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Maintain safety and order with factory signage

Factories can be potentially dangerous environments to work in, from heavy machinery to operate around to exposure to potentially harmful substances and hazardous materials. This is why factory safety signs are essential for ensuring safety protocols are clearly communicated and adhered to.

Factory signs provide crucial information on protective equipment requirements, such as eye protection, highlight critical safety measures like emergency evacuation routes, and help identify risks, such as electrical hazards.

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What types of factory signage can we create for you?

There are a variety of different types of factory signs, each having a different purpose from maintaining safety, providing guidance or communicating essential information.

Warning Signs for Factories

Warning signs are yellow triangles with a thick black boarder. Warning signs for factories are not only an effective method of communicating potential dangers such as:

Mind your head signs
High voltage signs
Slippery surface signs

Prohibition Signs for Factories

Prohibition Signs are circular with a red boarder and often have diagonal line through with a black symbol underneath of the prohibited action. The most common prohibition signs are no smoking or no entry but in factories you can expect to see “naked flames forbidden” or “do no extinguish with water” for example.

Prohibition signs serve the purpose of informing people of unsafe behaviours or actions, and to ensure people follow health and safety regulations. They not only keep people safe but also protect equipment.

Mandatory Signs for Factories

Mandatory signs are blue circles with either a white symbol or text and their purpose is to provide clear instructions on actions that need to be carried out. This may include PPE signs such as must wear google, or hard hats.

Mandatory signs for factories help to keep employees and visitors safe from injuries by ensuring safe practices are followed, as well as ensuring legal requirements compliance.

Emergency Signs for Factories

Emergency signs are green rectangles or squares with white symbols or text on and are designed to let people know where to find emergency help or directions to follow in the event of an evacuation.

In factories you might find emergency signs such as first aid, emergency assembly point, eye wash station and fire exits signs including the green men signs.

Mitchells caution signage

Other Types of Factory Signs

Other common types of signage you might find in factories can include:

Wayfinding Signage for Factories

Wayfinding factory signage helps people to find their way around premises, they can indicate specific areas such as receptions, restrooms, canteens, and areas within the factory floor. Wayfinding signs will come in various different forms from static maps to directions.

Informational Signs for Factories

Informational signs are a form of custom factory signs that may include information such as site manager contact details, maintenance shedules etc. They could also include simple signs such as keep clear signs.

What factory signs do I need?

In the UK is it required by the Health and Safety Regulations 1996 mandate that employers provide safety signs where risk to health and safety that can’t be avoided or controlled. If a sign doesn’t reduce a hazard or if the risk isn’t significant then it isn’t a requirement. The signs you will need in a factory include:

Prohibition signs
Warning signs
Mandatory signs
Emergency signs
Fire-fighting equipment signs

Employers are responsible for maintaining signs to ensure they are visible and legible, and providing training to employees to ensure they understand each sign.

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Why are factory signs important?

Factory signs are an important factor into maintaining safety and efficiency in the workplace. From ensuring health and safety by raising awareness to risks and preventing accidents, to ensuring legal compliance. Factory signs ensure emergency preparedness with signs such as emergency exit indicators and fire extinguisher locations.