Escape Route Signs - Viewing Distances

Directional signs must be used, where necessary, to help people identify escape routes and are required under the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996.

For a sign to comply with these Regulations it must be in pictogram form. The pictogram can be supplemented by text if this is considered necessary to make the sign more easily understood, but you must not have a safety sign that uses only text. Consideration must be given to the appropriate size of sign and viewing distances.


Viewing Distances for Signs
	SIZE	SIGN	VIEWING DISTANCE	EXAMPLES OF USE
	120mm x 340mm		17M	Small offices, small shops and factories
	150mm x 400mm		22M	Large offices, large factories, warehouses and shopping centres
	200mm x 450mm		30M	Large warehouses, distribution centres and exhibition halls

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Escape Route Signs - Viewing Distances

Viewing Distances for Signs