Health And Safety In Technology

Hazards

What is a hazard?

• A hazard is a risk that may cause death or damage to one's self. Hazards can be found in any situation where there is a potential risk. These risks could be anything from slippery floors to exposed electrical wires.

What does a hazard sign mean?

• A hazard sign is there to show you what hazards you might be exposed to and need to look out for.

Where can you find one of these signs?

• In any area where there might be a hazard, so this means you can find them anywhere from a construction site to a mall
  What do these signs look like?
• These signs are usually identified as a black icon or graphic on a yellow background with a black border.

Mandatory

What does the term mandatory mean?

• Mandatory means must do, or you must.

What does a mandatory sign mean?

• A mandatory sign means you must do or wear whatever is on the sign

Where can you find these signs?

• You can find these signs anywhere, including a construction site, a hospital, or other workplaces

What do these signs look like?

• These signs are identified by a white image or icon on a blue background

Prohibited

What does the term prohibited mean?

• If something has been prohibited, it is something that has been forbidden; banned"

What does a prohibited sign mean?

• A prohibited sign tells you what you aren't allowed in that area, that an item or action has been banned.

Where can you find these signs?

• You can find these signs anywhere. On the roadside, in a hospital, at school, at a park, anywhere and everywhere

What do these signs look like?

• These signs are identified by a black icon or image on a white background with a red cross in a red circle on top of it

These are my signs. They are a prohibited sign and a mandatory sign