Safety Signs Selection Guide www.BradyID.com Safety Signs Safety Sign Selection Guide Safety signs are a necessary and required component for warning and communicating messages or notices to your employees, customers and/or the general public. In order to provide a clear and concise message, the sign must meet a variety of requirements and standards. Selecting and placing a safety sign for your facility is more than a workplace requirement, but an opportunity to prevent costly accidents or dangerous hazards for individuals within your facility. Comply with Applicable Regulations Check the specific sign requirements of the regulation you're complying with. Exit and fire extinguisher signs are covered by NFPA and IBC, general and chemical hazards by OSHA, traffic and parking signs by the Dept. of Transportation. Layout, text and signal words are covered by OSHA and ANSI. Below are several of the common regulations affecting signs: Organization What's Covered OSHA 1910.37 Means of Egress, General (Exit signs and routes) OSHA 1910.144 Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards OSHA 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA - Occupational OSHA 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) Safety & Health Administration OSHA 1910.1200 Hazard Communication (includes updated GHS standard) OSHA 1910.303 Electrical Subpart S; (g)(2)(iii) and (h)(5)(iii)[B] - Warning Signs) OSHA 1926.200 Signs, Signals & Barricades for Construction Hazardous Materials Warning Placards and Labels - Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 172 Subpart D-Marking, Subpart E - Labeling, Subpart F-Placarding DOT - Department of Transportation - Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 100-199 MUTCD 2009 with Revisions 1 & 2 (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) is the most current edition of the MUTCD NFPA 70: National Electrical Code NFPA 101: Life Safety Code NFPA - National Fire Protection Association NFPA 101B: Code for Means of Egress for Buildings and Structures NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response IBC 2012 International Building Code ICC - International Code Council IFC 2012 International Fire Code IMO - International Maritime Organization Resolution A.752(18) Egress and Low Level Lighting ANSI Z535.1-2001, Safety Color Code ANSI Z535.2-2002, Environmental and Facility Safety Signs ANSI - American National Standards Institute ANSI Z535.3-2003, Criteria for Safety Symbols ANSI Z535.4-2004, Product Safety Signs & Labels ISO 7010:2011 Prescribes Safety Signs for the Purposes of Accident Prevention, ISO - International Standards Organization Fire Protection, Health Hazard Information and Emergency Evacuation. ISO 7001:2007 Graphical Symbols, Public Information Symbols 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design; 703 Signs ADA - Americans with Meet Occupational Health Administration Disabilities Act (OSHA 1910.145) and ANSI (ANSI Z535) regulations and guidelines. The majority of facility signs need to meet Occupational Health Administration (OSHA 1910.145) and ANSI (ANSI Z535) regulations and guidelines. Examples: To Comply with OSHA 1910.145: OSHA requires safety signs to indicate specific hazards that, without identification, may lead to accidental injury to workers and/or the public or to property damage. These signs must also be designed with rounded or blunt corners and must be free from sharp edges or other sharp projections. Examples of OSHA regulated messages include "Danger," "Caution" and "Safety" signs. To Comply with ANSI Z535: ANSI Z535 requires a specific set of standards for sign design and application. In order to comply, signs must include universal pictograms that represent various hazards. Each sign must also contain a safety alert symbol and a white on black text box. The use of signs, colors and symbols are intended to identify and warn against specific hazards and accident preventions. These signs are meant to provide a clear and concise safety alert message. Examples of ANSI regulated messages include "Danger," "Warning," "Caution," "Notice" and fire and general safety signs. OSHA 1910.145 Examples Safety Alert Symbol Universal Pictogram Left justified upper and lower case ketters White text on a black background ANSI Z535 Example 22 02a_Sign_Intro.indd 22 8/21/13 5:28 PM