STANLEY

Mining Services (T) Ltd.

Colour Coding Guidelines / Symbolic Safety Signs

Best Management Practice BMP-B10-AF
Introduction

This procedure has been developed to ensure that colour coded demarcation and the
placing of safety symbolic signs of all areas across site are standardised and conform to
the requirements of the HSE Management System.

Purpose

All colour codes used throughout the mine site should be standardised to refect the same
meaning and to minimise the risk of workers becoming confused while moving around the
site.

Colour Coding

The following designated colours are to be used at all times and can be adapted for signs,
floors, walls etc.

Basic Colours

ƒ Jade GREEN Safety information e.g. eye wash, safety showers, first aid,
emergency exits etc.
Shape: Square
Colour: Green background with white lettering/
pictogram
ƒ Sunflower YELLOW Hazard warning e.g. handrails, safety
chains, No Parking Areas, housekeeping
markings
Shape: Triangle
Colour: Black border, yellow centre with black
lettering/pictogram

ƒ Signal RED Fire protection equipment e.g. fire extinguishers

Informatory Signs, Prohibitory Signs, Emergency Stopping Devices
Shape: Square / Circular
Colour: Square – Red Square with White
lettering/pictogram
Circular – Red border, red diagonal, white
centre with black pictogram

ƒ Bright BLUE Mandatory signs e.g. PPE signs – must use signs
Shape: Circular
Colour: Blue Circle with white pictogram

A colour-coded display should be prominently displayed in all work areas to ensure

workers have a ready reference to colours used and to further minimise any confusion.

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Maintenance of Colour Coding

Colours used should be clearly recognisable. If colours are faded or beginning to wear
they should be repainted. Colours on pipelines can be easily obliterated by dust, therefore
cleaning of the work place should include pipelines. Regular inspections of work areas
should be undertaken to ensure colour-coded demarcation is satisfactory.

Application of Colour Coding

Colour coding must be applied in any of the following ways:

ƒ Single colour over entire area.

ƒ Strips of at least 100mm wide over base colour (e.g. green) which are clearly
visible from the working levels for floor or housekeeping demarcations
ƒ Paint every pipeline in the base colour. The colour coding can be colour bands or
strips 150mm wide over the entire length of the pipeline with 1m breaks in between
colour bands or the base colour over the entire length of the pipeline.
ƒ Pre-made pipeline contents identification markers with the correct colour coding
can also be used to demarcate pipes. By means of standard colours, contrasting
coloured text and arrows you can identify the contents of a pipe and the normal
direction of flow. Pipeline contents identification labels must be fitted in a visible
position at no more than 8 metre intervals along the length of a pipe

Pipelines

Pipelines should be colour coded according to their contents as follows:

ƒ GREEN Potable water

ƒ LIGHT BLUE Air
ƒ YELLOW-OCHRE OR VIOLET Other gases
ƒ RED All fire services

FLOCCULANT

SULFURIC ACID

CAUSTIC SODA

OXYGEN

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Base Colour Content Type Example
Green Water Potable water
Light Blue Air Compressed air
Medium Brown Oils Diesel
Violet Acids and Alkalis Hydrochloric acid
Ochre Gases Oxygen
Safety Yellow Hazardous services Reagents
Silver Grey Steam
Black Other Fluids Drainage pipes
Signal Red Fire fighting materials Water, CO2, Foam

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Demarcation of Floors

Demarcation of floors should adhere to the standard colour coding

It is not necessary to cover the entire floor area with a base colour, but storage areas, no
parking zones and working areas should be indicated.

Colour Code for Housekeeping Demarcations:

• Work area Use concrete floor as a base colour or paint floor grey
• Storage area Indicated by 100mm green lines
• Aisles Indicated by 100mm white lines
• No Parking Indicated by 100mm yellow lines

Example

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Demarcation Under Emergency Response Equipment

Demarcation under emergency response equipment is for the purposes of ensuring that
the equipment is always accessible. The standard demarcation for a “no parking zone”
must be used i.e. a yellow border or paint the whole no parking zone yellow.

Planning should ensure that there is ready access to emergency response equipment by
way of a clear way in front of the equipment.

The background of mounted fire fighting appliances should be either red or red and white
chevron for easy identification in an emergency situation

Demarcation Signage

As with colour coding the purpose of demarcation signage is to convey a message, order
or warning to employees in the workplace. Demarcation signs are also designed to
transgress language boundaries i.e. stop sign.

