Workplaces can sometimes be dangerous and that’s why OSHA requires employers to alert employees to hazards that they could encounter. A proactive way to provide this protection is to use the necessary signage, alarms, and signals to alert workers to these hazards.
OSHA requires different signs be used in different situations. Danger signs are to be used only where an immediate hazard exists that could present a threat of death or serious injury. An example would be a “High voltage” sign. Danger signs are to have red as the predominating color for the upper panel; black outline on the borders; and a white lower panel for additional sign wording.