public or private property or the environment. Below you will understand more about the subject. We will explain what it is about, the main details of the standard and why its procedures need to be followed.
the rules for information signs within the safety of workers. It was first published in 1978 with its last update in 2015 (up to the date of publication of this presentation). company, valuing the WHAT IS NR 26
the aim of reaching all management within a company, offering more SAFETY to its workers. In addition, transmitting information that is easy to understand, reducing errors of interpretation and risks, as the entire market works with the same rules, having great improvement in processes.
of the need to prevent accidents and measures to be taken to ensure everyone's safety. In all workplace safety signage situations, colors are used to indicate risks to a professional's health. They can also delimit areas or show pipes for conducting gases and liquids.
be identified as dangerous to the safety or health of professionals. These risks may come from the physical-chemical or toxicological characteristics of the products. When products are not identified, they may be handled incorrectly, resulting in accidents such as explosions, fires and spills. In addition to the risk of burns and poisoning, they may be harmful to the environment. These packages may be discarded in nature or in an inappropriate place.
based on a harmonized list which has taken into account the results obtained in tests and trials. These information must follow criteria established by , GHS SYSTEM GLOBALLY HARMONIZED CLASSIFICATION AND LABELING POLICIES
UN to standardize risk information worldwide. In Brazil, it began to be implemented in 2007 by an interministerial Working Group. In 2009, ABNT published the Brazilian Standards ABNT NBR 14725 parts 1-4. Based on the GHS, it standardizes data on safety, health and the environment related to chemical products.
the concentration and name of the substances that pose a health risk. Also in this case, when it is equal to or higher than the limits established by the GHS.
protection and fire fighting. It should not be used in industry to signal danger, as it is of low visibility compared to yellow (high visibility) and orange (which means Alert). It is used to identify: -fire alarm box; -hydrants; -fire pumps; -fire alarm sirens; -boxes with blankets to smother flames; -fire extinguishers and their location; - fire extinguisher indications (visible from a distance, within the extinguisher's area of use); SIGNALING COLORS - RED
support, box frame or niche); -buckets of sand or water, to extinguish fires; -pipes, valves and rods of the water sprinkler system; -transport with fire-fighting equipment; -emergency exit doors; -fire water network (sprinklers); -acetylene hose (oxyacetylene welding). The color red will be used exceptionally to warn of danger: - on lights to be placed on barricades, building fences and any other temporary obstructions; - in electrical circuit breaker buttons for emergency stops.
Yellow should be used to indicate "Caution!", indicating: -lower parts of portable ladders; -handrails, parapets, floors and lower parts of stairs that present a risk; -stair step mirrors; - unguarded edges of openings in the ground (wells, underground entrances, etc.) and of platforms that cannot have handrails; -horizontal edges of elevator doors that close vertically; -strips on the floor at the entrance to elevators and loading platforms; -curbs, where there is a need to attract attention; -back walls of dead-end corridors; SIGNALING COLORS - YELLOW
overhead cranes, cranes, excavators, etc.; material handling and transport equipment such as forklifts, industrial tractors, overhead cranes, wagons, trailers, etc.; backgrounds of signs and warning notices; pilasters, beams, posts, columns and protruding parts of structures and equipment that could be bumped into; -trestles, gates and barrier spears; -flags as a warning sign (combined with black); -suspended controls and equipment that pose a risk; -bumpers for heavy transport vehicles, with black stripes. Black stripes (vertical or inclined) and squares will be used over yellow when there is a need to improve the visibility of the signage.
circulation corridors, by means of lanes - (location and width); -direction and circulation, by means of signs; -location and waste collectors; -location of drinking fountains; -areas around emergency aid equipment, fire fighting or other emergency equipment; -areas intended for storage; -safety zones.
highly viscous fuels (e.g. lubricating oil, asphalt, fuel oil, tar, pitch, etc.). Black may be used instead of white, or combined with it, when special conditions require it. SIGN COLORS - BLACK
will be limited to warnings against the use and movement of equipment, which must remain out of service. -used in barriers and warning flags to be located at points of control, starting, or power sources of the equipment. It will also be used in: -compressed air pipes; -prevention against accidental movement of any equipment under maintenance; -notices placed at the starting point or power sources. SIGNALING COLORS - BLUE
used to identify: -water pipes; -emergency aid equipment boxes; -boxes containing gas masks; -safety showers; - stretchers; -eye wash fountains; SIGNALING COLORS - GREEN
parts of machines and equipment; - internal parts of machine guards that can be removed or opened; -internal faces of protective boxes for electrical devices; -external faces of pulleys and gears; -safety start buttons; -cutting devices, saw edges, presses. SIGNALING COLORS - ORANGE
particles. Purple should be used in: -doors and openings that provide access to places where materials are handled or stored radioactive materials or materials contaminated by radioactivity; -places where contaminated materials and equipment have been buried; - containers of radioactive materials or waste contaminated materials and equipment; -light signals to indicate radiation-producing equipment penetrating electromagnetic waves and nuclear particles.
be colored throughout their entire length in order to facilitate product identification and prevent accidents. (126.016-2 / I2) 26.3.1 Drinking water piping must be differentiated from other piping. (126.017-0 / I2)
(concentration, temperature, pressures, purity, etc.), differentiation will be made through bands of different colors, applied over the basic color. (126.018-9 / I2) 3. Identification by means of bands must be done in a way that allows for easy identification. viewing anywhere in the pipeline. (126.019-7/I2) PIPE COLORS
colors according to the nature of the product to be transported. (126.020-0/I2) 5. The direction of fluid transport, when necessary, will be indicated by means of an arrow. painted in a contrasting color over the basic color of the piping. (126.021-9/I2) 6. For safety purposes, fixed tanks or deposits that store fluids must be identified by the same color system as the pipes. (126.022-7 / I2).
so that they are aware of the risks and measures in their work routine. With NR 26, the worker will have an understanding of preventive labeling, information sheet dangers, emergency precautions. NR 26 allows workers to follow procedures that protect their health, assets and the environment. safe handling and procedure in emergency situations