| Do you know what does it mean by green fire | | | | to all employees. Every employee in the business |
| safety signs? How about the red signs, blue | | | | must be fully aware of the safety signs and what |
| circles, red circles, and yellow triangles? These are | | | | they stand for as that is what those signs are |
| the signs that ensure fire safety in the workplace | | | | there for. |
| that every employee needs to know. Since fire | | | | It is a must that the employees are well-versed |
| outbreaks do not happen everyday, these safety | | | | with the styles of fire safety signs and the |
| signs are constant reminders to employees to be | | | | message they carry. The green signs, called safe |
| alert in case of accidents. These signs are best in | | | | condition signs, have two meanings. It tells the |
| glow-in-the-dark finishes. Aside from these signs, | | | | employees where the fire safety equipments are. |
| the Health and Safety Law, What You Need To | | | | (It is essential for all employees to know where |
| Know poster must also be posted in the | | | | the fire exit is or where to find the first aid |
| workplace. | | | | equipment.) It also informs the employees that it |
| Employers should make a safe workplace to | | | | is safe to do something in case of an emergency. |
| ensure the health both of its employees and the | | | | Red signs, called the fire safety signs, only show |
| general public, ensure that its factories and | | | | where the fire extinguishers are including other |
| equipment are safe and that work safety | | | | fire safety equipment. Blue circles, the mandatory |
| protocols are provided and implemented, and | | | | signs, give commands which employees are |
| transfer, store, and use flammable materials and | | | | mandated to do in case of fire. On the contrary, |
| substances safely. These requirements from the | | | | red circles, the prohibition signs, with a diagonal line |
| United Kingdom Health and Safety laws are | | | | prohibit the employees from doing what is shown |
| indicating that providing fire safety signs in the | | | | in the sign. The yellow triangles, the caution signs, |
| workplace is the duty of the business owners. | | | | are used to emphasize or bring to attention that |
| Aside from the legal requirements imposed to | | | | something is dangerous. |
| workplaces in the United Kingdom, every business, | | | | Fire safety signs must not be overdone. They |
| with the employer’s conscience, has the | | | | must be strategically located and all the |
| responsibility to ensure the safety of its | | | | employees must be aware of the signs. Most |
| employees as it ensures the safety of the | | | | importantly, all of the employees must be aware |
| business itself. | | | | of the meanings of the different signs. All |
| It is part of the responsibilities of business owners | | | | employees must know that the green signs, like |
| in the UK to provide fire safety signs in the | | | | the red signs, tell where the fire safety |
| business premises. These safety signs must be | | | | equipments are, and inform that it is safe to do |
| easily seen by all the staff members of the | | | | something in case of an emergency, that blue |
| business. Essential information such as the | | | | circles, give mandatory commands, red circles |
| locations of fire exits, fire fighting equipments, and | | | | prohibit something, and yellow triangles give |
| emergency fire phones must be readily accessible | | | | cautions. |