Fire safety signs - Why necessary at the workplace and in public places?

Fire Safety signs and symbols are not only important safety communicating tools, but they also help create workers safety awareness.

They usually help indicate different threats that are present in the workplace or plant site. Also, warn workers to always keep an eye on those hazards by providing safety instructions and required information. 

Fire safety signs and symbols comprise of words, messages and pictorial symbol with different shapes, sizes, and colors. Each shape and color reflects specific meaning.

Here are some reasons why fire safety signs are important: 

 

• Fire safety signs are essential during an emergency incident. They assist people to escape from an incident place with help of continued directional signs.

 

• They are particularly essential to guide people who are not familiar with the environment, even people who are well familiar with the environment can usually become confused and disoriented in the event of an emergency. 

 

• Of course, this also includes emergency services that may need to enter the building after the evacuation.

• Fire safety symbols help indicate the exact location of fire-fighting and fire safety equipment such as fire extinguishers and fire alarm call points. 

 

• These signs and symbols give clear instructions for necessary requirements including ‘fire door keep shut’. 

 

• Fire safety signage should be professionally installed by a competent person who is familiar with mandatory requirements, and with considering the layout and risks associated with the buildings.

 

• Although there are standard requirements for some signs, fire exit sign is specific to the site, as two layouts can’t be the same.

 

• People who are residing in the building should have a clear view of an emergency exit sign from wherever they are in a building.

 

• Point of sale materials should not hide any emergency exit sign.

 

• The use of hanging or floor mounted signs may be needed along with normal wall mounted signs.

 

• During a sign installation, try to imagine yourself as someone unfamiliar with the place.

• Displays can obscure the view of emergency exits, while staff will be familiar with the nearest emergency exits, the common people don't know.

 

• Always take into the consideration of the panic effect, no one actually knows how they will react to an incident until it takes place.

 

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