• Living with your mistakes is harder than you think…. wear your safety gear.
• “It’s not how fast you go it’s knowing when to go slow”.
• Safety by Choice, Not by Chance
• Hearing protection is a sound investment.
• Are you part of the safety TEAM….. (Together Employees Accomplish More)
• Arms work best when attached to the body
• Hard hats, they’re not just for decoration.
• Hand in, hamburger out.
• To avoid a scene, keep your workplace clean
• Falling objects can be brutal if you don’t protect your noodle.
• Eyes are priceless, eye protection is cheap.
• Don’t let the light go out, wear eye protection.
• Don’t be a fool. Use the proper tool.
• Forgot your hearing protection? Forget about hearing!
• The essence of road safety is to live healthy
• Follow traffic rules, save your future
• Disobedience of traffic rules exterminate the purpose of life
• Save life to obey the traffic rules
• Safety saves, Accidents cost you.
• Safety First, Avoid the Worst.
• INCIDENTS ARE A FREE LESSON – REPORT IT!
• Hug your kids at home, but belt them in the car!
• Safety is a frame of mind – So concentrate on it – all the time
• Safety is like a lock – But you are the key
• Before you do it, take time to think through it.
• Accidents hurt – Safety doesn’t.
• Tomorrow – Your reward for working safely today.
• Falling objects can be brutal if you don’t protect your noodle
• Safety first, to last.
• Safety first makes us last.
• Safety rules are your best tools
• DON’T BE HASTY WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY
• The safe way is the only way
• You can’t get home, unless you’re safe.
• Ignoring a warning can cause much mourning.
• The adage “look before you leap” is a lifesaver.
• Safety fits like a glove; Try one on
• Safety…Do it. Do it right. Do it right now.
• Some have eyes and cannot see Some have ears and cannot hear So lets be wise And wear our safety gear.
• A CASUAL attitude toward safe TY = CASUALTY
• Don’t learn safety by accident
• Working safely may get old, but so do those who practice it
• Safety is as simple as ABC…Always Be Careful
• Think Safety, Because I Love You Man
• Courtesy and common sense promote safety.
• Don’t be safety blinded, be safety minded.
• Don’t put your life on the line in 2009 – Think safety
• Work together…work safely    
• Take time out for safety
• Safety pays
• Safety starts with me
• Safe and healthy!
• Make safety a part of your work
• Keep safety in mind. It will save your behind.
• Don’t be a fool, cause safety is cool, so make that your rule.
• Safety will set you free.
• One safe act can lead to another.
• Keep your eyes on safety.
• Dare to be aware.
• Have another day – by being safe today!
• Have your chimney inspected by a professional before each heating season.
• Have your furnace checked every year by a professional.
• Health and safety, words to live by.
• “Hey, wanna see something cool?” (Last words uttered before a mishap)
• Home safe–not just for baseball.
• Ice skating on thin ice can be deadly, skate in supervised areas.
• If caught in a riptide: go with the flow.
• If the cord has a fray, throw it away.
• If the little voice says, “I wonder if this is safe to do?”, it probably isn’t.
• If you can’t find the time to do it right, when will you find the time to do it over? If you don’t have time to do it safe, do you have time to do it with a man down?
• If you don’t know what is going to happen, there is no way to stop it. Plan ahead for safety.
• If you don’t think it will happen to you, find the person who had it happen to them.
• If you don’t think it’s safe, it probably isn’t. Stop the job and contact your supervisor.
• If you drink and drive, you might as well smoke.
• If you mess up, ‘fess up.
• If you think safety is expensive, try ignorance.
• If you think your safety specialist is a pain, try a leg fracture.
• If you’re going to be stupid, you have to be tough!
• In case of injury remember “rice”- rest, ice, compress and elevate.
• Informed is better than deformed.
• Is better to crash into a nap… than to nap into a crash.
• Is better to lose one minute in life… than to lose life in a minute.
• It hurts to be unsafe.
• It’s easier to ask a dumb question than it is to fix a dumb mistake..
• Just because you always did it that way, doesn’t make it right.
• Learn from others mistakes, don’t have others learn from you.
• Leave firework displays to professionals.
• Leave horse play to horses.
• Lift with your legs, not your back.
• Lifting’s a breeze when you bend at the knees.
• Light up your Christmas tree, not your home; use approved decorations and lights.
• Make safety first, and make it last.
• Mixing bleach and ammonia can be deadly.
• Momma didn’t raise no fool… I use PPE to stay cool!
• Mow across the slope when using a hand mower. Drive up and down the slope for stability when using a riding mower.
• Mowing and drinking doesn’t cut it.
• My job provides my paycheck, but safety takes me home.
• No safety know pain, know safety no pain.
• Operating a boat while intoxicated is illegal.