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Demarcation signs consist of:

GEOMETRIC SHAPE BACKGROUND COLOUR

Warning Yellow Background

Black Border
/Pictogram

Prohibition White Background

Red Diagonal/Black
Pictogram

Mandatory Blue Background

White Pictogram

Informatory Green Background

(General) White Pictogram

Informatory Red Background

(Fire Equipment) White Pictogram

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 Hazard warning chevron Danger warning chevron

Signs should be installed at the discretion of the personnel responsible for a work area
and the distance from where it should be visible determines sign size.

Warning of danger areas

All hazardous areas where caution must be exercised must be highlighted for easy
recognition. The entire area must be painted chevron yellow and black at a 45/ angle
using 150mm intermittent lines

In an area where the immediate Hazard poses a grave danger or peril, the chevron must
be replaced with a red and white chevron at a 45/ angle using 150mm intermittent lines

Note: The emphasis must always be to try and eliminate the Hazards i.e. for the example
used the control measure would be to rather install a handrail.

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 Symbolic Safety Signs

Shape: Square Colour: White with Red Bordering Pictogram: Red

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FB 1 - Location of Fire Extinguisher FB 2 – Fire Extinguisher

FB 3 - Fire Hose FB 4 – Fire Hydrant

FB 5 – Fire Alarm FB 6 – Sprinkler Stop Valve

FB 7 – Fire Telephone FB 8 – Fire Pump Connection

FB 9 – Location of Fire Blanket FB 10 – Fire Marshall

FB 20 – Fire Bucket

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Shape: Circular (Disc) Colour: Blue Pictogram: White

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MV 1 – Eye protection must be worn MV 2 – Respiratory protection must be worn

MV 3 – Head protection must be worn MV 4 – Hearing protection must be worn

MV 5 – Hand protection must be worn MV 6 – Foot must be worn

MV 7 – Eye protection must be worn MV 8 –Safety harnesses and lifeline must

be worn

MV 9 –Aprons must be worn MV 10 –Face protection protection must be

Worn

MV 11 –Air supplied hood must MV 12- Dust Mask must be worn

be worn

MV 13 –Air Extraction must be used MV 14 – Keep Area Clean

MV 15 – Screening must be used MV 16- Use Safety Cage

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Shape: Square Colour: Green Pictogram: White

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GA 1- First aid equipment GA 2 – General direction

GA 3- Direction to escape GA 4 - Direction to escape rout right

GA 5- Manned first aid station GA 6- Drinking Water

GA 7- Blasting point GA 8- Travel way

GA 9- Locomotive Refuelling point GA 10- Ladies Toilet

GA 11- Gents Toilet GA 12- Refuse Chamber

GA 13- Telephone GA 14 – Waiting Place

GA 15- Emergency Telephone GA 16- Electric isolator switch

GA 17- Stairs going down GA 18- Stairs going up

GA 19- Eye wash GA 20- Safety shower

GA 21- Location of bomb bag GA 22- Wheel chair access

GA 91- Air pack

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Shape: Circular (Disc) Colour: White and red borderline Pictogram: Black

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PV 1- Smoking prohibited PV 2 - Fire and open flames prohibited

PV 3- Thoroughfare for pedestrians PV 4 - Water and extinguishing agent

prohibited prohibited

PV 5- Drinking of this water PV 6- Proceeding beyond sign prohibited

Prohibited

PV 7- Cycling prohibited PV 8- Carrying of long materials

Prohibited

PV 9- Hand tramming prohibited PV 10- Tractors and fork-lifts prohibited

PV 11-Use of compressed air to PV 12- Lose clothing, ties, jewellery and

dust body prohibited long hair prohibited

PV 13-Dumping prohibited PV 14 - Do not obstruct

PV 15-No entry for heavy vehicles PV 16- No entry for vehicles

PV 17-Locomotives prohibited PV 18- Wearing of motorbike helmets

prohibited

PV 19-Carring of firearms PV 20- Dogs pohibited

prohibited

PV 21-Camras Prohibited PV 22- Alcohol prohibited

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Shape: Triangular Colour: Black border yellow centre Pictogram: Black

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WW 1- General warning sign WW 2-Warning of fire hazard

