ERC Refinery Project HSE Training Program
Color Coding System
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Color Coding
- Color coding system is applied to manage all materials and
equipments handling (e.g.: slings, shackles and electric tools at site).
-This will 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, Color coding is a physical identification to prevent the use of
equipment that has not been formally inspected.
- Different colors at work place are also used to denote specific
services and facilities at work place to safe guard and help
employees.
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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.
- Unsafe and defected slings, shackles, electric tools and
machines are marked in red color and tagged accordingly to
remove from the work place for repair and maintenance or
replacement.
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Color Coding System
The color coding system adopts four
colors on slings, shackles and electric
tools to denote that these are inspected
and safe for use on quarterly term basis.
These colors are:
January April July October
February May August November
March June September December
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Color Coding System
The example for color coding after
quarterly inspection and tagging of
safe and unsafe slings, shackles,
electric tools and machines.
ALLOWED
To use
OCTOBER~DECEMBER
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Color Coding System Flow
All
All Tools,
Tools, Machines,
Machines, Slings,
Slings, Shackles,
Shackles, etc.
etc.
Supervisor; Notify to SECL before Using
Supervisor; Notify to SECL before Using
NO
Inspection Take
Take Out
Out
Keep in
YES
Inspection
Quarterly
quarantine
Issue
Issue Approval
Approval Tag
Tag area until
&& Register removed
Register on
on Log
Log from site or
destroyed
Use
Use in
in Site
Site
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Color 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.
Safety Red 4. Prohibition
- Basic color for designating:
1. Caution and for marking physical hazards.
2. Waste containers for incombustible 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
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Color 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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