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Your safety signage doesn't have to be generic to be effective. In fact, customized signage may stand out more easily, be more memorable and consequently be followed more often.

Customize your safety signage with graphics from Beeline and Blue. We can create signage in aluminum, plastic, adhesive vinyl, and magnetic formats. Rules surrounding signage for information like hygiene notices are less strict, allowing more latitude with its customization. But, if the below rules are followed, even hazard notifications can be supplemented with branding elements or other identifiers.

Safe and Smart

OSHA/ANSI notices don’t have to be generic to be compliant. Custom-printed signage can include company logos, taglines—even color and graphics—as long as the basic rules are followed.

Make safety your top priority by following these guidelines.

Keep them visible

Signs must be large enough that a person with normal vision, including corrected vision, can read the safety sign at a safe viewing distance from the hazard. Limit one message per sign and avoid crowding multiple signs together.

Make sure they are accurate.

Remove signs for hazards that no longer exist.

Be specific

When needed, add text to signs to supplement safety instructions.

Replace and change signage frequently.

The more often the signage is seen with the same message in the same place, the less visible they become.

Choose your color wisely. Use...

Yellow or Orange for Caution

Red for Danger

Green for First Aid or Emergency Escape

Blue for Mandatory Rules

Use simple, easy-to-see fonts

Studies show that sans-serif fonts like Helvetica and Verdana are the most readable. The signal word letter height should be at least 50 percent greater than the height of a capital H in the message panel wording.

Look for us at the MBI Annual Winter Conference

February 27 through March 1, 2023

MBI’s signature event brings everyone in the Iowa commercial building industry together the spring at the Iowa Event Center for educational sessions, annual events and an expo. Stop by our booth to see show specials and talk to us about the exciting new work we're doing with graphics. You won't want to miss it!