a prohibition sign is ______ on a red background.
white
black
blue
green
What do mandatory signs mean?
What color is the circle in mandatory signs?
The color of the circle in mandatory signs is typically blue.
The color of the circle in mandatory signs is typically red.
The color of the circle in mandatory signs is typically green.
The color of the circle in mandatory signs is typically yellow.
What color must the text be on a mandatory sign?
White
Red
Green
Blue
What shape is a warning sign?
What color is the background of a warning sign?
The writing on the warning sign says:
Caution: Wet Floor
Danger: High Voltage
Warning: Slippery Surface
Notice: No Entry
What does the sign with a person walking through a door mean?
Emergency exit
No entry
Danger zone
Rest area
What does the sign with an arrow pointing right mean?
A) Turn left
B) Proceed straight
C) Right turn
D) Emergency exit
What does the sign with a person climbing a ladder mean?
No climbing
Ladder access
Danger zone
Rest area
What does the sign with a phone symbol mean?
No calls
Emergency phone
Phone charging
Rest area
What does the sign with a person on a stretcher mean?
Rest area
First aid
Hospital
Danger zone
What does the sign with two people and arrows pointing inward mean?
Meeting point
Danger zone
No entry
Rest area
What does the sign with a person running mean?
No running
Emergency exit
Danger zone
Rest area
What does the sign with a shower symbol mean?
No shower
Emergency shower
Rest area
Danger zone
What does the sign with an eye symbol mean?
No eye contact
Eye wash station
Rest area
Danger zone
What does the sign with a heart symbol mean?
No heart
Heart attack
Defibrillator
Rest area
What does the sign with a doctor symbol mean?
No doctors
Medical assistance
Rest area
Danger zone
What does the sign with a hand symbol mean?
No touching
Hand wash station
Rest area
Danger zone
What does the sign with a downward arrow mean?
No entry
Proceed down
Danger zone
Rest area
What does the sign with a person and a plus symbol mean?
No entry
First aid
Danger zone
Rest area
What does the sign with a person and a heart symbol mean?
No heart
Heart attack
Defibrillator
Rest area
What does the sign with a person and a rotating arrow mean?
No rotation
Emergency rotation
Rest area
Danger zone
What is one of the four types of safety signs in general use?
Prohibition
Instruction
Information
Alert
What is one of the four types of safety signs in general use?
Mandatory
Optional
Advisory
Suggestive
What is one of the four types of safety signs in general use?
Warning
Caution
Notice
Attention
What is one of the four types of safety signs in general use?
Safe condition
Hazard
Danger
Risk
