Certain kinds of warning signs are important to have in any kind of working unit.
Be it a small office space or manufacturing plant, signs help employees as also visitors to identify hazardous areas and also to know what department lies where.
While general signs can be used to help people identify common areas around a working space, it is also important to put up special kinds of mandatory signs or even warning signs.
The purpose of these signs is to caution people when there may be a potential threat.
For instance, when in a factory unit, if a visitor is not aware that certain chemicals are being used in the manufacturing process, he may not wear the right protective gear or face mask.
This might cause health problems like respiratory issues.
Read on to know of the importance of respiratory signs below.
Right Gear If you put up a respiratory protection sign in an area where hazardous chemicals are being used or where foul smells occur, the people around will know that they should wear some face mask or protective body gear.
Without these accessories, they may inhale poisonous gases that can turn out to be harmful.
These signs are more important for units that use gases, chemicals or heavy machinery and related materials in their daily processes.
In most cases, the regular staff are tuned to wearing the right gear or masks when being exposed to these elements.
However, a new employee or visitor may not be as aware or informed.
Signs of this kind are therefore considered mandatory in many cases because they help prevent potential damage or threat to life.
Awareness Sometimes, not being aware that a particular place, spot or area can cause respiratory problems can lead to fatalities.
It is always safer to know than to be just be exposed to something unnecessarily.
Even in some patrol pumps or for that matter, meat manufacturing units, foul smells can affect a passerby or child.
It is therefore safer to put up respiratory mandatory signs that either indicate that there is potential threat that lead to respiration problems in that area or that certain kinds of protective gear like masks must be worn while in that space.
Prevents ill-health Proper signs placed at the right places can help prevent ill-health in people with existing breathing conditions.
For instance, if a college student with asthma suddenly passes the chemical laboratory of the college and experiences an attack because of inhaling the chemicals being used inside, it could lead to problems.
However, if there is a clear sign put up there, the student will know that he needs to take adequate precautions before passing that area every time.