Fire equipment signs let you know where fire equipment is. They are red in colour but square so that you can tell them apart from prohibition signs. You will find this type of sign on construction sites where the fire extinguishers are located, or at fire call points. Fire equipment signs have a solid red rectangle with white symbols and/or lettering.

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The first sign you might be familiar with is the prohibition sign, although you might just recognise it as a red danger sign. On the entrance to nearly every construction site, you will see this type of sign, usually with the text 'No unauthorised access'. Prohibition signs have a red circle with a crossbar on a white background. Any lettering is black.

Site security is an important issue in construction. Your site could be at risk from thieves and vandals, but it could also appear to be an exciting place for children or a shortcut for someone's way home. Here are 20 tips for better construction site security.

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“She pulled it from her pocket and Tasered the suspect,” Buchholz said. “After she Tasered him twice they struggled and she screamed loudly for help and the suspect ran away.”

The law does not limit noise to certain hours, but between 11 pm to 7 am councils can enforce restricted permitted noise levels. Construction work ideally shouldn't be carried out during these hours, especially close to residential areas, but there can be exceptions.

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Hazel Park Police Chief Brian Buchholz said the incident happened after 9 p.m. Monday as the girl was walking home along Hughes Street near Hazel Park High School, which is several blocks northwest of Nine Mile and Dequindre roads.

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It is illegal in Michigan for anyone outside of law enforcement to carry or use a Taser without a concealed weapon license, but police said no charge was sought against the girl in the case.

She stopped and was sitting on a bench talking to a friend on her cell phone when the suspect approached her, police said.

All safety signs have to conform to the The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations. Being familiar with the different types of signs means we will be able to spot:

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Construction site safety signs are not put up for decoration, and the colours haven't been chosen because they look pretty. Each sign has a meaning, and each colour represents a different message. Knowing what construction health and safety signs mean is important because they could be warning you about a danger, or telling you to do something. And if you don't understand the sign, and fail to follow the message, you could get hurt, or worse.

Now you should be able to understand construction site safety signs, and importantly, make sure that when you see one, you can follow the health and safety message and comply with the instruction.

If you work in construction, you've probably heard of CSCS. You might have a CSCS card. As an employer, you might want your workers to get CSCS cards, or wondering if they should. As a worker, you may also be wondering if you need a CSCS card. So let's take a look at the law surrounding CSCS cards.

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Health and safety signs are displayed everywhere on construction sites, from the site hoarding and entrance points to various locations throughout the site. If you work on construction sites or have just walked past one, you are likely to have spotted some of these health and safety signs. They come in bright colours, like red, green, blue and yellow.

Warning signs don't tell you what to do, but they are used to make you aware of a danger or a hazard. The first sign you might see on a construction site is a warning sign, with the text 'Warning Construction Site' or 'Danger Construction Site'. Warning signs have a solid yellow triangle (pointing up) with a black border. Any symbol or lettering is also black on yellow.

“He told her, ‘Don’t scream, I only want sex,'” Buchholz said. “He then guided the victim down the sidewalk to near the dugout of the baseball field and told her to get down on her knees.”

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Mandatory signs are the opposite of a prohibition sign. Instead of telling you not to do something, they tell you what you must do. You can also spot this type of sign through construction sites, telling you what you need to do, for example, 'Safety helmets must be worn' or even 'Keep out'. Mandatory signs have a solid blue circle with a white symbol and/or lettering.

Construction site safety signs are there for a reason. They deliver important bits of information to you, letting you know about the hazards to watch out for or requirements that you must obey.

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A Hazel Park man faces charges after police say he tried to sexually assault a girl, 17, until she used a Taser to stun him and struggled with the attacker.A suspect, 29, is in custody and expected to be arraigned Friday on sexual assault charges.Hazel Park Police Chief Brian Buchholz said the incident happened after 9 p.m. Monday as the girl was walking home along Hughes Street near Hazel Park High School, which is several blocks northwest of Nine Mile and Dequindre roads.She stopped and was sitting on a bench talking to a friend on her cell phone when the suspect approached her, police said.“He told her, ‘Don’t scream, I only want sex,'” Buchholz said. “He then guided the victim down the sidewalk to near the dugout of the baseball field and told her to get down on her knees.”But police said the girl had a Taser in her pocket.“She pulled it from her pocket and Tasered the suspect,” Buchholz said. “After she Tasered him twice they struggled and she screamed loudly for help and the suspect ran away.”The girl suffered a scratch inside her mouth during the struggle, police said, adding the Taser she used apparently had little effect on the suspect. She ran across the street to a house for help and a person there called police.Hazel Park officers called a K-9 unit to the scene, but were unable to establish a track for a suspect, police said.Detectives looked at video surveillance from schools and other businesses in the area.Police said they were able to determine the suspect was at a gas station on Nine Mile Road before the attack.A day later they found the suspect, who matched the description of the teen’s assailant, police said.The suspect lives with a relative at an apartment complex in the area and he was arrested.Police said the suspect confessed to the crime when he was interviewed by detectives.“It sounds like he saw her walking, got the idea in his head and acted on it,” Buchholz said.It is illegal in Michigan for anyone outside of law enforcement to carry or use a Taser without a concealed weapon license, but police said no charge was sought against the girl in the case.

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Safe conditions signs can be considered the opposite of a warning sign. Instead of warning you about danger, they are alerting to you to a safe place. You might see this type of sign on a construction site to let you know where the first aid kit is, where the fire exits are, or who to report to. Safe condition signs have a solid green square or oblong, with a white symbol or symbol and text.

So what do the different types of signs look like, and what do they mean? Let's take a look at some examples of each construction site safety sign.

The girl suffered a scratch inside her mouth during the struggle, police said, adding the Taser she used apparently had little effect on the suspect.

Construction site safety signs are displayed to deliver a clear health and safety message. Failing to understand the meaning of a health and safety sign on site might mean you lose your life - or your job. In this post, we look at the different types of construction safety signs.