Actividad de aprendizaje 16

Evidencia 4: Taller “Safety signs”

Cada empresa debe estar debidamente adecuada con señales de seguridad,

tanto en inglés como en español, y así cumplir con los requerimientos de
seguridad e información que exige el estado. Por esto, se considera
indispensable tener claridad acerca de las características de estas señales, con
el fin de implementarlas de manera adecuada. Es aquí, donde el material de
formación: "Permission and request in security and health", junto con el material
complementario, cumplen una función relevante durante el proceso de
formación de este programa.

Para la presente actividad de aprendizaje, el aprendiz deberá desarrollar un

taller que dé cuenta de los conocimientos que ha adquirido en el área técnica y
que ha afianzado mediante el material de formación del área de inglés,
anteriormente nombrado. Para realizar esta evidencia, se deberá tener en
cuenta lo siguiente:

1. Estudiar el material de formación: "Permission and request in security

and health" y consultar el material complementario.
2. Desarrollar el taller “Safety signs” en la herramienta ofimática de su
preferencia.
3. Enviar el archivo al instructor en formato .doc o .pdf a través de la
plataforma virtual de aprendizaje.
 Workshop: safety sings

Safety Signs can be found in different places and situations. Each signal type
comes in a standardized color and shape, and are placed in very specific places,
so people can recognize them easily. This information was studied on the training
material "“Permission and request in security and health” " and the complementary
material. Now, it's time for you to evidence your learning.

1. Matching

Match each Safety Sign with its name. Write the letter of the definition on the line below
the sign.

B D I E A-H

C F G T K

A. General indication of “towards” direction

B. You must wear hearing protection
C. Caution. Risk of corrosión
D. Forbidden on matches and smoke
E. General prevention, caution, risk of harm
F. Caution. Risk of poisoning
G. Forbidden from using water as an extinguishing agent
H. General indication of “towards” direction
I. Safety goggles must be worn
J. General action command
K. First aid
2. True or false

Look at the next Safety Signs and read its statements. Indicate whether the statements
are true or false by placing a T or F in the space preceding the sign.

T T

You need to wear a half You can get burned

face mask in this place
T T

You can't smoke in this You can evacuate on this

place direction
T T

To wear Safety boots in this You could get an electrical

place is a must shock
T T

All personnel may enter her

with the adequate
equipment. This is a dangerous place,
we need to be careful
3. Completing information

Check the next chart very carefully and complete it. You might be useful to check the
complementary material.

Where can you find it?

Safety Sign Type of Safety Sing (Write the name of the sign and
use prepositions of place)

Risk of poisoning signs are

usually placed on containers
Prevention signal / Warning sign
Example

with toxic products.

Safety helmets must be worn

Control action signal /Mandatory action sign
signs are usually placed around
construction sites.

The risk risk of of explosive

explosive material material
Prevention signal signal / / Warning Warning
1 sign sig
isisusually placed in
chemicalusually placed in
chemicallaboratories.laboratories
Signal of risk or
generalprecaution is usually
placedprecaution is usually
2 Prevention signal / Warning / Warning signsig
placedwhere a danger may
presentwhere a danger may
presen

General obligation sign isusually

placed accompanied byusually
3 Control action signal /Mandatory action sign
placed accompanied byanother
signal.another signa

The electrical risk is

usuallyplaced in the vicinity of
4 Prevention signal / Warning / Warning signsig electricalplaced in the vicinity of
electricalpanels,
machinery.panels, machiner

First aid signal is usually

nformation signal concerning to placedin companies near the first
5 safeconditions.conditions. aidin companies near the first
aidkitk

Shutdown signal with water

isusually placed whereusually
placed wherepermanently
6 Forbiddance signa
energizedpermanently
energizedequipment is
foundequipment is foun
7 Control action signal /Mandatory action sign Half face mask must be
 worn.this signal is usually placed
inthis signal is usually placed
infactories where particles
arefactories where particles
aregeneratedgenerate

The sign of forbidden togenerate

flame are usuallygenerate flame
8 Forbiddance signal
are usuallyplaced in gasoline
pumpsplaced in gasoline pump

evacuation signal is placed

Information signal concerning to infactories or companiesfactories
9 safeconditions.conditions or companiesindicating the
exitindicating the exi

The sign of prohibited

smokingare usually placed in
10 Forbiddance signal. hospitals orare usually placed in
hospitals orpublic placespublic
place
The output signal is
usuallyplaced in companies or
publicplaced in companies or
11 Safe condition sign
publicestablishments indicating
whereestablishments indicating
wherethe output isthe output is
Ionizing radiation signal isplaced
in general factories orplaced in
12 Prevention signal /Warning sign
general factories orhospitals (x-
ray room)hospitals (x-ray room
Sign of mandatory use of
glovesis usually placed inis
13 Control action signal /Mandatory action sign usually placed inmetalworking
companiesmetalworking
companie
Safety sign indicates
themaximum capacity of
anmaximum capacity of
14 Safe condition sign anelevator is usually placed at
theelevator is usually placed at
theentrance of the
elevatorsentrance of the elevat
the sign of risk of falling
objectsare usually placed at
15 Prevention signal /Warning sign theare usually placed at
theentrance of construction
sitesentrance of construction s
Pasos para enviar la evidencia:

1. Clic en el título de esta evidencia.

2. Clic en Examinar mi equipo y buscar el archivo previamente guardado.
3. Dejar un comentario al instructor (opcional).
4. Clic en Enviar.

Nota: esta evidencia es de carácter individual. En caso de requerir mayor

información, podrá acceder a la biblioteca SENA u otras fuentes de internet.
Recuerde revisar la guía de aprendizaje con el fin de verificar que ha realizado
todas las actividades propuestas, saber cómo desarrollarlas y entregarlas
correctamente.

Criterios de evaluación
Ubica al interlocutor en un punto geográfico específico empleando preposiciones
en inglés

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