What does this sign mean?
A mandatory (blue) sign requiring protective gloves before work begins in this area. The solid blue circle with a white symbol is the ISO 7010 mandatory shape, an instruction to act, not a hazard warning, and M009 shows a pair of gloves protecting the hands from cuts, burns and chemicals.
Where does it go and when is it required?
Required at cutting and welding benches in workshops, in chemistry laboratories and chemical stores, in restaurant and hotel kitchens when handling hot pans and prep knives, in cleaning and waste-handling areas, and when moving sheet metal and sharp pipework in warehouses and on construction sites.
Regulation notes: Civil Defense and occupational safety authorities in Saudi Arabia and the UAE expect PPE mandatory signage at points where hands are exposed, as a condition of operating licences and risk-assessment files. In the UAE, practice under the OSHAD Code of Practice 17.0 is for Arabic to sit above English on safety signs.
- Mount above the workbench or at the area entrance at eye level (1.4–1.6 m), so it is read before a hand touches the material or tool.
- A4 is enough inside workshops, laboratories and kitchens; use A3 at warehouse entrances and chemical storage areas.
- Name the required glove type in the organisation band, nitrile for chemicals, cut-resistant for metal, heat-resistant for hot pans, because the wrong glove is worse than none.
This sign is also known as: wear protective gloves sign, gloves must be worn sign printable pdf, ISO 7010 M009 sign, hand protection mandatory sign Arabic English. Shape and colours follow ISO 7010 / ISO 3864-1, reference M009.