• Organ donor — A person who doesn’t wear his or her helmet.
• Pencils have erasers–mishaps don’t!
• People helping people–lending hands for our safety.
• Use your eyes, don’t lose them
• The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.
• Remember – Safety is not a job; it is a way of life.
• Safety is a cheap and effective insurance policy
• While on a ladder, never step back to admire your work
• Safety doesn’t slow the job down but mishaps do.
• A spill, a slip, a hospital trip.
• When it’s hot, drink plenty of fluids.
• When jogging, run against the traffic flow.
• When safety is first, you last.
• When you’re out on the water, don’t forget the basics of safe boating.
• While on a ladder, never step back to admire your work.
• Work safe today–heaven can wait.
• You can’t cure stupidity.
• You can’t get “home” unless you’re “safe.”
• You get the level of safety that you are prepared to walk past.
• Your accidents affect others too.
• Your safety is everyone’s responsibility, especially yours.
• Safety… You will regret if you forget.
• Those precious fingers don’t ignore. . . Or they could end up on the floor.
• Protect your back – Use a jack.
• Success is no accident
• Never forget about safety
• Shortcuts cut life short
• No Safety – Know Pain, Know Safety – No Pain
• It’s better to lose one minute in life… than to lose life in a minute.
• It’s better to correct an unsafe friend than to bury one
• You can eat with false teeth, you can’t see with a glass eye
• Be a safety hero – score an accident zero
• Safety – it’s the tool for LIFE
• Safety comes in a can, I can, You can, We can be safe
• When you gamble with safety you bet your life
• Safety has no time out
• New Year Resolution – if its unsafe I will find a solution
• Safety – Live with it
• Safety – everyone’s full time job
• When in doubt get out
• Safety in – we win
• The chance taker is the accident maker
• Lifting’s a breeze when you bend at the knees
• Safety Glasses – All in favour say EYE
• Zero tolerance on safety
• Safety awareness saves lives
• Safety – a good friend to take home
• Better to lock out than luck out
• Make safety a reality and don’t be a fatality
• Safety rules are your best tools.
• Safety first makes us last. S
• Safety is like a lock – But you are the key.
• Prepare & prevent instead of repair & repent.
• Never think working safe is in vain when it could save a life time of pain.
• Courtesy and common sense promote safety
• Safety is as simple as ABC…Always Be Careful.
• Safety isn’t expensive its priceless.
• Working safely each day will keep the doctor away.
• Safe actions bring lasting satisfaction.
• The door to Safety swings on the hinges of common sense.
• Open the Door to Safety: Awareness is the Key!
• Safety is a full time job, don’t make it a part time practice.
• Safety… You will regret if you forget
• Safe Operators are Smooth Operators
• Personal Protective Equipment is Self Defence
• Time runs out on luck. Do the job the safe way
• We need you! Work safely
• What you don’t know about Safety could Hurt you
• Why learn the hard way? Obey safety rules.
• Wishing won’t keep you safe; Safety Will
• Working together gets the job done safely.
• Working without Safety is a Dead-End Job
• You can never over do Safety
• Don’t work alone Watch for others
• Flesh and Bone are no match for a grinding Stone
• One bad day at the grinder could ruin your whole life.
• Don’t get caught with your guard off….it could be dis-arming
• Guard against man eating machines
• Machine guards keep you on your side.
• Trying to make up time could cost you your life.
• Protect your hands…..Use your head.
• Be hand-in-glove with safety.
• Use your wits…..use padded mitts.
• Replacing a saw guard is easier than replacing a finger
• Think sharp…never handle broken glass with bare hands.
• Using Safety gloves is all in your hands.
• Safety is our goal…Whats yours
• Protect your hands, you need them to pick up your pay check.
• Quench the thirst–Safety First
• Do the do’s not the don’ts
• THERE HE LIES SOME 6 FEET UNDER DIDN’T HEED THE ROARING THUNDER!!
• BE SAFE AT WORK OR YOU MIGHT MISS WELCOME HOME, A HUG, A KISS
• Business stalls if you slip and fall
• Lead the way, safety today
• Save tomorrow. think safety today
• hose who work the safest way, live to work another day!
• Wear safety shoes and keep a good footing on life.
• To avoid a scene keep your work place clean.
• Stop ! Think ! Then Act !
• Protect your thoughts and wear a hard hat.
• Keep a grip on life and protect your hands.
• Think safety and act Safely.
• A harness is better than a hearse.
• Be aware of slips and trips.
• SAFETY – The measure of success.
• If in doubt check it out – Safety First.
• Check your shoes and don’t let your day slip away.
• Yes safety is my business
• Safety rules are there to follow. So take care and we will see you tomorrow.
• ZERO IN ON SAFETY
• TEAM UP TO SAFETY
• Safety…Do It For Family
• Safety is a race we can all win
• Our Job is Anchored in Safety

