safety tape
Hazard zone marker
Safety tape is brightly colored adhesive tape used to mark hazards, restricted areas, or boundaries.
The familiar yellow-and-black striped pattern warns of physical dangers like steps or low clearances, while yellow tape printed with "CAUTION" cordons off work zones.
Police and emergency responders use crime scene tape or police tape—typically yellow or red—to secure areas from public access: They ducked under the safety tape to get a closer look.
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- yellowHue between green and orange
- blackDarkest possible hue
- stripesParallel linear markings
warning · construction · hard hat area · cordoned · police · crime scene · adhesive · roll · sticky · blockade · perimeter · restricted · work zone · keep out · do not enter · fluorescent · reflective · high visibility
- adhesive tapesadhesive strips
- workplace safetyPPE, goggles, trip hazard, slip hazard, masks
- safety gearhard hat, hi-vis vest, reflective vest, steel-toed boots, steel toe boots
- luminescenceluminescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence, bioluminescence, chemiluminescence
- safety colorsfluorescent orange, fluorescent yellow, fluorescent green, neon orange, neon yellow
safety tapewelcome mat
Rug at the entrance
open sign · welcome sign · red carpet · open door · invitation
safety tapehazard
Source of potential harm
danger · threat · trap · pitfall · exposed wire
safety tapeconcrete barrier
Heavy roadside protective divider
brick wall · wall · chain-link fence · bollards · bollard
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