By Samuel Rapley 16/08/2018

Under: Site Set Up

Your On-Site Safety Signage Sorted

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Health and safety signs are most effective when you pair them with a wider health and safety communication strategy. This should include comprehensive training and continual two-way communication between managers and teams. A robust safety sign system will support and strengthen your overall safety program and reduce accidents. 

Book a comprehensive Safety Sign Audit for your site today: call our Safety Champions on: 0333 003 5710.

 

Safety Sign Regulations

Under The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996, UK law requires employers to provide safety signs where there is a significant risk that cannot be eliminated or controlled by other means. Safety signage is only appropriate when it will further reduce a risk.

 

Creating an Effective Safety Sign System

Creating an effective signage system starts at your risk assessment stage. Each location will require different signs depending on the hazards present. A risk assessment of work activities identifies hazards and enables you to choose appropriate safety signs. To ensure you create an effective system, make sure you:

• Only use safety signage as a secondary measure following hazard elimination and reduction.
• Select appropriate signage based on your risk assessment of the hazards.
• Ensure signs are clear and concise.
• Place signs so they are seen at the right place and time.
• Use compliant safety signs that are in line with current standards.
• Check your sign placement and ensure all signs are noticeable and easily read.
• Don’t use too many signs as this can be overwhelming for workers and lead to ‘sign blindness’ where people stop seeing signs.
• Take additional measures to avoid sign blindness such as altering sign placement from time to time, making sure signs remain located by the associated hazard and easily seen.
• Adapt your signage when hazards change.

 

How Can We Help?

From individual signs to safety sign audits and whole site packages, we offer a range of solutions to support your safety communication strategy:

• Design and Consultation Service: Want our team to do the hard work for you? Our expert Safety Champions will conduct a full safety sign audit at your site and provide a suite of safety communications tailored to your needs.
• Branded Signage – Keep your signage on-brand and professional by adding your site colours and logo. Once you have a brand account with us, additional branded signs can be printed and delivered to site at lightening speed.
• Standard Sign Packs – Excellent for site setup, providing you with a range of standard signs to get going on-site.
• Largest Stock of Signs – Browse our huge selection of individual signs, all available for Next Day B412 delivery (same day London).
• Site Entrance Boards – Standard entrance boards for construction sites. These can also be branded using our design service.
• Site Management and Information Boards – Standard designs or branded. These information and management boards can also be customised to your own specifications.
• Multi-Sign Systems – Signage stands with interchangeable sign panels for when you need adaptability.

 

Discuss your safety signage and site communication requirements with one of our Safety Champions today on: 0333 003 5710 or shop health and safety signs online.

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