Osha Wet Floor Signs

Signs are available in flexible self adhesive vinyl rigid plastic or heavy duty aluminum with 4 mounting holes.
Osha wet floor signs. First aid signs and no entry signs. Where wet processes are used maintain drainage and provide false floors platforms mats or other dry standing places where practicable or provide appropriate waterproof footgear 29 cfr 1910 141 a 3 ii. 1910 22 wet floors due to weather conditions or the entry of vehicles containing melting snow. And the panel green with white letters.
Be sure you have the right sign to prevent slips trips and falls. Although osha s current standard 1910 22 was published in 1971 there is a provision 1910 22 a 2 that requires employers to maintain floors in a clean and so far as possible dry condition. If the wet floor is near a blind corner place the sign on the other side of the turn as it will warn customers and employees of the hazard. Place signs prominently so that an employee and customer will see them prior to entering wet floor areas.
04 06 1994 1910 22 a 1 evaluating hazardous levels of accumulation depth for combustible dusts 04 21 2015. Any letters used against the white background shall be black. Subpart d of 29 cfr part 1910 walking and working surfaces sets forth general industry requirements for employers to protect employees from. Wet floor sign regulations.
Try forming a triangle around the hazard area. Osha s standard for walking working surfaces 29 cfr 1910 22 does not specifically mention floor signs but it does state the importance of maintaining. Caution wet floor signs are required in many areas. Signs come in either 10 w x 7 h or 14 w x 10 h sizes.
We appreciate your interest in employee safety and health. Osha caution signs should not be used when there is a possibility of death or serious injury or for property damage accidents unless personal injury risk is present. A wet floor due to weather conditions would not constitute a wet process. Department of labor s occupational safety and health administration osha is scheduled to release new rules for walking and working surfaces 29 cfr part 1910 that raise the bar for floorcare safety and inspection.
The standard color of the background shall be white. Provide warning signs for wet floor areas 29 cfr 1910 145 c 2. Place signs on both sides of a wet floor spill. The colors shall be those of opaque glossy samples as specified in table 1 of ansi z53 1 1967 or in table 1 of ansi z535 1 2006 r2011 incorporated by reference in.