Hazard signs

What is a hazard?
Worksafe New Zealand defines a hazard as "An activity, arrangement, circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon, process, situation or substance that is an actual or potential cause or source of harm" 

Mandatory signs


Mandatory signs are usually a blue circle with a white icon. and tells us what we need to to do to insure our safety. They can tell us to do a variety of things such as we must wear gloves, hard hats, recycle, etc.

Prohibitive signs

Prohibitive signs are often a red circle with a diagonal line through the middle going over a black icon. These signs are here to tell us what we're not allowed to do at all. You usually see these around public areas saying things such as no smoking, littering, dogs, etc.

Hazard signs

Hazard signs are usually bright yellow with a black icon. They're used to warn you of a potential hazard that could cause harm or possibly kill you. Things such as something catching fire, nuclear radiation, electrocution, etc.









My amazingly designed sign 

We also had to create a sign that can tackle an issue in the workplace. I decided to  create a sign to warn people there is hot metal nearby. Mr Rees told us that sometimes, after heating metal, you can't tell either which end was heated or that it was heated at all. You can't tell exactly what is happening so it's not great.

Below is an example of work hazards that we are able to somewhat avoid