C.F.R. » Title 29 » CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › PART 1910—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS › Subpart J—General Environmental Controls

29 C.F.R. § 1910.144

Safety color code for marking physical hazards

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(a) Color identification—(1) Red. Red shall be the basic color for the identification of:

(i) Fire protection equipment and apparatus. [Reserved]

(ii) Danger. Safety cans or other portable containers of flammable liquids having a flash point at or below 80 °F, table containers of flammable liquids (open cup tester), excluding shipping containers, shall be painted red with some additional clearly visible identification either in the form of a yellow band around the can or the name of the contents conspicuously stenciled or painted on the can in yellow. Red lights shall be provided at barricades and at temporary obstructions. Danger signs shall be painted red.

(iii) Stop. Emergency stop bars on hazardous machines such as rubber mills, wire blocks, flat work ironers, etc., shall be red. Stop buttons or electrical switches which letters or other markings appear, used for emergency stopping of machinery shall be red.

(2) [Reserved]

(3) Yellow. Yellow shall be the basic color for designating caution and for marking physical hazards such as: Striking against, stumbling, falling, tripping, and “caught in between.”

(b) [Reserved]

[39 FR 23502, June 27, 1974, as amended at 43 FR 49748, Oct. 24, 1978; 49 FR 5322, Feb. 10, 1984; 61 FR 9239, Mar. 7, 1996; 72 FR 71069, Dec. 14, 2007]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2021 · leading case: prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 15,303 Ana Maria Torres-Rios v. Lps Labs., Inc., 152 F.3d 11 (1st Cir. 1998).
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prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 15,303 Ana Maria Torres-Rios v. Lps Labs., Inc., 152 F.3d 11 (1st Cir. 1998). “Plaintiffs' reliance on the specifications contained in 29 C.F.R. §§ 1910.144 and 1910.145 is inappropriate, as those provisions cover portable containers and workplace safety signs, respectively, and not the labeling of hazardous products in a shipping container such as the…”
James T. CLARY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OCEAN DRILLING & Expl. CO., Defendant-Appellee, 609 F.2d 1120 (5th Cir. 1980). “The color code of yellow for physical hazards, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.144 (a)(3), applies to construction work, ship repairing, shipbuilding, ship-breaking and longshoring.”
Clary v. Ocean Drilling & Expl. Co., 429 F. Supp. 905 (W.D. La. 1977). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff attempted to prove that defendant’s vessel, the Ocean Driller, had violated OSHA regulations found in Title 29 C.F.R. §§ 1910.144 (a)(3), 1915.51, 1916.”
Lake Butler Apparel Co. v. Sec'y of Labor, 519 F.2d 84 (5th Cir. 1975). “29 CFR 1910.144(a)(1)(e). No penalty was proposed for this violation.”
Adamo v. Manatee Condo., Inc., 548 So. 2d 287 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989). “29 C.F.R. § 1910.144 (a)(3). This specific regulation targets construction workers on the job site who might trip or fall due to unmarked hazards, not private individuals entering or exiting a building years after its completion.”
Gasper v. Swick & Sons Maint. Specialists, Inc (N.D.W. Va. 2021). “29 CFR 1910.144; c. 29 CFR 1910.145; d. 29 CFR 1926.”
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Lake Butler Apparel Co. v. Sec'y of Labor, 519 F.2d 84 (5th Cir. 1975). “29 CFR 1910.144(a)(1)(e). No penalty was proposed for this violation.”
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