The Importance of Wayfinding Signs in Manufacturing
Wayfinding signs are helpful, but they are essential in complex environments like manufacturing plants, where both safety and efficiency are paramount. These signs help every member of your staff and visitors navigate their way without confusion.
At North Coast Signs, we offer fully customized wayfinding solutions to meet the special needs of San Marcos manufacturers, ensuring that every sign serves a purpose.
Types of Wayfinding Signs Needed in a Manufacturing Plant
Manufacturing plants use a wide variety of wayfinding signs, each meticulously tailored to accommodate the different needs and areas within a plant.
- Safety Signs: These signs become crucial in places where one needs immediate access to safety items. A few examples are directional signs showing the location of fire extinguishers, eye washes, and first-aid equipment. They indicate the avoidance of locations where dangers exist posed by fire or involvement with chemicals and show the escape routes. These also show danger zones like chemical storage rooms through universally recognized symbols and bright colors that make them recognizable at a distance.
- Directional Signs: Wayfinding signs enable employees and visitors to move around the complex organization of the manufacturing facility by finding a department, such as shipping and receiving, quality control, or perhaps the production line. It reduces time spent wandering around and could contribute to enhanced operational efficacies and safety, as employees are not unnecessarily exposed to heavy machinery or forklift traffic areas.
- Informational Signs: Informational signs reflect important data on the facility’s operation. They may indicate machinery operating procedures, remind people to wear personal protective equipment or notify testing schedules. They ensure that everything stays within regulatory compliance and continue to act as guidelines so all personnel stay informed about operational protocols.
- Identification Signs: These signs introduce clarity and order into the organization through the labeling of rooms and equipment. This assists new employees and outside visitors in navigating facilities. The signs identify particular machinery, like presses or CNC machines, or areas, like the tool crib or maintenance room.
Federal Regulations and OSHA Compliance
Manufacturing plants must abide by federal regulations and directives handed down by OSHA. Wayfinding signs are not only essential in their proper placement and legibility but also have specified standards for visibility and content from which they cannot deviate. North Coast Signs ensures that all its signage solutions adhere to these regulations, thus keeping manufacturers clear of penalties while creating a safer workplace.
Get Way Better Facilities Navigation with North Coast Signs
Navigating a manufacturing plant does not need to be complicated or dangerous. With North Coast Signs, you will be able to create a wayfinding system that improves safety, increases productivity, and meets every regulatory standard in the book. Let us help guide the way to a safer and more productive workplace!
