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Access awareness is a priority in the workplace. Health and safety guidelines stipulate that an area where there could be a potential risk to employees must be indicated by the corresponding sign.

Seton offers various entry and exit signs that are designed with specific notifications to clearly state the safety level of an area and the steps that an employee would need to take; for example, the danger, confined space sign has an additional message that entry is by permit only. A sign such as this clearly states the potential danger level and the corresponding actions to be taken.

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Entry & Exit Signs: Buying Guide


The correct placement of exit and entry safety signs helps to ensure visitors and staff are fully aware of where they are permitted access to and where they are not. They can be used to inform both drivers and pedestrians and are ideal in high traffic areas to help avoid congestion by ensuring people and vehicles use the right entrances and exits.

Some signs can carry more than one message, for example, prohibiting people from entering a certain area because of the presence of a hazard. These multi-message signs enable you to get across more than one message in the same amount of wall space as a single message sign.

Nite-Glo photoluminescent signs are ideal for use in areas where lighting may be dimmed or turned off at certain time. They are also suitable for use outdoors so that they can be clearly seen at night. These signs will glow in the dark for six hours once activated by a good light source.

For public areas or premises that need slightly more prestigious look, then our engraved acrylic signs should be seriously considered.

Signs should be permanently affixed where they can be clearly seen. We have a large range of fixings that are designed specifically for mounting signs onto different materials. Our permanent adhesive can be used to affix a sign to a damp, uneven or rough surface; this product is weather-resistant, UV-resistant and has such powerful sealing properties that it can also be used as an effective sealant!

Double-sided mounting foam tape is a moisture-resistant and resilient to chemical damage and exposure to cold. This product is ideal for affixing signs to rough surfaces, and it can be used on interior or exterior walls.

If signs are to be mounted where there is a high risk of theft or damage, then our security fixing kit is ideal – once fastened, the screws cannot be removed without the use of a special tool.

Take a look at our Fire Exit Signs for more options.

The Many Purposes of a No Entry Sign


Clearly marking entry and exit points is one of the most fundamental health and safety duties – especially indicating fire exit locations.

However, to support productivity – and to manage time and movement in the workplace – an exit and entry sign should be used at all doorways.

The same applies to public buildings, tourist locations and outside event spaces, where that simple entry sign, or exit indicator, keeps everyone flowing in the right direction. At a glance, employees and visitors know which access points to use, and in which direction.

However, a thorough risk assessment could well suggest a review of where to locate a no entry sign. This is because essential no entry signs have multiple purposes.

Traffic hazard management

A do not enter sign helps control access and site flow to keep pedestrians, off-road vehicles and road vehicles away from hazardous situations. An illustration of this would be a no entry sign to prevent visitors or employees from passing too close to heavy-duty equipment. Or, a no entry sign could be used to stop them walking into the path of oncoming vehicles

Protecting sensitive areas

A danger do not enter sign can also stop people getting too close to areas with a substantial risk of A danger do not enter sign can also stop people from getting too close to areas with a substantial risk of electrocution or extreme temperatures, such as commercial refrigeration rooms or furnaces. Perhaps you want to add a do not enter sign to a laboratory, or some other location demanding PPE.

In some cases, your 'danger no entry' signage will protect sensitive equipment, such as IT equipment.

Maintaining site security

Using no unauthorised access signage also adds a valuable layer of security to your R&D department, or some other location where sensitive commercial activities take place. For instance, you could use a regulatory no entry sign (red and white) that says ‘do not enter’ to keep visitors away from activities that are private, to protect sensitive commercial intel, or to shield VIP site visitors from the general public

No entry signs for legislative purposes

Finding a supplier of do not enter signs could be an essential part of your COSHH compliance, or to avoid unauthorised access to harsher cleaning fluids, for example. Placing a danger do not enter sign on storage areas used for hazardous materials is a fundamental safety measure.

A 'danger do not enter' sign is also crucial if you have temporary or permanent structures or surfaces that represent a workplace risk. For health and safety compliance, you need to take every possible step to ensure that only staff trained to work at heights walk onto high gantries or use ladders to scale upwards, for instance.

No entry to specific groups

As part of an employer’s reasonable adjustments policy and procedure – and duty of care – a bespoke no entry sign could be invaluable.

For instance, a made to order no entry sign could indicate where wheelchairs would be unsuitable, to help manage the risk of accident or damage. Alongside this, an entry sign specifically for wheelchair users can be used to support equality procedures.

External control procedures

Remember, the best entry and exit signs are durable in all types of weather, and ideal safety signage for outdoor use.

This means that a further way to use a no entry sign would be to help guide vehicles around the perimeter of your building, or onto and away from your site.

An illustration would be erecting an entry sign on a road leading to your staff car park, and a do not enter sign on internal roads leading to your warehouse or other places that HGVs and LGVs operate.

Custom Entry & Exit Safety Signs


If you cannot find a safetu sign that fits your needs, then we have available entry and exit signs that are fully customisable. For example, it may be that you want to inform people that entry is not permitted unless accompanied by a member of staff.

Whatever the message you want to get across, you can rest assured that our custom safety signs are fully compliant with UK and EU legislation.