Selecting a Type

There are three sign types to choose from when designing your sign: OSHA, ANSI Z535, and CUSTOM signs. Use the guide below to help choose which style best fits your workplace.

Also, see Selecting a Header for more information on which header to use for your sign application.

OSHA

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA 1910.145) requires the use of safety signs to indicate and define specific hazards that, without identification, may lead to accidental injury to workers and/or to the public or property damage.

ANSI

The ANSI Committee on Safety Signs developed a set of standards for the design, application and use of signs, colors, and symbols intended to identify and warn against specific hazards and to prevent accidents. The recommended format is intended to provide a safety alert message that is clearly and rapidly understood.

CUSTOM

Custom signs allow you to create your message without a header. Pictograms may be added to the right side of the sign to help communicate your message.