Safety Signs & Labels

"Prevent injuries and reduce downtime with safety and informational signs that put important information at the point of need."

When you get right down to it, total facility identification simply means communication; Crisp. Concise. Comprehensive. Brady offers over 8,000 signs to meet the needs of your safety and facility identification. When the message is clear, the entire operation runs better. Choose a category below that best matches your application...or use the Legend Locator Search function to help narrow your choice.

How to select safety signs？

1. Materials - Defferent materials are equipped for different environments and applications. If you don't select the proper material, you could end up having to replace the sign more frequently than needed.
Popular materials: Plastic, Aluminum, Fiberglass, Self-Sticking polyester and vinyl.

2. Message clarity - ANSI Z535 and OSHA specify that safety signs must indicate and define specific hazards that, without identification, may lead to accidental injury to workers, customers or the general public. Messages such as "Warming" and "Caution" may seem synonymous, but they actually deliver very different messages. Sign headers are based on the sign application.

Sign headers

• Danger: Use this message to mark hazardous situations with a high probability of death or serious injury. Do not use for property damage unless personal injury risk is present. The word "Danger" should be limited to the most extreme situations. Red is used to identify "Danger" signs.
• Warning: Use this message to mark hazardous situations with some probability of death or serious injury. Do not use for property damage unless personal injury risk is present. Orange is used to identify "Warning" signs.
• Caution: Use this message to warn of hazardous situations which may result in minor or moderate injury. Do not use for situations where there is a possibility of death or severe injury. Caution signs without asafety alert symbol may be used to alert against unsafe practices that can result in property damage only. Yellow is used to identify "Caution" signs.
• Notice: Use this message to state cpmpany policy as the message relates directly or ndirectly to the safety of employees or protection of property. Do not use for hazardous situations where there is a possibility of death or severe injury. Blue is used to identify "Notice" signs.
• Emergency: Use for indicationg general instructions relative to safe work practices, procedural reminders and safety equipment locations. Green is used to identify "Emergency" signs.
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3. Styles and regulations -There are different safety sign styles to choose from, depending on the application and message of your sign. The majority of signs needs to meet OSHA 1910.145 and ANSI Z545 regulations. Be sure to check for specific sign requirements of the regulateon with which you are trying to comply.

4. Pictograms - As immigtation rates increase and demographics evolve, it is essentiall to comm.unicate messages across many different cultureal backgrounds. Everyone with in the facility should be able to understand the message being communicated.
Pictograms provide a universal way to communicate warnings to all employees and visitors, regardless of language or demographic and can provide a better understand alternative to bi/tri-lingual signs, which can often be difficult to read. These signs also comply with ISO 3864, the specification for international standards for safety systems.

5. Best practices and maintenance - After you have considered the material, the message and style, it is important to make certain that your sign will communicate the safety message to all of your employees, customers and the general public. The sign should be clear, concise and placed in a highly visible locateon. Placement of the sign is a key aspect in transmiting your message.

Keep the following tips in mind when placing your safety sign:

• Signs must be placed to alert and inform employees of hazards.
• Signs must be clear, visible and unobstructed.
• Signs should be placed in an inert locateon.
• Lighting, maintenance and storage should be sonsidered during the placement processs to make sure the sign can be clearly illuminated.