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Read the text and complete the information with the words given:

security - shape - signs - chaotic - rules - emergency - accident - square - circle - understanding - safety - triangle

Standardization.

Safety Cloze (1): can be found everywhere, they differ in colour and Cloze (2): according to the meaning they convey.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a global organization that works to provide standardization.

A standard is a repeatable, consistent, agreed upon, and documented way of doing something.

Standards are used consistently as Cloze (3): , guidelines, or definitions.

They help to make life simpler. Without standards daily life would be Cloze (4): .

Safety and Security.

Safety and Cloze (5): are confusing words.

Security is the condition of being protected from harm caused by intentional human actions or behaviours.

Safety is the state of being safe and protected from danger or harm.

So, it is correct to say Safety in the workplace if we are talking about Safety Signs.

ISO 7010.

ISO 7010 prescribes safety signs for the purposes of Cloze (6): prevention, fire protection, health hazard information and emergency evacuation.

There are Warning Signs, Prohibition Signs, Mandatory Signs, Safe Condition Signs, and Fire Safety Signs.

The shapes used in these signs are Cloze (7): , circular, square, or Cloze (8): . A Cloze (9): indicates a regulatory sign, it can be either a prohibition sign or a mandatory sign.

A triangle indicates a potential hazard, and a Cloze (10): or rectangle indicates that information is provided.

In safety signs, the color red means prohibition or alarm, the colour yellow means " be careful", the colour blue means obligation, whereas green indicates an emergency escape or first aid available.

Being aware of the meaning of safety signs facilitates global Cloze (11): .

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