155 Catchy Safety slogan

1. 10 fingers, 10 toes 2 eyes 1 nose…safety counts
2. 10 fingers. 10 toes, If you are not safe Who knows?
3. A clean floor everyday keeps lost days away.
4. A spill, a slip, a hospital trip
5. A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense
6. Accidents Big Or Small, Avoid Them All
7. Accidents hurt, Safety doesn’t.
8. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
9. Are you part of the safety TEAM….(Together Employees Accomplish More)
10. Arms work best when attached to the body
11. At work at play, let safety lead the way.
12. Avoid the worst. Put safety first.
13. Be a safety hero – score an accident zero
14. Be alert! Accidents hurt.
15. Be aware Take care
16. Before you do it, take time to think through it.
17. Behind the wheel, anger is one letter away from danger.
18. Being safe is in your own hands.
19. Best gift you can give your family is YOU! Please be safe
20. Break the drive and arrive alive.
21. Chance takers are accident makers
22. Choose safety, for your family.
23. Click clack front and back.
24. Click it or ticket!
25. Computer problems you can avoid, so you don’t have to get paranoid.
26. Courtesy and common sense promote safety.
27. Courtesy is contagious
28. Dare to be aware.
29. Do you have eye for safety or are you blinded by bad habits
30. Doesn’t matter how far. JUST BELT UP!
31. Don’t be a fool, cause safety is cool, so make that your rule.
32. Don’t be a fool. Use the proper tool.
33. Don’t be hasty when it comes to safety.
34. Don’t be safety blinded, be safety minded.
35. Don’t learn safety by accident.
36. Don’t leave Private information on a public computer screen
37. Eyes are priceless, eye protection is cheap.
38. Falling objects can be brutal if you don’t protect your noodle.
39. Fingers toes, If you are not safe Who knows?
40. Forget the nurse with safety first.
41. Forgot your hearing protection? Forget about hearing!
42. Get in high speed pursuit of safety
43. Get smart! Use safety from the start.
44. Give them a Brake!
45. Got crazy with the lighter? Call a firefighter.
46. Hard hats, they’re not just for decoration
47. Have another day by being safe today!
48. Hearing protection is a sound investment.
49. Housekeeping you skip may cause a fall or slip.
50. If everything comes your way, you are in the wrong lane.
51. If they email you asking for cash, be sure to throw it in the trash.
52. If they email you asking for Money, Say no thanks I won’t fall for it honey.
53. If you don’t know the sender, it might be a pretender
54. If you don’t think it will happen to you, find the person who had it happen to them
55. If you mess up, ‘fess up
56. Is better to lose one minute in life… than to lose life in a minute.
57. It only takes one mistake to bring us all down; don’t let it be yours!
58. It’s easier to ask a dumb question than it is to fix a dumb mistake
59. Keep a grip on life and protect your hands
60. Keep safety in mind. It will save your behind.
61. Keeping your work area clean, helps keep hazards from being unseen.
62. Knock out…accidents
63. Know safety – no pain
64. Know safety No Accidents
65. Lead the way, safety today.
66. Learn from others mistakes, don’t have others learn from you.
67. Let’s all keep our heads, and other body parts, together
68. Life’s short, don’t rush it
69. Light up your tree – not your home
70. Make it your mission, not to live in unsafe condition.
71. Make safety a reality and don’t be a fatality
72. My job provides my paycheck, but safety takes me home.
73. Near miss reported today, is the accident that does not happen tomorrow.
74. Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly
75. Never give safety a day off