WW 3- Warning of explosive hazard WW 4 - Warning of corrosive hazard

WW 5- Warning of poisonous substances WW 6 - Warning of ionising radiation

hazard hazard

WW 7- Warning of electric shock hazard WW 8 - Warning of suspended loads

Hazard

WW 9- Warning of methane hazard WW 10- Warning of fragile roof

WW 11- Warning of biological hazard WW 12- Warning of laser

WW 13- Warning of asbestos hazard WW 14 -Warning of workers hazard

WW 15- Warning of carbon dioxide WW 16 - Warning of hazard of slippery

hazard walking surface
WW 17-Warning of hazard of moving WW 18 - Warning of hazard of cold burns
Machinery

WW 19-Beware of dogs WW 20 –Beware of forklifts

WW 21-Beware of material falling WW 22 - Warning of hazard of slippery

From moving conveyor belts steps

WW 23- Beware of hazard of exposed live high voltage equipment

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What is Dangerous Goods?

Dangerous goods is articles or substances which can pose a significant risk to health,
safety or property when transported by air, road or boat Some seemingly innocent
substances, safe on the ground, may become dangerous when subjected to the
fluctuations of temperature and pressure during the flight.

If you have any doubts about your cargo please contact your Stores Manager Because
not only is it a criminal offence to ship or attempt to ship undeclared and incorrectly
packaged dangerous cargo, it could also result in a fatal accident.
Please make sure that all potentially dangerous cargo is declared, labeled and packed
correctly.

Summary of Classes of Dangerous Cargo

(Including names of some commercial products related to each class.)
Class 1
EXPLOSIVES are substances or devices having an explosive effect,
e.g. toy caps, detonators, igniters, grenades, fireworks, cartridges.

Class 2
GASES: COMPRESSED, LIQUIFIED, DISSOLVED UNDER PRESSURE
OR HIGHLY REFRIDGERATED, e.g. cigarette lighters, compressed
oxygen, aerosols.

Class 3
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS are liquids, mixtures of liquids or liquids
containing solids in solution or in suspension that discharge a
flammable vapour at medium temperatures e.g. paints, alcohol,
petrol, benzine, brake fluid.

Class 4
FLAMMABLE SOLIDS: SUBSTANCES LIABLE TO SPONTANEOUS
COMBUSTION; SUBSTANCES WHICH, ON CONTACT WITH WATER,
EMIT FLAMMABLE GASES, e.g. phosphorous, potassium, matches,
fire-lighters.

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Class 5
OXIDISING SUBSTANCES: ORGANIC PEROXIDES are substances
that normally do not burn but, when in contact with oxygen, can set
fire to other materials or can help to bring it about, e.g. bleaching
powder, potassium permanganate, pool chemicals, disinfectants.

Class 6
POISONOUS (TOXIC) AND INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES are
substances that either can cause death, injury or health problems if
swallowed, inhaled or from skin contact, e.g. pesticides, cyanide
compounds, rodenticides,
or
contain viable micro-organisms or their toxins known, or suspected
to cause, diseases in humans or animals, e.g. bacterial agents.

Class 7
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS are materials with a specific activity
greater than 70 kBq/kg, e.g. uranium, carbon-14.

Class 8
CORROSIVES are substances that, in the event of leakage, can
cause severe damage by chemical action when in contact with living
tissue or that can severely damage other cargo or the aircraft, e.g.
hydrochloric acid, instruments containing mercury.

Class 9
MISCELLANEOUS DANGEROUS GOODS are substances or
articles not covered by other classes and which might be a source of
danger during air transportation. These include magnetised material
which might affect the flight navigational systems, and other
regulated substances which might cause extreme annoyance or
discomfort, e.g. dry ice, asbestos, polystyrene beads, engines
internal combustion, environmentally hazardous substances.

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Environmental Colour Coding of Refuse Bins

Bin Type Colour Coding Example

Industrial Waste Dark Green Glass, Grinding Disks, Phloresent lights
Hydrocarbon Waste Light Brown All oils/ cloth and contaminated soils
Domestic Waste White Insect spray cans, plastic
Mill Waste Orange All items that originate from the Mill
Steel Waste Dark Blue Steel off-cuts from Boiler shop
Wood Waste Light Blue Packing Crates

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If you use dangerous substances which may cause an
explosive atmosphere in the workplace you must mark all
areas classified as hazardous with an explosive safety sign
at each point of entry.

In particular, if your business uses the following

• Petrol • LPG • Paints • Varnishes • Solvents or creates
dust from milling, grain or sand operations you will have a
legal obligation to comply with this

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