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Ensuring safe passage during an emergency is vital for compliance with UK health and safety regulations. Stairwells must be labelled clearly on each floor of the staircase to ensure that the correct exit route is taken during any kind of unexpected drill or real emergency evacuation.

Seton supplies a large range of floor level signs and notices that conform to health and safety legislation and guidelines which can been seen in the buying guide. These can be used to clarify what floor of a building employees and visitors are currently on. Such signs should be an essential part of your fire evacuation plan, particularly for larger premises with multiple floors.

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Floor Number Signs: Buying Guide


In any multi-storey building – whether it’s a school, retail centre, office park or block of flats – floor level signs are essential. These floor number signs:

  • Inform: Show people which level they are at.

  • Guide: Help people navigate a building.

  • Streamline evacuations: Floor level signs are beacons for both evacuees and emergency responders such as fire and rescue personnel.

Floor level signs indicate the floor number in stairwells to highlight what floor people are on for the purposes of everyday negotiation of the workplace by staff and visitors and to aid emergency evacuation, when it is particularly important people on the premises know what floor of the building they are on. These signs are not restricted to use in stairwells, they can also be used by or opposite the entry doors to stairs.

Knowledge of evacuation routes is imperative for staff and visitors in any workplace, and businesses should have signs that help both employees and visitors orientate themselves so they can find their way to safety via the nearest fire exit in the event of an emergency. This is why it is a good idea to use floor level signs in conjunction with other fire and emergency exit signage; for example, evacuation maps and fire exit signs. These should be positioned in every corridor and meeting room so that everyone knows the quickest, safest and fastest way out of a building in an emergency.

Our Nite-Glo photoluminescent floor level signs are particularly useful in emergencies as they can be seen in smoky environments and dimly-lit areas. They are clearly numbered so that both employees and visitors fully understand which floor of the building they are on, helping them to find their way out during emergency situations.

These signs are also suitable for day-to-use as they appear white in daylight. They are constructed using environmentally-friendly polyester film that appears white in daylight and shines brightly when there is suddenly no or very dim light. They are available in vinyl and rigid plastic; with the vinyl versions having a permanent, self-adhesive backing for ease of installation. See our guide to signs materials for more information on each.

According to the Photoluminescent Safety Products Association (PSPA), Class B signs stay lit for six hours once they have been activated by a good source of light. Our photoluminescent floor level signs are fully PSPA Class B, German Institute for Standardisation (DIN), International Maritime Organization (IMO) and British Standards compliant.

How To Choose the Right Floor Level Signs for Your Building


A health and safety risk assessment is the blueprint that informs all signage and other safety measures. Many neglect to include floor number signs in this evaluation and their significance as supplementary safety signage often falls through the cracks.

Owners, managers, and employers must carefully consider how to mark the different levels of a building and how to use floor level signs in conjunction with other safety and hazard signs. For example, if a hospital’s isolation unit is on the third floor, it would need a:


The HSE’s guidance for risk assessments applies to all types of industrial, commercial, and residential buildings. The HSE stipulates that, at the least, all risk assessments must identify dangers, gauge the severity of these dangers, and do what is necessary to counter them.

This means that you must assess each level in a multi-storey building and determine if there are specific risks unique to that level and if floor level signs must be combined with other safety signage. Given the fire safety concerns and legislation in the UK, it is always good to combine floor number signs with emergency exit, gathering point and route signs.

It is important to first consider the layout of a level. In a long corridor, for instance, you will need several floor number signs. Here, Seton’s multi-pack floor level signs are ideal. They can be mounted at different points along with fire exit or normal exit directional signs to guide people.

In a corridor with twists and turns, floor number signs also remind people of the floor they are on. Some layouts require safety mirrors to prevent mishaps around corners or intersections. Here, you can attach a floor number sign and other directional signs below the mirror.

It is handy to have an information sign at the entry or reception of a building detailing how many levels there are and what can be found on each floor. Important points to highlight would be places such as first aid rooms or first aid equipment locations. Linking these places to floor level signs makes people more aware of where they are, and the floor number signs then act as ‘memory joggers’.

If you want a tailor-made solution to use with your floor level signs, Seton’s custom safety floor signs are perfect. This option allows you to choose any safety-specific text for your unique setup. For example, mount your floor number sign on the wall and attach an anti-slip custom sign on the floor that informs people in which direction a fire exit is, how to get to an emergency eye-wash station, or where to find PPE before entering a certain area.

Choose floor level signs that can handle your specific environment. Our solutions are hardy and long-lasting.

How to Affix Your Sign


Suitable fixings for mounting rigid plastic floor level signs include double-sided mounting foam tape, which is moisture, cold and chemical resistant and can be affixed to rough surfaces.

For both indoor and outdoor use, permanent adhesive is recommended; this is weather and UV resistant, and is made using environmentally-friendly polyester. Again it adheres well to damp and uneven surfaces; in fact it has such high-quality sealing properties it can also be used effectively as a sealant. See our full range of sign fixings, from tape to tamper-resistant screws.