We cannot live without traffic signs. On the road to work, taking children to school or on vacation; at work to be informed about safety instructions and rules to follow; or on construction sites, traffic signs represent a safe, professional and effective communication solution for the company.

Signs: Essential Safety Elements

Traffic signs are indeed elements of our daily lives that play a very important role in everybody’s safety. They make it possible to inform users of the regular or occasional dangers associated with an area, but also to indicate the rules of travel or good conduct for the safety and well-being of all.

Within a company, signs improve workers’ safety by indicating danger areas and safety instructions to be followed, such as with equipment or during travel.

On public roads, traffic signs will allow companies to inform pedestrians and drivers about areas under construction or worksites involving changes in traffic and traffic rules.

In hospitals, signs are also essential to inform users and staff about the rules of good conduct and hygiene that ensure everyone’s peace of mind, but also everyone’s health safety.

Finally, in parks and protected natural areas, signs are extremely useful to remind hikers and tourists of safety instructions concerning the natural environment (fire risks in particular), but also wildlife.

Signs: a Professional Means of Communication

There are many types of signs, which today allow a company to adapt itself to the needs of each situation, depending in particular on the risks associated with the area in question.

Static Signs allow for signage in different ways:

• The ground marking will be used to delimit danger zones, traffic lanes and areas reserved for a particular use.
• The marking will make all sources of danger visible. These could be obstacles, objects that could cause an accident, but also evacuation routes for personnel.
• The identification of work equipment and piping carrying fluids, substances or hazardous materials will improve safety.

In the case of signs that must remain visible at night or in the event of a power failure in dark areas, specific signage supports may be used:

• Illuminated signals that are identical to conventional signals, but have a lighting system.
• Fluorescent materials that emit light when excited by ultraviolet rays, which induces a particular installation.
• Luminescent radio materials that emit light through radioactive radiation.
• Refractive materials that reflect light.

Signs: An Effective Communication Method

The purpose of road signs is to prevent accidents and, more generally, to prevent anything that could harm human health. They make it possible to increase the level of safety in establishments by raising staff awareness, as well as to inform the various users of the possible dangers and constraints associated with a modified environment.

Because of their simplicity and easy recognition, signs are one of the most effective ways for a company to ensure that the various rules concerning an area are respected.

Effective, professional, safe, signage is a simple tool that the company can use to ensure the safety of its various users. Today’s possibilities now offer various signalling solutions that make it possible to adjust the signage to suit every need.