Learning Objective
Students should learn the common safety signs found in Design and Technology workshops.
Method
Repeated exposure to safety signs in the workshop, the MD&TE safety signs flash animation and the printable PDF safety signs flash cards. (Suggestion: print the PDF flash cards onto card and laminate the cards with plastic film.)
General
Safety signs often have written descriptions as well as a graphic, e.g. see the signs below.
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This is a caution and warning sign. The sign usually has a description of the hazard or the warning, e.g. Warning , Trip Hazard or Caution, Trip Hazard; Danger, Moving Machinery. |
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This is a mandatory sign. Mandatory means that the instructions on the sign must be obeyed. The sign usually has a graphic and an instruction, e.g. the mandatory "Protective clothing must be worn in this area" sign above. |
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This is a prohibited sign. The sign usually has a graphic inside the prohibited sign and an instruction below the sign; see opposite |
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Green signs are safe condition signs. The example on the left means that the water is safe to drink. |
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Safety Sign Flash Cards
To learn about more signs commonly found in a Design and Technology workshop, view the Flash animation below. Pass your cursor over the sign to view its meaning.
Click on the screenshot above to view the "Safety Signs Flash Card" animation by Laszlo Lipot
An image showing the Flash animation logo Flash animations are embedded into the pages of all my D&T Modules but there are pictorial links to the animations on this web site so that devices that cannot play Flash animations will at least show a jpeg screenshot of the animation. If your PC or personal digital assistant (PDA) can play Flash animations you may click on an image showing the Flash animation logo |
to view the animation in a new window. Click here to go to Safety in Design and Technology # Hazard Warnings and Instructions
| Click here to view the PDF version of this resource. | 
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