Anti-Slip Floor Marking Tape Yellow

Coarse-textured anti-slip yellow pressure-sensitive tape from Jessup's Flex Track 4230 line, made in the USA. Sold as a single roll.

Where this color is used

Corridors and traffic lanes. Jessup's system uses yellow for corridors, traffic lanes, work cells and paths of egress. It is the workhorse of the scheme and usually the first colour a facility puts down.

Yellow is also the one colour OSHA ties to hazards: 29 CFR 1910.144 makes it the basic colour for caution and for marking physical hazards such as striking against, stumbling, falling, tripping and caught in between.

That assignment comes from Jessup's own Industrial Marking System, the colour scheme this tape is sold against. It is a voluntary 5S convention, not a regulation. OSHA names only two colors, in 29 CFR 1910.144: red for fire protection equipment and apparatus, and yellow for caution and for marking physical hazards such as striking against, stumbling, falling, tripping and caught in between. The rule assigns a meaning to those colors, not a floor zone, and it says nothing about the rest of a scheme.

Where mechanical handling equipment is used, marking the aisles themselves is required. 29 CFR 1910.176(a) says permanent aisles and passageways have to be appropriately marked, and OSHA has confirmed the lines may be any color so long as they clearly define the aisle. The color is your choice; the marking is not.

ANSI Z535.1 is often cited for floor marking, and it is worth knowing what it actually does. It specifies the safety colors themselves in Munsell and CIE terms so they can be reproduced consistently. Its 2002 revision deleted the guidance on where to apply them, so it is not the source of any floor scheme.

Specifications

Series	Flex Track 4230
Color	Yellow
Surface	Coarse-textured anti-slip
Thickness	0.026" substrate + 0.002" adhesive (0.028" applied)
Peel adhesion, 15 min	95 oz/in (105 N/100 mm) to stainless, PSTC-101
Peel adhesion, 24 hr	120 oz/in (131 N/100 mm) to stainless, PSTC-101
Shear adhesion	<= 2 hours, 1/2 in x 1/2 in, 1000 g, PSTC-107
Tack	10+ inches rolling ball, PSTC-6
Application temperature	above 10 °F
Operating temperature	-10 to 200 °F
Manufacturer listing	UL 410
Country of origin	USA

Bonds to

• Concrete
• Asphalt
• Tile
• Metal
• Vinyl
• Epoxy coatings
• Wood
• Painted surfaces
• Laminate

Color and lot variation in paints, powder coatings, lacquers and stains can change how the adhesive performs, so test compatibility on the actual surface before a full installation.

Related requirements

• OSHA 1910.176(a) requires permanent aisles and passageways to be appropriately marked where mechanical handling equipment is used. It does not specify a color, width or material.
• Warehouse floor marking covers 5S color conventions, tape against paint, and how to size a line.