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Written by Bryan Haywood

Parent Category: Safety Info Posts

Category: General Safety Topics

Published: 20 March 2014

There are not many safety professionals who have been in the profession since the day OSHA came onto the scene that has not order and hung a safety sign or two.  I personally believe keeping safety in the minds of the workers is a big part of keeping them safe.  They have so many distractions and a well-placed sign that has concise instructions can be an effective reminder; however, a poorly designed sign with a poor message becomes wallpaper really fast.  Take this sign…

Ever seen this sign before?  If you are a driver I am betting you have seen these signs on more than one occasion.  What are your thoughts on this sign?  Effective?  Is the message clear?  How are you and I supposed to respond when we see this sign?  Sure we know we are in a school zone and the speed limit is 20 mph, but for this message to be effective we are missing one IMPORTANT piece of data.  Do you see the problem now?

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