The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996
The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 require employers to provide and maintain certain safety signs. This is particularly so where significant residual risks have been identified. The signs can provide useful information.
Safety signs for the purposes of the Regulations include not just conventional signs but also illuminated signs, acoustic and hand signals. Fire safety signs (i.e. signs for fire exits and fire-fighting equipment) are also covered. The Regulations also require, where necessary, the use of road traffic signs within workplaces to regulate road traffic.
Reference /Further Guidance
Signpost to The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996
Booklet L64 – Safety Signs and Signals (HSE)