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Respiratory health is something nobody should take risks with, particularly in the workplace. This is why there is a range of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) designed to protect workers’ respiratory health. Damage to the respiratory system can mean a much-reduced quality of life, and in some cases, the long-term implications can be fatal.

Those who are working with chemicals or in areas where there may be potentially dangerous fumes should be reminded to make sure they have the right PPE for the task. This can be achieved most effectively by ensuring that you have the correct safety messages in all the relevant areas of the workplace, which can include more than just standard wall signs.

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Does My Workplace Need Respiratory Signs?


Many private and public sector organisations need to consider finding a reliable supplier of respiratory signage, as part of their comprehensive risk management strategy. This is not just a ‘must have’ health and safety measure for locations where processes involving chemicals and gases are common. These are not the only things that can be breathed in accidentally by staff and visitors. You also need to risk assess various manufacturing processes that involve air-born particles, to decide where to place a respiratory protection sign. For instance, furniture and textile companies should consider respiratory signs near cutting equipment. Various companies have clean rooms, laboratories and other facilities that need mask signage. In this case, your wear mask signage serves the dual purpose of managing both what employees breathe in and what they expel in sensitive areas.

Mining, quarrying and gas and oil companies may have strategic locations to place a wear respirator sign. Some engineering companies can also have processes that involve heat, gasses, fumes or airborne particles posing a risk to operatives.
In addition building and construction sites often require respiratory signs. One of the prime examples is when crews are working with and around hazardous materials such as asbestos, making clear wear mask signage a legislative and ethical responsibility. The list of organisations that need respiratory signs is extensive, and could even include large offices, education institutions, public buildings and multi-occupant residencies if janitorial staff handle and decant various cleaning products.

Putting a respiratory protection sign on potentially hazardous chemicals storage would go hand-in-hand with other health and safety signage and training. The aim is to prevent anyone having skin contact with – or breathing in – chemicals commonly used in heavy-duty cleaning operations.

Raising Awareness To Mitigate Danger


If you are not sure if you need respiratory signage in your building, an important point of reference is the COSHH list. The regulations cover obvious things such as chemicals, vapours, gases and fumes. However, the COSHH substances list also references dust, fibres, mists and biological agents.
You would also need respiratory signs within industries that involve processes connected to nanotechnology and nanoparticles.

Also, keep in mind that having Personal Protective Equipment handy, and displaying respiratory signage clearly, are important preventative measures, but need to be backed up by raising awareness of what happens if anyone ignores a respiratory protection sign. For instance, your first aiders may need to know what to do if someone is in respiratory distress. All staff in high-risk environments may benefit from training in the signs and symptoms of acute respiratory distress like blue fingernails, or blueish skin and lips.
Fortunately, with training and clear placement of respiratory signs, that should be one health and safety breach you never have to deal with.

Sending the Right Message


While it is important that all of your Safety Signs feature clear and easily understood messages, this is especially true of those signs that relate to respiratory health. If you are unsure of the type of equipment you need then you should first conduct a thorough health and safety risk assessment.

One of the most popular notices in this range is the ‘Respirators Must Be Worn In This Area’ Sign. This sign features the widely-recognised image of a person wearing breathing apparatus and makes it clear that any worker should seek out protective equipment before proceeding.

You can even keep the message simpler if you prefer. The Respiratory Protection Symbol Sign is a good choice should you wish to have a sign without words and instead just a clear image. The symbol for respiratory protection alone is often all that is needed to remind your team to take extra precautions and has the added bonus of not relying on the employee or visitor being fluent in english.

Our ‘Respirator Protection’ Sign conveys a more concise message and features the same image, even though the message is shorter. This sign is ideal to be placed on the locker or cupboard where the respiratory protection is stored, to inform workers where they can find what they need.

Not Just Wall Signs


The more signs you can put into place to remind people to look after their respiratory health the better. Our range of signs are not only limited to wall fixings only and using our variety of material and fixing options you can ensure all areas of risk are easily noticed.

If there are areas of the workplace where a person should not go without a respirator, consider the ‘Respiratory Protection Required Beyond This Point’ PPE Floor Strips. These also feature the image of a person wearing breathing apparatus and the message is very clear. However, by having signs mounted on the floors as well as the walls, you can significantly increase the likelihood a worker will take notice of the message. Not only this, but floor signs can help you to mark out zones within areas of risk.

Similarly, our our ‘Stop - Respirators Required Beyond This Point’ Anti-Slip Floor Signs offer a more dramatic message. Featuring highly visible wording within the widely-recognised ‘Stop’ symbol, they are effective at making people stop and think about the type of PPE that they need when they enter that part of the workplace.

Materials and Fixings


At Seton, all of our Safety Signs are all made from high quality, durable materials meaning that you can be sure that your signs will last for years to come.

Not only do our materials affect the quality of the product, but also its function. For some business, it is important that people are aware of safety messages even in dark or poorly-lit areas.

Our Nite-Glo photoluminescent signs are a good option here. They can easily be seen in both good and bad light and they can convey the same messages and symbols as any other warning signs.

These signs could also be useful if emergency services have to enter the building outside normal working hours – they may need to search for someone in the dark and a Nite-Glo sign will inform them they should don breathing apparatus.

Our range of Sign Fixings will also help to ensure that your signs will stay in place. We have a host of option that allow your signs to be affixed with ease both indoors and outdoors, as well as on equipment, walls, fences and other areas.

If for any reason you cannot find the Respiratory Protection Signs that meet your needs exactly, why not try out our custom sign service to design your own signs from scratch including any text, symbols or images you desire.