Safety Signage
Clear and effective safety signs are essential, serving to communicate crucial information and highlight potential hazards to employees, visitors, and students. With an extensive range of safety signs to choose from, you’ll find everything from hazard warning signs and health and safety signs to fire safety signs, ensuring that every aspect of safety is covered.
Choose from a variety of durable material options to suit your needs, such as aluminium composite, rigid plastic, and self-adhesive vinyl, you can choose from many more materials, simply check out the Sign Materials Guide for more information and guidance on how to pick the right material for you.
Why Buy Safety Signs From Eureka?
Safety signs are a legal requirement for all kinds of organisation to meet basic health and safety obligations. Compliance doesn’t have to be onerous or expensive and we aim to make it as easy as possible for our customers.
We manufacture our own signs in Poole, Dorset which enables our customers to save money by buying directly from a UK manufacturer.
All of our safety signs are designed using official ISO symbols, and laid out in accordance with HSE Signs & Signals regulations, unlike some competitors.
We offer over 25 materials as well as multiple fixings and finishes, available at the click of a button, so you can order a complete signage solution in seconds. As standard, we offer high quality durable materials and UV stabilised inks so our signs will stand the test of time, we guarantee it!
Here are just some of the benefits of buying your safety signs from Eureka:
Fast and Easy Ordering
Choose from over 50,000 fully compliant signs
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Free Delivery
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30 Day Money Back
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Exceptional Prices
With Bulk Buy Discounts Available
Instant Credit
UK businesses pay on invoice
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We are members of the Made in Britain Organisation
Testimonials
Don’t just take our word for it – here are just some of things our customers say after buying from us:
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Product Excellence
Great cost effective way for small businesses to afford providing training to all members of staff without impacting too much on the day to day running of the business.
When Should Safety Signs Be Displayed?
According to the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996, employers must ensure safety signs are installed and maintained when there is a significant health and safety risk that cannot be eliminated or controlled by other measures.
Employers need to evaluate the results of their risk assessments to determine when and where to use safety signs. These assessments should identify hazards, associated risks, and viable control measures. Safety signs should be used to alert employees to significant residual risks that cannot be otherwise mitigated, as well as mandate or prohibit specific actions in the interests of safety.
Employers must ensure that employees understand the meaning of safety signs. While most signs are intuitive, some may be less familiar, especially to newer or less experienced staff. Therefore, training should be provided to clearly explain each sign’s meaning and any supplementary text when necessary.
Safety signs should not replace other risk control measures. If a risk can be eliminated through safer working methods, a sign should not be used as a substitute for such actions.
Lastly, even when no significant risks are present, certain fire safety signs such as fire exit and fire door signs are always required as per fire safety regulations.
Safety Sign Standards
Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 mandate that safety signs must comply with standardized designs to ensure they are easily recognized and understood.
This includes the use of specific shapes, colours, and graphical symbols as prescribed by ISO 7010.
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Prohibition signs
Red circles with a diagonal line, indicating actions that should not be taken.
Types of Safety Signs
Safety signs are colour-coded and fall into specific categories. Multiple sign types can be combined to create a ‘multi-message’ sign for communicating more than one hazard or required action.
Prohibition Signs (Red)
Indicate actions that must not be taken. They feature a red circle with a diagonal line and a black pictogram. Supplementary text must be white on a red background.
Mandatory Signs (Blue)
Indicate actions that must be carried out. They feature a blue circle with a white pictogram. Supplementary text must be white on a blue background.
Hazard Warning Signs (Yellow)
Indicate potential hazards. They feature a yellow triangle with a black border and pictogram. Supplementary text must be black on a yellow background and lead with “Danger,” “Warning,” or “Caution,” depending on the severity of the hazard.
Safe Condition Signs (Green)
Indicate safety procedures or escape routes. These include first aid and emergency escape signs, guiding individuals to safety.
Multi-Message Safety Signs
Different categories of safety signs can be combined in a single sign, but the sign should not mix categories within a single message. All multi-message signs follow the BS EN ISO 7010:2020 design principles for maximum comprehension.
Photoluminescent Safety Signs
These signs store energy from light sources and glow in the dark, aiding evacuation during blackouts or in smoke-filled environments. Ensuring safety signage is visible in blackout conditions can be critical during an evacuation, helping guide people to exits and essential equipment.