Safety Markings Guide for Factories,Warehouses,Site & Facilities

Here is a basic guide for Warehouse,Factory,Plant or Facility / Site Safety to indicate what coloured Markings & Tapes should be used to show different hazards, safety equipment, warn of danger, or to use caution. We supply a range of Lane Marking Tape (including the 3M 471 Vinyl Marking Tape), Reflective Tapes, Non Slip Tapes, & Barrier Tapes that can be used to highlight and mark different designated areas on walls & floors of your site,plant,machinery,factory, warehouse or public area.

 Below is the description of what colour / colour scheme is used for what designated areas in all types of operations including; Public Area's,Factories,Sites & Warehouse's

Red - Red Indicates Stop or Danger;

It identifies fire protection, including flammable liquid containers,fire alarm boxes,fire extinguishers & emergency stop buttons

Yellow - Yellow indicates caution

It is used for marking aisles & physical hazards such as; low pipes, handrails, pillars, bollards & fixtures that extend into work areas, storage cabinets for flammable or combustible materials, containers for corrosives or other unstable materials. Yellow is also used to warn against using equipment under repair.

Green - Green indicates safety equipment.

Safety Green is used for identifying emergency egress and first aid or safety equipment such as safety deluge showers, gas masks, and stretchers.

Blue - Blue indicates a mandatory action.

This includes actions such as - wear safety googles, or for identifying safety information used on informational signs and bulletin boards (such as the location of a phone. Blue also has special applications in the railroad area to designate warnings against the starting, use of, or movement of equipment that is under repair or being worked on.

Red/White Striped - Red-White indicates the location of first aid & fire protection equipment

This includes fire extinguishers,internal hose reels & valves.

Yellow/Black Striped - Yellow-Black indicates tripping hazards

This includes changes in floor level, obstruction, low head room areas & mobile equipment

Contact us for more information, or Order Online our range of tapes that are designed for marking out designated areas including Red (Danger),Yellow (Caution),Green (Safety Equipment),Blue (Safety Info),Red/White - Candy Stripe ( 1st Aid & Fire Protection Equipment), Black Yellow - Tiger Stripe (Safety Hazards) 

We supply different coloured marking tapes to highlight designated areas for all of your Warehouse,Site/Plant, Factory & Public Area requirements to Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle, Brisbane, Wollongong, Melbourne and throughout Australia