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PART 1926 -- Safety and Health Regulations for Construction

1926.200 - Accident prevention signs and tags.

(a)

General. Signs and symbols required by this subpart shall be visible at all times when work is being performed, and shall be removed or covered promptly when the hazards no longer exist.

(b)

Danger signs.

(b)(1)

Danger signs (see Figure G-1) shall be used only where an immediate hazard exists.

(b)(2)

Danger signs shall have red as the predominating color for the upper panel; black outline on the borders; and a white lower panel for additional sign wording.

(c)

Caution signs.

(c)(1)

Caution signs (see Figure G-2) shall be used only to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices.

(c)(2)

Caution signs shall have yellow as the predominating color; black upper panel and borders: yellow lettering of "caution" on the black panel; and the lower yellow panel for additional sign wording. Black lettering shall be used for additional wording.

       FIGURE G-1 DANGER       FIGURE G-2 CAUTION
(For Figures G-1 and G-2, Click Here)

..1926.200(c)(3)

(c)(3)

Standard color of the background shall be yellow; and the panel, black with yellow letters. Any letters used against the yellow background shall be black. The colors shall be those of opaque glossy samples as specified in Table 1 of American National Standard Z53.1-1967.

(d)

Exit signs. Exit signs, when required, shall be lettered in legible red letters, not less than 6 inches high, on a white field and the principal stroke of the letters shall be at least three-fourths inch in width.

(e)

Safety instruction signs. Safety instruction signs, when used, shall be white with green upper panel with white letters to convey the principal message. Any additional wording on the sign shall be black letters on the white background.

(f)

Directional signs. Directional signs, other than automotive traffic signs specified in paragraph (g) of this section, shall be white with a black panel and a white directional symbol. Any additional wording on the sign shall be black letters on the white background.

(g)

Traffic signs.

(g)(1)

Construction areas shall be posted with legible traffic signs at points of hazard.

..1926.200(g)(2)

(g)(2)

All traffic control signs or devices used for protection of construction workmen shall conform to American National Standards Institute D6.1-1971, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.

(h)

Accident prevention tags.

(h)(1)

Accident prevention tags shall be used as a temporary means of warning employees of an existing hazard, such as defective tools, equipment, etc. They shall not be used in place of, or as a substitute for, accident prevention signs.

(h)(2)

Specifications for accident prevention tags similar to those in Table G-1 shall apply.

                       TABLE G-1
(For Table G-1, Click Here)

(i)

Additional rules. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z35.1-1968, Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs, and Z35.2-1968, Specifications for Accident Prevention Tags, contain rules which are additional to the rules prescribed in this section. The employer shall comply with ANSI Z35.1-1968 and Z35.2-1968 with respect to rules not specifically prescribed in this subpart.

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