These are 3 main catergories of health and safety signs – mandatory (blue) show actions that must be carried out, prohibition (red) circle with a line through indicatinng something is not permitted, and hazard (usually yellow or orange) to warn of dangers.

 

I tried to get some examples of ones which illustrate nanny states aswel.

Found a load of images here aswel

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/sets/72157594224387534/

Tom S

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