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Fire safety signs and symbols.
A big part of protecting facilities and their personnel is having fire safety signs in place.
The safety signs directive which was adopted by all european union member states on 24 june 1992 which recognised the need for all workplaces to have easily recognisable signs and symbols relating to safety matters and encourage the standardisation of safety signs throughout the member states of the european union so that safety signs wherever they are seen have the same meaning.
What is a fire safety sign.
The best occupational health and safety programs use a series of signs and symbols to convey a complete message.
Fire safety signs at firesafetyuk we have a range of fire and safety signs available to notify staff and visitors for example of fire exits fire action caution prohibition extinguisher locations and what the extinguishers can be used on.
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All our fire safety signs comply with bs 5499 2 1986 fire safety signs notices and graphic symbols and the health and safety safety signs and signals regulations 1996 and where applicable conform to en iso 7010 2012.
Fire safety signs are used to provide health and safety information either to warn you of a hazard to provide an instruction or to give you safety information.
Durable signs that last using durable materials such as 3 5 mil adhesive backed vinyl and 040 engineering grade reflective aluminum your new nfpa 170 sign will last for years.
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Fires can happen anywhere but lab fires can be even more dangerous due to bunsen burners flammable liquids research documents laptops and lab equipment that might be present at any given time.
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Our range of fire safety signs includes signs and symbols for fire extinguisher identification fire action fire equipment mandatory instruction such as fire door keep shut and means of escape such as fire exit signs.
For example a hazardous gas symbol may alert workers to the potential presence of a harmful gas.
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Marking and identifying firefighting equipment.
Marking fire exits and fire escapes is a good start.
Safety signs can be a variety of colours usually red green yellow or blue and may contain images words or a mixture of the two.
It might be necessary to address roof access truss construction or other matters as well.
But an accompanying sign mandating the use of a gas mask takes it a step further by telling workers how to handle the hazard.
Our wide range of fire safety signs are available in a variety of sizes and materials to suit the intended environment.
Whatever your fire safety needs we re ready to help you increase awareness with our signs ands labels.