76. No Belt. No Brains
77. No safety – know pain
78. One bad day at the grinder could ruin your whole life
79. Only You can prevent forest fires!
80. Pencils have erasers–mishaps don’t!
81. Prevent a jam, don’t open spam
82. Protect your hands, you need them to pick up your pay check
83. Quench the thirst – safety first
84. Replacing a saw guard is easier than replacing a finger
85. Safe crane operation is uplifting
86. Safety – A small investment for a rich future
87. Safety by Choice, Not by Chance.
88. Safety comes in a can, I can, You can, We can be safe.
89. Safety doesn’t happen by accident
90. Safety first makes us last.
91. Safety First, Avoid the Worst.
92. Safety first, to last.
93. Safety first…because accidents last.
94. Safety fits like a glove; Try one on.
95. Safety Glasses – All in favor say EYE
96. Safety in – we win
97. Safety is a cheap and effective insurance policy
98. Safety is a continuing journey, not a final destination.
99. Safety is a frame of mind – So concentrate on it all the time.
100. Safety is a Frame of Mind, Get the Picture.
101. Safety is a full time job – don’t make it a part time practice
102. Safety is a mission not an intermission
103. Safety is about doing the right thing, even if no one is looking.
104. Safety is as simple as ABC – Always Be Careful
105. Safety is like a lock – But you are the key.
106. Safety is no accident
107. Safety is success by purpose – Not Accident.
108. Safety isn’t a hobby, it’s a living.
109. Safety isn’t expensive it’s priceless.
110. Safety isn’t just a slogan, it’s a way of life.
111. Safety makes good dollars and sense
112. Safety rules are there to follow. So take care and we will see you tomorrow.
113. Safety rules are your best tools.
114. Safety saves, Accidents cost you.
115. Safety starts with “S” but begins with “YOU”.
116. Safety starts with me.
117. Safety: more fun than running with scissors
118. Safety… It can charm you, or ALARM you!
119. Safety…Did it, done it, doing it tomorrow
120. Safety…one habit you never need to break
121. Save tomorrow. Think safety today.
122. Seat Belts are for kids – Hug them at home – Belt them in the car
123. Seatbelts save lives. Buckle up everytime.
124. Shortcuts cut life short
125. Speed Thrills but Kills.
126. Stay safe, someone at home is waiting for you.
127. Stop drop & roll
128. Success is no accident
129. The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.
130. The door to Safety swings on the hinges of common sense
131. The only trip you take should be on vacation.
132. The safe way is the only way.
133. The stupid shall be punished
134. Think Safety, Because I Love You Man.
135. Think sharp….never handle broken glass with bare hands.
136. Think smart before you start.
137. Those precious fingers don’t ignore, Or they could end up on the floor.
138. Those who work the safest way- live to see another day
139. To avoid a scene keep your work place clean.
140. To prevent a drastic call, Install a firewall
141. Tomorrow: Your reward for working safely today.
142. Trying to make up time could cost you your life.
143. Unsafe acts will keep you in stitches
144. Watch where you walk or you might need a walker.
145. Watch your step – it could be your last tomorrow
146. whats holding you back?
147. When you gamble with safety ..You bet your life.
148. While on a ladder, never step back to admire your work
149. Wipe Up and avoid a Slip Up!
150. Work safe today–heaven can wait.
151. Work together…work safely.
152. Working safely may get old, but so do those who practice it.
153. Your first mistake could be your last
154. Your reward for working safely today.
155. Your wife will spend your 401K; If you get killed at work today.

