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    The document discusses a color coding system used in construction safety to identify inspected equipment. A competent person inspects slings, shackles, electric tools, and machines on a quarterly basis. Inspected equipment is marked with a color corresponding to the quarter - yellow, green, purple, or blue. Defected equipment is marked red and removed from the site. The color coding system helps ensure equipment is properly maintained and unsafe equipment is not used.

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    The document discusses a color coding system used in construction safety to identify inspected equipment. A competent person inspects slings, shackles, electric tools, and machines on a quarterly basis. Inspected equipment is marked with a color corresponding to the quarter - yellow, green, purple, or blue. Defected equipment is marked red and removed from the site. The color coding system helps ensure equipment is properly maintained and unsafe equipment is not used.

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    1836 D Color Coding System

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    Color Coding System

    in Construction Safety

    IBN-ZAHR OCT HSE TEAM


    Color Coding System in Construction Safety
    Color-coding

    Colour-coding system to be applied to manage all material handling equipments e.g. slings,
    shackles and electric tools at site.

    This ensure that these equipments are properly inspected, maintained and tagged for safe use
    by the competent person for mechanical, structural, electrical or any other defect that could
    result in failure of these equipments during use and result in serious accidents

    Thus, Colour-coding is a physical identification to prevent the use of equipment that has not
    been formally inspected

    Different colours at work place are also used to denote specific services and facilities at work
    place to safe guard and help employees
    Color Coding System in Construction Safety
    Color-coding

    A competent person by virtue of knowledge and experience has to formally inspect


    all slings, shackles, electric tools and machines before initial use on site. The
    periodicity of inspection can be fixed as per project requirement. Generally, these
    equipments are inspected on quarterly basis

    All unsafe and defected slings, shackles, electric tools and machines are marked in
    red colour and tagged accordingly to remove from the work place for repair and
    maintenance or replacement
    Color Coding System in Construction Safety
    Color-coding system

    The colour coding system adopts four colors on slings, shackles and electric tools to denote
    that tese are inspected and safe for use on quarterly term basis. These colours are

    Yellow for January to March Green for April to June

    Purple for July to September

    Blue for October to December


    Color Coding System in Construction Safety
    Color-coding system

    The example for colour coding after quarterly inspection and tagging of safe and unsafe
    slings, shackles, electric tools and machines

    ALLOWED
    JULY To use
    AUGUST
    SEPTEMBER
    OCTOBER~DECEMBER
    Color Coding System in Construction Safety
    Colour Coding System Flow

    All Tools, Machines, Slings, Shackles, etc.


    Supervisor; Notify to SECL before Using

    NO
    SEME Take Out
    Inspection
    Keep in quarantine
    YES area until removed
    Inspectio

    from site or
    Quarterl

    Issue Approval Tag destroyed


    y

    & Register on Log

    Use in Site
    Color Coding System in Construction Safety
    Colour Coding System

    – basic color for identification of:


    1. Fire protection equipment. 2. Portable containers of flammable liquids.
    3. Emergency stop bars, stop buttons, and emergency electrical stop
    Federal switches on machinery.
    4. Prohibition
    Safety Red
    - Basic color for designating:
    1. Caution and for marking physical hazards.
    2. Waste containers for decombustible materials.
    Federal 3. Caution against starting or using equipment under repair.
    4. Identification of starting point or power source of machinery.
    Safety Yellow
    - Basic color for designating:
    1. Dangerous parts of machines.
    2. Exposed parts (edges only) of pulleys, gears, rollers, cutting devices,
    Federal and power jaws.
    Safety Orange

    - Basic color for designating:


    1. Mandatory Signs provided for enforcing the use of PPE
    Federal
    Safety Blue
    Color Coding System in Construction Safety
    Colour Coding System

    – basic color for identification of:


    1. Radiation hazards
    Federal
    Safety Purple

    - Basic color for designating:


    1. Safety
    2. Location of first aid equipment
    Federal 3. Emergency escape route
    Safety Green

    - Basic color for designating:


    1. Traffic flow.
    Federal Safety 2. Housekeeping purposes.
    Black/White

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