Construction Site Signs - Safety, Security, & Practicality
When setting up a job site, it’s important to make use of construction site signs.
A construction site sign is any type of temporary signage used in and around a construction site.
These signs help keep both the workers and the public safe, they help secure and direct the traffic around the site, and they serve a variety of practical purposes. There are also some legal requirements about certain signs that must be hung.
Read on to learn more:
If you’re a contracting company, small business, or you need construction site signs for other reasons, contact a local professional sign company like AGC Signs.
AGC has extensive experience manufacturing and installing construction hoardings, safety signs, as well as most other popular types of signs.
Construction Site Signs - Safety
Construction hoardings can double as important safety messages.
The number one reason why signs are needed on construction sites is for safety. The Occupational Health and Safety Act dictates how workplaces need to be prepared for reasonable worker safety, and safety signage is a part of that.
Construction sites disrupt the normal flow and landscape of an area and can introduce hazards that people are not used to navigating. Hazards can be anything from holes to falling hazards, heavy equipment, dangerous material, and much more.
In order to keep both the construction workers and the nearby public safe, construction signs must be installed.
You’ve probably seen a variety of construction signs around your town in your everyday life. These signs would have been set up according to Ontario and municipal law.
Most safety signs can be reused, but if you ever need to replace old signs, or commission a specific new sign for an uncommon job, contact a custom sign company like AGC.
They have all the equipment and experience required to produce whatever custom construction site sign you might need.
Helpful Legal Links - Ontario
These links pertain to Ontario specifically. If you live in a different province or country, you’ll need to look up the specific regulations for your region.
Construction Site Signs - Security
Protect both the public and the construction workers by informing local traffic on where to go.
It is also very important to include security signs on your construction site.
In this context, we mean “security signs” to refer to signs that instruct people on where to go, compared to “safety signs” that provide warnings and convey information.
For example, KEEP OUT signs provide security for the people in charge of the property the sign is defending, because they let pedestrians know to stay out of restricted areas.
One common type of security sign is those used to redirect traffic during work that interferes with the normal flow of vehicles on a road. These temporary condition signs are normally orange and will indicate when the construction will be encountered, if lanes are closed, or if there is a detour ahead, among other things.
Make sure to install helpful security signs around your construction site in order to keep people out who shouldn’t be there, and to direct pedestrians on where they should go.
Construction Site Signs - Practicality
If you have the space, why not cover up that ugly wood with a relevant ad?
Once you’ve installed the necessary construction site signs for safety and security, you may find there is still space that could be used for other purposes.
First, consider adding non-essential signs that will simply make the lives of the workers easier. For example, include wayfinding signs that show where the washroom is, or how to find the entrance and exit.
Secondly, once you’ve added all the signage you think you need to allow your workers to do a good job, there are many other types of signs you can install around your construction site:
Advertisements - The most popular type of non-essential construction site sign. Local businesses will likely want to take advantage of the large, noticeable advertising space and may sign deals that allow them to advertise their services.
Announcements of What’s Coming - Civilians like to know what’s going on. Display a job summary so that they can read on their own what to expect. Construction hoardings are a perfect large tableau to announce development news.
Other Helpful Info - If you want pedestrians to be able to contact you or learn about your company, or anything else, don’t be afraid to hang a sign facing outward that displays the relevant information.
News - Perhaps the city or the clients you’re working with has valuable news to share with the public. Extra construction site sign space is a great place to display this news.
Art - Unfinished construction hoardings can look unsightly. Mask the industrial work with tasteful art installations.
Signs can display almost anything you want. To browse some of the different exterior signs available, click here.
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