Floor Marking Placement
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Placement And Colour Guide to Floor Marking
Floor Marking Applications:
- Purple Tape - Finished Goods
- White Tape - 5S Cart Storage
- Blue Tape - Part Organisation
- Printable Tape - Traffic Marking
- White Tape - Work Area
- Green Tape - Part Organisation
- Black Tape - Part Organisation
- Yellow Tape - Pallet Storage
- T's & Corners
- Red/White Stripe - Keep Clear Area
- Stop Sign for Traffic
- Black/Yellow Stripe - Hazardous Area
- Yellow Tape - Traffic Flow
- Black/White Stripe - Keep Clear Area
- Black/Yellow Stripe - Electrical Area
- Green Tape - Safety Area
- Footprint Cutouts
- Glow-in-the-Dark Floor Marking
Label Applications
- Fire Safety Label
- Door Safety Sign
- Emergency Eye Wash Label
- Dock Identification Label
- Forklift Safety Sign
- Rack & Shelf Labels
- Labelled Inventory Locations
- Shelf & Bin Labels
Widely Used Floor Marking COLOURS & PATTERNS
While there are no specific floor marking colour requirements, the following is a colour-coding guide popular in many facilities.
YELLOW
When used for safety purposes, indicates caution. For organisation purposes, used for pedestrian paths, vehicle paths, aisles, work areas and storage areas.
WHITE
Often used for general purposes, such as outlines around equipment or storage racks.
RED
For safety purposes, used as a hazard indicator. For organisational purposes, used to mark the boundaries of a defect product area or scrap material area.
ORANGE
For safety purposes, used to indicate a level of caution more serious than yellow. For organisational purposes, used to indicate materials or product held for inspection.
BLACK/GREEN/BLUE/PURPLE
Various colours can be used for organisational purposes, such as indicating raw materials, work-in-progress materials or finished goods.
BLACK/YELLOW STRIPE
When used for safety purposes, indicates caution. For organisational purposes, used for pedestrian paths, vehicle paths, aisles, work areas and storage areas.
BLACK/WHITE STRIPE
Often used for general purposes, such as outlines around equipment or storage racks.
RED/WHITE STRIPE
Often used to indicate areas that must be kept clear for safety reasons (like around exit points, electrical panels, or hazardous equipment).
Types of Floor Marking Tapes
Be sure you always have the right floor marking tape for the job. For example, PathFinder offers all of the following:
- Rigid™ aisle marking tape is designed to handle heavy traffic and provide long life even in high-traffic locations
- The TREAD™ line of anti-slip floor tapes can prevent the most common workplace injury—slips and falls by adding traction to potentially slick areas such as entryways or stairs
- REFLECT™ high-visibility floor tape and stick-ons are ideal for any situation requiring increased visibility, including low-light conditions
- Glow-in-the-dark floor tapes highlight the way to safety exits in emergency power outage situations
In manufacturing, quality control is a process that ensures customers receive products free from defects and meet their needs. When done the wrong way, it can put consumers at risk. For example, the recent defect found in Takata airbags resulted in the biggest automotive recall in history. The recall includes almost 69 million airbag inflators and may cost billions of dollars. The recall will last until the end of 2019 and take until 2020 to resolve.
Major recalls like these can be prevented through effective quality control in manufacturing. Some common tools used to support quality control include:
- Statistical process control (SPC) monitors and controls quality by tracking production metrics. It helps quality managers identify and solve problems before products leave the facility.
- Six Sigma uses five key principles to ensure products meet customers’ needs and have zero defects.
When supported by lean tools like Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), 5S, and Kaizen, most if not all defects can be eliminated.
As workplaces grow increasingly sophisticated, it’s imperative that employers keep workers safe, increase efficiency, and improve organization.
Floor marking is one subtle, yet effective way to meet these requirements. Available in several colors, patterns, and materials, floor marking plays an important role in addressing common safety concerns—no matter the workplace or industry.
