Fire safety signs are everywhere around us but many of us use to ignore them, even we do not take it as an important topic to get informed, In a result, we may not pay attention to these signs at the time of an emergency. Before something bad happens to you let’s get well informed about fire safety signs and their message.
WHY FIRE SAFETY SIGNS ARE IMPORTANT.
Fire safety signs consider as an important element of any place to aware people of the possible dangers and hazards of that place, and to guide about fire exits, routes every measure which can minimize the happening and damages through happening of a fire emergency.
TYPES OF FIRE SAFETY SIGNS
There are various types of fire safety signs which are discussed below.
• Prohibition signs
• Mandatory signs
• Warning signs
• Fire action sign
• Fire exit sign
• Fire equipment signs
• First aid sign
• Safe condition sign
• Fire extinguisher sign

PROHIBITION SIGNS

A prohibition safety sign uses to prohibited people to do certain activities that cause danger to health and safety and to make people conscious about the risk or hazard of the place. 

Prohibition signs signalize danger and feature a “DO NOT” symbol on it. These signs generally have a black safety symbol in a red circle with a cross on it.

MANDATORY SIGNS

Mandatory signs indicate steps that a person must have to follow and it shows how a person protects himself in a dangerous situation. These signs are required by law to reduce the risk present within your surroundings.

These signs supposed to be placed in an obvious location. Generally, these signs are of blue circular shape with a white color image or text on it.

WARNING SIGNS

Warning signs are made to aware of the people of the presence of flammable materials such as petrol, paint thinner, kerosene, gas cylinders, and diesel, etc.

FIRE ACTION SIGN

Fire action signs describe to you that what should be done in the event of a fire or hearing the fire alarm. It also includes to which you should call and where is the meeting point, it also describes the action which should not be taken.

Fire action signs are square and mostly blue, white, and red (sometimes green) in color. These signs are simple and easy ways to inform about fire safety instructions to all occupants of a certain place.

 EXIT SIGN

Fire exit signs are used to inform the public present in a building, boat or aircraft of the location of nearest emergency exits and safe evacuation in case of fire so that people can easily escape from the affected area.

Fire exit signs are usually square and in green and white color, Green color used to symbolize emergency escape and no danger.

FIRE EQUIPMENT SIGN

Fire equipment signs direct the location of firefighting equipment such as fire horse, fire alarm, fire extinguisher, etc.

These signs are red color square or rectangle with white text or symbol on it.

FIRST AID SIGN

First aid signs use to highlight the spots where the first aid equipment is located, so the people can easily find them in case of an emergency.

First aid signs are oblong and green colour and white text or symbol on it. Green and white symbolize first aid and safety procedures.

SAFE CONDITION SIGN

Safe condition signs are designed to indicate allowable behavior and tell about the action which is safe to take, such as emergency eye was, drinking water, locations of safety equipment or safe routes.

Similar to the first aid sign, safe condition signs are also green in color with white text or image message on it.

FIRE EXTINGUISHER SIGN

Fire extinguisher signs help you to know about the type of fire extinguisher available on a certain place and also describe its uses.

These signs are commonly seen in red and green colors but they can also be in different colors with a rectangular shape. A fire extinguisher is of four types.

• First will put out fires in ordinary combustibles such as wood and paper.
• Second is for use on flammable liquids like grease, gasoline, and oil.
• Third is suitable for use only on electrically energized fires.
• Fourth is designed for use on flammable metals.