Fire Extinguisher Sign 480 x 600mm - White on Red Plastic

A fire extinguisher sign in rigid plastic, 480 x 600mm, in the white-on-red styling Australian workplaces expect for fire equipment. Its job is to make the extinguisher findable from across a room by someone who has never been in that room before, at the moment they are least able to search for it.

Features

• 480 x 600mm portrait format, readable across a workshop or corridor
• White on red, the AS 1319 colour convention for fire equipment
• Rigid plastic, suited to indoor and sheltered outdoor mounting
• Identifies the extinguisher location without needing to be read close up

Specifications

• Size: 480 x 600mm
• Material: Rigid plastic
• Colour: White on red (fire equipment convention)
• Brand: Alpha First Aid
• Product code: RS7

Why fire extinguisher signs are red, and where to mount one

Colour does the work before anyone reads a word. Under AS 1319, the standard for safety signs in the occupational environment, white on red identifies fire equipment, white on green marks emergency information such as first aid and exits, blue discs carry mandatory instructions and a red ring with a diagonal slash marks a prohibition. Red means fire equipment specifically - it is not a generic warning colour, which is why a fire extinguisher sign is never yellow. Mount it directly above the extinguisher and high enough to stay visible over people, stock and open doors. In a large space add a second at the aisle or corridor junction that leads to it, so the path is continuous. The sign marks the location; it does not replace the extinguisher being serviced, accessible and unobstructed, which is where most workplace failures actually occur.

Common uses

Workshops, warehouses, factories, kitchens, offices, site sheds, schools and community halls - anywhere a portable extinguisher is mounted. Pair it with a fire blanket for the kitchen or bench, mark the way out with an exit sign, or browse more fire and safety equipment at MediBC.