Hospitality & Catering Signs

Maintain safety and order with hospitality signs

The hospitality and catering industry is well known for its fast paced environment, and health and safety signage that’s clear and effective is vital for ensuring the wellbeing of staff, guests and visitors. Catering health and safety signs not only help to maintain safety but hygiene and compliance in the industry too.

From guiding proper handwashing procedures to identifying fire exits, catering health and safety signs help maintain a safe, hygienic, and legally compliant working environment.

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What are the types of health and safety hospitality and catering signs?

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

Warning Signs for Catering

Warning signs are yellow triangles with a thick black boarder that help to prevent accidents by alerting people to potential hazards. In a hospitality environment, common warning signs might include:

Wet floor signs
Hot surface or hot water signs at buffet and beverage stations
Sharp objects in food preparation areas

Prohibition Signs for Catering

Prohibition Signs are circular with a red boarder and often have diagonal line through with a black symbol underneath which indicates the prohibited action. Common prohibition signs in the catering industry are:

No smoking signs
No entry / unauthorised access / staff only
No glassware beyond this point

Mandatory Signs for Catering

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, such as:

Wash hands signs at sink stations and in restrooms
keep area clean at food prep areas
Wear hair nets in this area signs

Emergency Signs for Catering

Emergency signs are not only a legal requirement, but they are crucial to maintaining a safe workplace. Emergency signs are green rectangles or squares with white symbols or text on and will direct people to safety equipment or emergency routes. These may include:

First aid kit locations
Emergency exits
Fire assembly points
Emergency stop buttons

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Other Types of Hospitality Signs

Other common types of signage you might find in the hospitality sector can include:

Fire Safety Signs

Fire safety signs can be found in most places highlighting fire extinguisher locations, fire alarms and emergency blankets, as well as fire exit routes and assembly points. They are vital in hospitality settings to ensure the safety of guests and staff during emergencies.

Food Safety and Hygiene Signs

Signage can help to uphold food hygiene standards in catering environments such as food preparation signs that outline raw and cooked food separation guidelines, allergens present notices and sanitise equipment after use reminders.

Specialised Signs

Some hospitality settings might require bespoke signage tailored to them such as “please wait to be seated” or “buffet area rules”

We can provide a wide range of different bespoke signs in a range of difference materials. We also provide wayfinding signs, bespoke notice boards and dry wipe boards as well as bespoke wall signage and much more.

Why is health and safety signage for hospitality important?

Health and safety signage for hospitality and catering environments is important for ensuring the safety of guests and staff by helping to prevents accidents in busy kitchens and dining areas as well as maintaining hygiene standards through signage that supports cleanliness and hygiene.

Businesses in the hospitality sector have strict health and safety regulations and signage plays a big role in meeting these.