Online Learning, completed in your own time at a location of your choice. Once you have signed up to your course, you have 60 days of accessibility to complete your assessment.
Don’t leave safety to chance; empower your workforce with the knowledge they need to thrive in a secure environment.
In this interactive eLearning training, you will learn about workplace safety signage, the different types and colours of safety signage, and what they all mean.
Properly designed safety signs convey essential information succinctly and visually, contributing to effective workplace education, safety, and the prevention of workplace injuries or deaths.
Safety signs serve as crucial instructional tools, helping to safeguard both workers and the public. They communicate vital information about potential hazards, safety protocols, and emergency procedures, ensuring that everyone on the site is well-informed and aware of the risks involved.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Workplace Safety Signs.
Hazard Board Safety Sign.
Danger Safety Signs.
Prohibited Safety Signs.
Warning Safety Signs.
Mandatory Safety Signs.
Emergency Information Safety Signs.
Prohibited Safety Signs.
Entry Criteria:
All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
Everything you need to know about the Online Workplace Safety Signs Awareness course in New Zealand.
The Online Workplace Safety Signs Awareness course teaches participants how to recognise, interpret and apply workplace safety signs used throughout New Zealand workplaces. You'll learn the meaning of different safety sign colours, symbols and categories, helping you identify hazards, follow workplace rules and respond appropriately to emergency situations.
This course is suitable for employees, contractors, supervisors, managers, visitors, new starters and anyone working in environments where safety signage is used. It is valuable across industries including construction, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, engineering, transport and facilities management.
Workplace safety signs communicate critical information about hazards, mandatory actions, prohibited activities and emergency procedures. Understanding safety signage helps reduce workplace incidents, improves hazard awareness and supports compliance with workplace health and safety requirements.
Participants learn how to:
Recognise different categories of workplace safety signs
Understand the meaning of safety sign colours and symbols
Identify danger, warning, prohibition and mandatory signs
Interpret emergency information signs
Understand hazard board safety signs
Apply safety signage knowledge to everyday workplace situations
The course covers the main categories of workplace safety signage, including:
Danger signs
Warning signs
Mandatory signs
Prohibition signs
Emergency information signs
Hazard board safety signs
These signs help communicate important safety information quickly and consistently in the workplace.
The course is delivered through self-paced online learning. Once enrolled, participants have 60 days to complete all course content and assessments, allowing them to learn whenever it suits their schedule.
No. The Online Workplace Safety Signs Awareness course is a non-unit standard course. It focuses on building practical knowledge of workplace safety signage and improving hazard awareness across a wide range of industries.
Yes. Participants should have written and spoken English equivalent to NCEA Level 1 or IELTS 5.5. Where a learner does not meet the English language requirement, a reader/writer must be supplied in accordance with Safety 'n Action's course requirements.
Yes. Safety 'n Action's online learning platform allows organisations to enrol multiple employees, making it easy to deliver consistent safety signage awareness training while reducing downtime and allowing staff to complete training around operational requirements.
Safety 'n Action is one of New Zealand's leading workplace health and safety training providers. The Online Workplace Safety Signs Awareness course provides practical, flexible online learning that helps workers understand safety signage, improve hazard awareness and contribute to safer, more compliant workplaces.