First Aid Sign 380 x 500mm - Rigid Plastic, Green and White
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A first aid sign in rigid plastic, 380 x 500mm, in the green and white style Australian workplaces expect. Its job is simple and specific: to tell someone who does not work there, under pressure, exactly where the first aid kit or first aid room is - without them having to ask.
Features
- 380 x 500mm, readable from across a room or down a corridor
- Rigid plastic, suited to indoor walls and sheltered outdoor locations
- Green and white emergency information styling, the convention for first aid signage in Australia
- Standard white cross symbol, recognised without reading the words
Specifications
- Size: 380 x 500mm
- Material: Rigid plastic
- Type: Emergency information sign, first aid
Where a first aid sign should go
Directly at the kit or the first aid room, high enough to be seen over people and equipment, and visible from the approach rather than only once you are standing in front of it. The colour convention matters: in Australia, emergency information signs use a white symbol on green, which is set out in AS 1319, the standard for safety signs in the occupational environment. Green means safe condition or emergency facility - it is why a first aid sign is never red, and why people find one without reading it. Under the model WHS first aid Code of Practice, workplaces are expected to make first aid equipment and facilities easy to locate, and signage is the usual way that is done. Requirements vary by state and by workplace, so check what applies to you. Practically: one at the kit, one at the corridor junction that leads to it, and check the view is not blocked by a door or a stack of boxes.
Common uses
Workplaces, construction sites, warehouses, schools, childcare centres, clinics, community halls and vehicles. Mount it wherever the kit lives. Mark the way out with an exit sign too. If you also have a defibrillator on site, mark it with an AED sign. Pair it with a stocked first aid kit, or browse the wider first aid supplies range at MediBC.
First Aid Sign FAQs
What does a first aid sign mean?
It marks the location of first aid equipment, a first aid room, or a trained first aider. The white cross on green is the emergency information convention - green signals a safe condition or an emergency facility rather than a hazard.
Where should first aid signs be placed?
At the kit or first aid room itself, and at the decision points on the way there, such as a corridor junction. Mount them high enough to be seen over people and equipment, and check nothing blocks the line of sight from the approach.
Why are first aid signs green?
Green is the colour used for safe condition and emergency information signs under AS 1319. Red is reserved for fire equipment and prohibition, yellow for warning. The colour does most of the communicating before anyone reads the words.
Is it a legal requirement?
Workplaces are expected to make first aid equipment easy to find, and signage is the standard way of meeting that. The specific obligations depend on your state or territory and the nature of the workplace, so check the regulator's guidance that applies to you.
What size do I need?
Match it to viewing distance. This 380 x 500mm size suits a room, a workshop or a corridor. A smaller A4 size suits mounting directly beside a kit in an office, where the reader is already close.