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Duron Paints & Services: OSHA Safety Colors
OSHA Safety Colors
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) requires that all industries color-code safety equipment locations, physical hazards and protective equipment. Color-coding should be consistent throughout the facility.
OSHA Safety Coding Colors
Safety Blue |
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Designates caution, pertaining specifically to the use of, starting up, or the movement of equipment under repair. Signs indicating the nature of the caution should have blue backgrounds.
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Examples of Uses for Safety Blue:
- Boilers
- Elevators
- Kilns
- Ovens & Vats
- Piping for Protective Materials for Preventing or Reducing Hazard of Dangerous Materials (other than fire fighting)
Black & White |
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Designates housekeeping and traffic areas.
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Examples of Uses for Black & White:
- Boundaries of Traffic Aisles
- Clear Floor Space Around Emergency Areas of Equipment
- Directional Signs
- Stairways
- Dead Ends of Passageways
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Safety Red |
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Identifies fire protection equipment. Also signifies "danger" and "stop."
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Examples of Uses for Safety Red:
- Fire Prevention Equipment
- Fire Buckets, Pails, and Extinguishers
- Fire Alarm and Blanket Boxes
- Emergency Stop Bars
- Containers with Flammable Liquids
- Piping that is used for Fire Fighting, Fire Protection, and Sprinkler Systems
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Safety Orange |
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Indicates dangerous parts of machinery or electrical apparatus which can crush, cut or shock.
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Examples of Uses for Safety Orange:
- Within Guards
- Exposed Edges on Parts
- Safety Starting Buttons
- Within Transmissions Guards
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Safety Yellow |
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Indicates physical hazards created by non-moving objects which can be fallen over or into, struck against, or caught in-between.
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Examples of Uses for Safety Yellow:
- Fixtures Hanging from Ceiling or Walls that Invade Open Space
- Treads of Stairways
- Pillars, Columns and Posts
- Exposed Edges of Walls and Platforms
- Handrails and Guardrails
- Caution Signs
- Piping that is used for Hazardous, Flammable, Toxic, Poisonous, Corrosive, High Temperature, or High Pressure Materials
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Safety Green |
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Designates area and equipment associated with First Aid.
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Examples of Uses of Safety Green:
- Location of First-Aid Kits, Gas Masks and Stretchers
- Safety Bulletin Boards
- Safety Deluge Showers
- Safety Instruction Signs
- Piping for Non-Hazardous, Non-Poisonous, Non-Flammable, Moderate Temperature, Low Pressure Materials such as Drinking Water, Syrups, and Glycols.
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Safety Purple |
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Designates radiation hazard.
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Examples of Uses of Safety Purple:
- Any Disposal Containers Designated for Radioactive Waste or Hazardous Materials
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