Health and safety signs are a legal requirement in business premises and other public places. Employers are required to provide specific safety signs in areas where there is a risk that has not been avoided or controlled by any other means. Safety signs are also required to regulate road traffic within workplaces.
Once the signs are in place, it is the employer’s responsibility to maintain signs and also ensure that all employees understand the meaning of the different signs.
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Facilities Buyer sells a full range of health and safety signs. Signs come in a choice of finishes including self-adhesive vinyl and rigid plastic. Click here to read our guide to choosing the right material. We also sell Braille and tactile signs and custom made signs.
Safety signs required in the workplace fall into the following categories:
Fire Safety Signs
Fire safety signs are used in the workplace to assist employees in safely exiting the building should a fire occur. Signs are also used to help people locate the nearest assembly point and fire equipment such as fire extinguishers and fire blankets.
Facilities Buyer sell a complete range of fire safety signs including fire exit signs, fire action notices, fire door signs, fire extinguisher signs, fire equipment signs and assembly point signs.
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First Aid Signs
First aid signs are used to show employees where first aid equipment including showers, stretchers, first aid kits and breathing apparatus are located in case of an accident. First aid signs are also used to display first aid information – such as who on duty is responsible for first aid and emergency telephone numbers.
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Hazard Signs
Hazard signs are used in the workplace to advise and forewarn staff and visitors of potential dangers such as asbestos, petroleum spirit, other flammable liquids and explosive gases. They stop people touching things they shouldn’t, warn against smoking where is it dangerous to do so, and prevent people walking in or entering areas that are potentially hazardous to their health or safety.
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Hygiene Signs
Hygiene signs are displayed in workplace kitchens to ensure that food is prepared hygienically and food poisoning is avoided. Hygiene signs are additionally used in washrooms to remind staff and visitors to wash their hands.
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Mandatory Signs
Mandatory signs are used to remind visitors and staff of specific rules that must be carried out and actions that must be taken. They instruct staff to wear protective clothing, report accidents, clean up spillages, drive slowly, place rubbish in bins etc. Mandatory signs are designed using blue and white. Some mandatory signs contain words and pictures; others just pictures.
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Prohibition Signs
Prohibition signs convey prohibited actions and are designed in red, black and white to ensure they are highly visible. Examples include signs for no admittance, signs to prohibit photography, smoking, eating and signs to warn people that water in cloakrooms is not drinking water.
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Safe Condition Signs
These are used to explain safe operating procedures and to help staff and visitors locate and/or operate escape routes, emergency stop buttons, drinking water, safe eating and drinking areas and mains switches.
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Smoking Regulation Signs
These are used to advise staff and visitors where they are allowed to smoke, where a smoking shelter is located and where cigarette ends can be disposed of. They are designed to assist with site maintenance, and create a cleaner, tidier environment for smokers to use.
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For more information and assistance in choosing the correct products for your workplace, please contact us.
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