Do you know these health and safety signs?

• Workplace Health and Safety experts at Horizon Platforms have created a quiz to test people’s knowledge of health and safety signs
• The average score is 6 out of 9 correct answers

As part of standard health and safety guidelines, workplaces are required to have the correct signage to warn employees of any hazards or dangers. To raise awareness of understanding safety signage, Horizon Platforms has put together a quiz to test the general public’s knowledge and see if they can identify each sign correctly. The quiz has been tested amongst a small sample of participants, the average score to beat is 6 out of 9.

Please see the questions and multiple choice answers below for use:

1. What does this sign warn of?

1. Danger of death: mind the gap
2. Danger of death: lightning risk
3. Danger of death: electrocution risk

Correct answer: Danger of death: electrocution risk

2. What does this sign warn of?

1. Danger of death: risk of falling
2. Danger: river ahead
3. Danger: risk of slips

Correct answer: Danger: risk of slips

3.  What does this sign warn of?

1. Hazard caution
2. Do not enter
3. Watch out for falling objects

Correct answer: Hazard caution

4.  What does this sign warn of?

1. Danger: risk of death
2. Danger: poisonous chemicals
3. Danger: Radiation

Correct answer: Danger: poisonous chemicals

5.  What does this sign warn of?

1. People at work on nearby roads
2. Watch out for holes in the road
3. Uneven road surface

Correct answer: People at work on nearby roads

6.  What does this sign warn of?

1. Stop!
2. Workers in hard hats only permitted entry
3. No unauthorised entry permitted

Correct answer: No unauthorised entry permitted

7.  What does this sign warn of

1. Staff access only
2. Head protection must be worn
3. Hearing protection must be worn

Correct answer: Head protection must be worn

8.  What does this sign warn of

1. Mobile Elevating Work Platform crush hazard
2. Risk of falling objects
3. Do not lift excessive weights

Correct answer: Mobile Elevating Work Platform crush hazard

9.  What does this sign warn of

1. Mobile Elevating Work Platform radiation risk
2. Mobile Elevating Work Platform electrocution hazard
3. Mobile Elevating Work Platform faulty – do not operate

Correct answer: Mobile Elevating Work Platform electrocution hazard

What you need to know about health and safety signage

Malcolm Briggs, Marketing Manager at Horizon Platforms shares the following advice:

 “Not only is it important to provide the right safety signage to warn of any hazards or danger but signage should also be used to inform employees of personal protective equipment which may be mandatory in certain work spaces or work environments to protect worker safety. You should ensure that the correct signs are displayed in places your staff can easily see them and health and safety training should be conducted regularly, this should be mandatory for new starters to ensure they know what each sign means so they can follow the required processes and procedures of a safe working environment.

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