Why Safety Signs are Important?

Some asking is the safety signs are important in workplaces? Absolutely yes, it’s one of the hazards control measures tools that can prevent injuries, equipment damage, ensure staff and visitors are well aware of the possible dangers and hazards ahead in certain situations and/or environments, and in some cases are a legal requirement for health and safety purposes. Safety signs are all around us within all workplaces, regardless of if you work in an office space or within a manufacturing setting, you are likely surrounded by various safety signs.
There are five types of safety signs you can find in workplaces briefly described in the table below:

Signs should be large enough to view without straining the eyes when communicating safety messages to employees and/or visitors. Employers must provide information to employees on the meaning and requirements of any signs used in the workplace, especially where text on supplementary signboards is used. To have effective safety signs make sure that it is clear to all your employees what exactly is meant by the sign. The sigs must be simple in language, understandable by the public, make sure your workers know how to react to safety signs, and easy recognition even from a good distance.

We need to invest in safety signs because of safety, education, prevention, and security reasons. Safety because, any business owners’ main priority should be to keep all of their employees safe at all times. Education because, it is the first interaction new employees will have with best practice when it comes to safety, so it’s essential that you have signs that concisely and clearly communicate the information you require. Prevention that’s why it’s essential that signs are used as a preventative measure within the workplace. From the security point of view, you can find a great example of this within retail, with some areas of the premises restricted for employees only; signs that display this are not only used for security purposes to ensure customers do not enter employee-only areas, but are also essential to shopper safety, especially if any form of machinery is used in the stockroom.

Safety signs must be used whenever a hazard or danger cannot be avoided adequately or reduced in another way. Before installing safety signs, the employer should examine whether the hazard can be avoided or reduced by collective precautions (precautions that protect everybody) or safer ways of doing the work. And remember that safety signs only work if everyone understands them. Conduct regular refresher training to ensure that every worker is familiar with the symbols and their meanings. For more information about safety information and courses just browse our website (www.osheqplanet.com) or one of our social media links.