Health and Safety Signs for Business

Health & Safety Signs & Posters - What you should know

Question: Why do I need to spend money on more signs around the workplace?
Answer: Because the small amount of money you spend on a few signs could save you lots of money in accident claims and possible fines in the future!

The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 requires employers to use a safety sign where there is a significant risk to health and safety that has not been avoided or controlled by the methods required under the relevant law, provided the use of a sign can help reduce the risk. Safety signs are not a suitable substitute for those other methods of controlling risks such as engineering controls and safe systems of work.

Safe use of Signs
The code of practice of escape route signing states:
1. That a fire exit or exit sign with an arrow should be used where the escape route from a building is not conspicuous or confusion could occur.
2. All changes in direction in corridors, stairways and open spaces forming part of the escape route should be marked with additional signs.

Sign Types:

Symbol	Sign Category	Meaning	Shape/Colours	Use of Sign	Examples
	Safe Procedure	SAFE emergency escape route or first aid	Square or oblong. White symbol or symbol and text on a green background	To show the way to medical assistance To show the way to an area of safety To indicate that a course of action is safe to take	Click here for examples
	Mandatory	YOU MUST	Circular. White symbol or symbol and text on a blue background	To convey actions that must be carried out To confirm emergency procedures in the event of fire	Click here for examples
	Fire Equipment	FIRE - Fire Fighting	Square or oblong. White symbol or symbol and text on a red background	To indicate the location of fire equipment To comply with the fire precautions (workplace)regulations, which require any non automatic fire fighting equipment to be indicated by signs	Click here for examples
	Warning	BE CAREFUL - Warning	Triangular. Black symbol or symbol and text on a yellow background surrounded by a black triangular band.	To warn staff and public of the potential dangers in and around the workplace	Click here for examples
	Prohibition	DO NOT - Danger, alarm	Circular with cross band. Black symbol on a white background, inside a red circle with a red cross bar	To convey prohibited actions To reduce the risk of fire To prevent personal injury	Click here for examples
	Supplementary	Supplementary Information	Square or oblong. Black text on a white background or the safety colour of the safety sign that is supplemented, with text in the relevant contrasting colour	To provide further information

 

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