Safety Signs, Symbols and Colour Codes – a simple guide

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Colours and symbols appropriately used can provide ever-present information and warnings of hazards which are essential to safety at work, and in some instances may be independent of language

The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 require employers to provide and maintain safety signs where there is significant risk to health and safety that has not been avoided or controlled by other means (e.g. safe systems of work) provided that the use of a sign can help reduce the risk.  All workplaces and activities where people are employed are covered (with exceptions relating to the transport and supply & marketing of dangerous substances, products and equipment). They also require, where necessary, the use of road traffic signs in workplaces to regulate road traffic. Employers must also ensure that all employees receive appropriate information, instruction and training regarding safety signs.  Although most signs are self-explanatory, some employees (particularly young or new workers) may be unfamiliar with the signs used.

SO WHAT IS A SAFETY SIGN?

A safety and/or health sign is ‘information or instruction about health and safety at work on a signboard, a colour, an illuminated sign or acoustic signal, a verbal communication or hand signal.’  These terms are all detailed in guidance to the regulations.

A signboard is a combination of shape, colour and symbol or pictogram made visible by adequate lighting and which may have supplementary text.

Signboards, including fire safety signs, are designed as follows:-

Colour	Meaning or Purpose	Instruction & Information	Intrinsic Features	Example
RED	Prohibition/Danger alarm	Dangerous behaviour; stop; shutdown; emergency cut-out devices; evacuate	Round shape; black pictogram on white background; red edging and diagonal line; red part to be at least 35% of the area of the sign
YELLOW or AMBER	Warning	Be careful; take precautions; examine	Triangular shape; black pictogram on yellow background with black edging; yellow part to be at least 50% of the area of the sign
BLUE	Mandatory	Specific behaviour or action e.g. wear personal protective equipment	Round shape; white pictogram on blue background; blue part to be at least 50% of the area of the sign
GREEN	Emergency escape; first aid. No danger	Doors; exits; escape routes equipment and facilities Return to normal	Rectangular or square shape; white pictogram on green background; green part to be at least 50% of the area of the sign
RED (fire-fighting signs)	Fire fighting equipment	Identification & location	Rectangular or square shape; white pictogram on red background; red part to be at least 50% of the area of the sign

Where the marking of dangerous locations is deemed necessary (e.g. highlighting the edge of a raised platform or area or restricted heights) yellow & black or red & white stripes may be used.

Traffic routes should take the form of continuous lines, preferably yellow or white.

Advice on fire safety signs can be obtained from your local fire authority. In general, where signs comply with the appropriate current standard (ISO 7010) they will not require changes for the Regulations.

EFFECT ON EMPLOYERS-SAFETY SYMBOLS

Most firms already use safety signs to warn and instruct employees of risks to their health and safety. The signboards specified in the Regulations are already covered by the existing British Standard BS5378 and ISO 7010, replacing BS 5499 ‘Graphical Symbols and Signs’. Equally, the law already requires suitable illuminated signs and acoustic signals to be used where necessary. Although the regulations specify a code of hand signals for mechanical handling and directing vehicles, they permit other signals to be used where necessary e.g. BS7121 Code of Practice for the safe use of cranes.

 ISO 7010 has now been implemented

Large elements of the British Standard BS5499 symbols have now been changed. The new symbols based on the international standard ISO 7010 have been introduced. The basic principles of understanding safety symbols have remained the same i.e. colour and shape of out line symbol but some of the icons/symbols have changed.

What does it cover?
It aims to bring about consistency in safety signage internationally, though it recognizes that only the national standards organizations of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom are obliged to adopt it.

The date for adoption was January 2013, when it became a European Normative. Therefore, at that time, it replaced BS5499-5, the previous British Standard.

Is it the law?
No. British Standards are not law. They are Codes of Practice, generally affecting only new products, as opposed to those previously produced. However, it is possible for standards to be given a type of legal status when they are referred to within legislation or government-issued guidance and Approved Codes of Practice.

In this case, the relevant legislation is the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations of 1996, also known as the Safety Signs Regulations. These regulations implemented EC Directive 92/58/EEC. They have not been updated, and there’s no apparent plan to change them just yet to incorporate BS EN ISO 7010. Therefore, even though some sales literature implies that all your safety signs (including fire escape signs) must be replaced, that simply isn’t the case.

What do they look like?
Before 1996, the standard for fire escape and other safety signs was set out in BS5499. Signs looked like this, for example.

Those who are longer in the tooth will recall the fuss when we had to add the running man to our signs. Then the Safety Signs Regulations brought a new style of fire escape sign — the one with the ice-cream box.

The guidance on these regulations published in 2009 (still the most current version) stated that businesses could continue to use the BS5499-5 fire escape signage if they preferred. Luckily for many of us, BS5499-5, our old and trusted standard for fire escape signs, was used as the basis for BS EN ISO 7010. If you didn’t put up the European standard signs when they became available after 1996, your building is now back in fashion.

What should building managers do?
There’s no requirement to replace signs, and it’s highly unlikely that any such requirement will ever be introduced. It’s best not to mix sign types; the guidance recommends consistency in style and design throughout a building (e.g., BS9999:2008). However, this is only a recommendation, so it isn’t illegal to mix sign types.

Nevertheless, consistency will be much more important in public buildings. On that basis, if you’re adding a few signs to a building that consistently follows EC Directive 92/58/EEC, it’s worth seeking out matching signs, at least for the time being, even though they’re not designed to the latest standard. If you’re starting from scratch with a new building, go with the new standard. And if your situation is somewhere between those two, do what seems most logical.

At least, the fire escape and fire fighting equipment signs all use very familiar symbols. If you start using them, you shouldn’t need to retrain staff. (The same can’t be said for all the general safety signs under BS EN ISO 7010.)