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SIGNAGE SAFETY CERTIFICATION HERE’S HOW...
THE SIGNAGE YOU USE ON YOUR WAREHOUSING MUST BE SAFE BY LAW.
You’ll want signage on your warehousing to be prominent and looking great all year-round. But you are also responsible if your sings become at risk of coming loose – regardless how few people walk around your warehouse every day. The Health & Safety Act makes your signs fixed to a warehouse your problem. When you have sings installed you must prevent it from becoming unsafe. So if your signs fall down in a storm and injure an employee or visitor, you could be facing a major fine or much worse. The law also states your signage must be maintained by someone who has the training, experience and certifications to show they can do the work. So you need to find a company who can show they have the skills and expertise to look after your signs. That’s especially important for signage mounted at significant heights from the ground. But there’s no need to worry. Here’s a three-step guide to help you get your warehouse signage maintained properly, keeping it looking great, lasting longer and making sure it’s safe and secure– and keep you safe from the law too.
HERE’S HOW TO GET YOUR CYGNIA SIGNAGE SAFETY CERTIFICATE It’s really easy to keep your warehouse signage looking great and safe too. Here’s a simple 3-step guide.
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FIND THE PAPERWORK The company who made your signs should provide you with documentation telling you how long it is expected to last, how it is made, what it is made from and any maintenance requirements to keep it in good order. You need to get it all together, along with the details of the sign maker and the installer’s details too.
CALL CYGNIA With the documentation now in one place, it’s time to get in the experts to help you make sure your signage complies with the law. With Cygnia your signs get a thorough health check which finds any weaknesses affecting your signs that could put people in danger. They’re checked properly by trained engineers using the correct access equipment. And your signage documentation will help spot if there’s any potential issues to deal with – very important when your signs are first inspected.
GET YOUR SIGNS INSPECTED AND COVERED Maintenance is more than just giving a sign a wipe-over and a quick shake to see if it’s loose. You need to put your signs under a Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) scheme. This means you have someone who visits your store a set number of times each year to do inspections and checks. The amount of times they visit depends in part on what an inspection finds and on how old your signs are. So, if your warehouse signs are more than 10 years old, or they are fixed on to aspects heavily exposed to harsh weather, then the visits might be more frequent.
DISPLAY YOUR SIGNAGE SAFETY CERTIFICATE WITH PRIDE When your signs are certified safe by Cygnia, it means your warehouse signage is looked after by the biggest and most experienced network of engineers in the UK. That’s why the UK’s biggest retail names call Cygnia. For over 30 years we have been making sure warehouses, shops, petrol stations and major landmarks have signs which are clean, light up properly and won’t fall down in a storm. Your signage above your warehouse is a vital piece of visual branding. So keep your signage looking great and safe for your staff and visitors, Join the thousands of locations across the country and get your retail signs cared for by Cygnia.
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