5S Floor Marking Color Standard - Plant Services（5 s层标记颜色标准,工厂服务）.pdf

5S Floor Marking Color Standard www.BradyID.com/toughstripe Government Regulations Industry Standards While several OSHA regulations dictate that permanent aisles and passageways must be clearly marked, there are no current government-mandated or even widely accepted industry standards that proscribe what colors to use when marking floors. Some suppliers inappropriately reference the ANSI Z535.1 Safety Color Code standard as a guide for selecting colors for floor marking. Earlier versions of the standard did include color specifications for specific types of safety hazards and equipment.* However, the specifications were removed from the 2002 edition of the standard and no longer represent ANSI recommended best practices. Moreover, Section 4.2 of the standard explicitly states that the specifications are intended for use on safety signage. Thus Z535.1 does not provide a sound basis for formulating a color standard for floor marking. Some information resources also reference OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.144, Safety Color Code For Marking Physical Hazards. However, these specifications are extremely limited in scope. The standard simply states that red should be used to identify fire protection equipment, emergency stop devices, and containers holding dangerous materials. Yellow should be used for marking physical hazards such as striking against, stumbling, falling, tripping and caught-in-between hazards. Again, the standard is not designed to provide guidance on color usage when marking floors. Brady Color Recommendations For Floor Marking The following recommendations comply with the OSHA 1910.144 standard noted above, but go further to provide a comprehensive color scheme that helps to visually