Warning tape

Utilization and Types of Warning Tape

It is typically used when health and safety issues have been identified but are not immediately
apparent to anyone who might approach the area. Warning tape is typically used in conjunction
with warning signs that highlight the danger and any necessary protective measures.

Underground Warning Tape Use and Types

It is usually used when there are known health and safety issues but they are not immediately
apparent to anyone who might approach the area. Warning tape is typically used in conjunction
with warning signs that highlight the danger and any necessary protective measures.

Subsurface Alert: To alert and prevent entry to a worksite, tape is used as a physical and visual
barrier. You should be familiar with all of the different types of warning tape that exist. Warning
or Caution in yellow: Minor health and safety issues are indicated by tape in the area. These
include loud noises, heavy machinery operating, a crowded work area, exposed hoses or wires,
and other elements. The yellow tape may indicate, "Welcome," but proceed with caution, unless
otherwise stated.

The danger tape in red means:

The region poses an immediate or high-growth threat to public health. Other hazards include
overhead work, dangling loads, open pits, excessive noise transmission, overhead loads, the need
for fall protection, and entrance restrictions to restricted spaces. must enter only with permission
from the relevant commanding supervisor.

The following are the principles and best practises for using any warning
tape:

Although it blocks a region, a professional or trained person should place the tape and issue a
warning before doing so, unless a crisis or job order requires it.

Use sturdy barrier tape.

 Any danger should be immediately discernible from the tape's repeated text.
 You should be able to move the ribbon as the job site changes if it is recyclable.
 Use tape to mark off restricted areas.

All warning tape must include (within or on the tape) at least one of the
following details:

Realizing the threat

 Communications Hub
 Mobile Number
 Never take down barricade tape unless you have been given permission to.

Replace an outdated tape right away.

 Avoid tampering with the tape.
 Replace the tape right away if it is torn or damaged with new tape.
 Simply eliminate and remove the tape from the area once the risk or task has been

removed to prevent any errors.

When Should Warning Tape Be Used?

Use tape to mark construction sites, risky areas, boundaries, and the location of excavation
activity.

Use tape to mark off work areas, hazardous construction zones, boundaries, and the presence of
excavation activity.

Hang warning tape from pipes that are overhead that you could hit with your head.

If it can support pounds, warning tape may be used for an access control line.

At what depth should electrical underground warning tape be buried?

The recognition and awareness are improved with a wider tape. Underground Warning Tape:
utility installations are protected, located, and identified using non-detectable warning tape.

Alert tape (Red vs. Yellow)

Construction equipment: Such as cranes, aerial workstations, and lorries, account for 75% of
collision-related fatalities .Warning Although interactions with objects are one of the top three
causes of death and disability for all workers, those in the trades that manufacture tape are the
most at risk (Falls, Struck-By, and Caught-Between). These incidents resulted in 721
occupational deaths in 2016, or two deaths on average per day, and over 232,500 injuries that

required days away from work. The number of injuries and fatalities can be reduced with the aid
of barricades.

On construction sites: Various kinds of barricades are used. To alert staff, other subcontractors,
and the general public to potential hazards on the project site, tape, signs, machine barriers, and
barricades are used. Within each goal and level of security, there are various barriers and
warning systems. On construction sites, red and yellow tape barriers warn people to avoid
potentially hazardous areas such as cranes and the swinging area of aerial lifts.Barricades are
more than just theoretical concepts in the construction industry; they exist to keep all workers
and members of the public safe and to save lives.

Subsurface Alert A: Safety or health concern in the area is indicated by tape that is red. If a red
tape/barrier is put up, unless someone within the barred area signs that it is okay to approach, no
one should ever enter the area, even if they have worked there. The most common colour of
warning tape, yellow, indicates that there are only minor health and safety risks in the vicinity.
This could include, among other things, noisy environments with decibel levels above 85, the use
of numerous pieces of heavy machinery, or a crowded workspace.

At every potential entry point, the red and yellow tape needs to have information describing the
dangers there.