Safety signs are important in just about every facet of your business. Whether you own a factory with 500 employees or an automotive shop with 3 mechanics, there is certain signage required by OSHA. And without this signage, you can incur hefty fines. In addition to the fines, you can also put your employees severely at risk by not properly notifying them of safety hazards.

What is important to remember about signage is that it is not for you, it is for your employees. It might be obvious to you not to smoke near your propane tanks, but that doesn’t mean it is to a new hire who works in your accounting department. Likewise, you certainly know which machinery requires proper personal protective equipment to use, but that doesn’t mean everyone in your shop does. In order to ensure the safety of everyone working for you, you cannot assume any base level of knowledge about your equipment. So, while it is tedious to keep track of what OSHA signage requirements pertain to your facility, it is important to remember why those requirements were established.

If you have any questions about which safety signs are required where, you can consult OSHA directly and read through the relevant standards, or you can contact a company who specializes in OSHA standards and compliance. And, if you need to order new safety signs, wouldn’t it make sense to purchase them through that company, whose employees live to understand compliance? If you do have any needs pertaining to your safety signage, please contact us so that we can help you. And, should you have anything you think could benefit others reading this, please leave a comment.