Which safety sign colour is used to indicate a prohibition — something you must NOT do?

Which safety sign colour is used to indicate

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ABlue with a white symbol
BRed with a white background and a diagonal bar
CYellow with a black symbol
DGreen with a white symbol

✓ Correct answer: B. Red with a white background and a diagonal bar The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 specify that prohibition signs use a red circular border and diagonal bar on a white background with a black symbol, meaning the action depicted is forbidden.

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