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About this product

Barricade tapes that are red in color mean an imminent safety and or health hazard is in the area. Some of these immediate health hazards could include overhead loads, suspended loads, hot work being performed overhead, high noise exposure, open holes, personal fall protection required, confined space entry and others. Typically, on construction sites the Competent Person will determine what type of hazard exist and then erect the appropriate barricade and signage. Barricades must be placed at least six (6) feet from the hazard it is identifying.

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If Red tape/barricade is erected no one may enter the area unless they have work in the area and a worker within the barricaded area signals the area is safe to enter. Yellow caution tape, the most common, means the area has safety and health hazards of a lesser danger. This could range from anything from materials and tools on the ground, noise over 85db, multiple pieces of heavy equipment in use, or a congested work area and many others. Yellow tape means, “Warning, if you need to cross through the area barricaded you may do so only after a worker within the area gives you an all safe acknowledgement. Then you may proceed to cut through the area after you check the area for any hazards yourself.”