• Signs should always have unobstructed views: there is no point in erecting a sign if it will be regularly obscured.
• The sign itself should not be an obstruction - especially suspended and wall mounted signs. However, they should not be too far outside a person's sightline as this would cause problems to visually impaired people.
• A sign should have appropriate text size for the distance that people will be reading it from. A sign needing to be read from across a street will need to have different text size from one meant to be read whilst stading in front of it.
• Signs need gool illumination, and if the area that the sign is to be located in doesn't have good lighting - or if the lighting is variable or unreliable - then it might need to be lit independently.
• Room signs should be placed at eye level on the wall on the latch side of the door. Failing that a room identifier sign should be on the door itself.

Return to the main Signs Now safety and tactile signs page or also see:

• an explanation of the requirements of part three of the DDA
• a demonstration of the types of visual impairments
• what type of safety and tactile signs you need
• the content of the safety and tactile signs
• the positioning of the safety and tactile signs
• the need for braille signs

Also see our gallery of photos of safety and tactile signs.

Signs Now is a leading maker of tactile and braille signs, and we are here to help throughout the process of specifying and installing braille, tactile and safety signs. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any help you might need in making sure your workplace complies with the Disability Discrimination act.

We have a copy of the Signs Now tactile and braille signs catalogue available for free download - and also see our gallery of photos of safety and tactile signs.