Hygiene Signs
In every workplace, school, hospital, or public building, promoting good hygiene is essential. Clear, well-placed hygiene signs help to reinforce proper sanitary practices, minimise the spread of illness, and maintain safe environments for staff and visitors alike. Whether you operate in catering, healthcare, construction, or education, visual hygiene instructions can make a significant difference.
What Are Hygiene Signs?
These type of signs are visual indicators that promote cleanliness and personal hygiene. Typically, they are wall-mounted or surface-applied signs that instruct people to wash their hands, wear protective equipment, or maintain sanitation procedures. These signs are critical for ensuring regulatory compliance and protecting public health, especially in shared spaces where bacteria and viruses can spread quickly.
Why Hygiene Signs Matter
Although verbal communication plays a role in hygiene education, it’s often not enough. People forget, misinterpret, or ignore verbal instructions. That’s where hygiene signs step in. They offer a consistent, visual reminder that reaches everyone; staff, customers, visitors, and contractors alike. Furthermore, signs are visible at all times, reinforcing correct hygiene behaviour day after day.
Where to Use?
One of the advantages of his type of signs are their flexibility. These signs are suitable for nearly every type of building or facility. Common installation areas include:
- Toilets and washrooms
- Commercial kitchens and food prep zones
- Schools, nurseries, and universities
- Medical facilities and GP surgeries
- Construction site welfare units
- Factory changing rooms and staff break areas
Because hygiene applies universally, these signs are an essential part of your broader health and safety signage strategy. By combining hygiene messages with other mandatory or warning signs, you create an all-round safer environment.
Types of Hygiene Signs Available
EU Signs supplies a wide range of safety signs to suit all environments. From simple pictograms to text-heavy instructional boards, we have signs for every application:
- Hand Washing Signs: Encourage or mandate regular handwashing
- Sanitiser Point Signs: Direct people to hand sanitising stations
- PPE Requirement Signs: Indicate when gloves, masks, or aprons must be worn
- Clean Area Signs: Mark zones that must be kept sterile
- Toilet Signs: Promote good hygiene in bathroom facilities
Photoluminescent & Anti-Bacterial Options
Some of our hygiene signs are available in glow-in-the-dark photoluminescent material, which is ideal for hospitals or power-sensitive environments. Others are produced with an anti-bacterial laminate that prevents microbial build-up on the sign’s surface; perfect for hygiene-critical zones.
Custom Safety Signs for Your Business
Every business is unique, and hygiene procedures can vary between industries. That’s why we offer a full custom sign service. Whether you need a multi-language sign, custom branding, or layout tailored to your workflow, we can help. Our in-house design team works with you to ensure your hygiene signs match your facility’s specific requirements.
Fast Design Turnaround
We offer same-day design and 24-hour print service for urgent hygiene sign orders. If you’re facing an inspection or implementing a new hygiene policy, contact us now for a fast solution that keeps you compliant.
Installation Tips and Best Practice
Installing hygiene signs is easy, but it’s important to get it right for maximum effectiveness. Place signs:
- At eye-level for maximum visibility
- Near points of use; sinks, PPE stations, entry points
- Consistently across your facility
- In multilingual areas, consider dual-language signs
Regularly inspect signage to ensure it is clean, undamaged, and still clearly visible. Replace faded or worn-out signs immediately to preserve compliance and clarity.
Adhesive and Rigid Options
Our hygiene signs come in a variety of materials including self-adhesive vinyl, 2mm rigid PVC, 3mm foamex, and aluminium composite. All options are suitable for indoor or covered outdoor use. For wall-mounting, we also offer pre-drilled panels for easy fixing.
UK Safety Regulations and Compliance
In the UK, hygiene signage supports compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, as well as the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). By displaying clear hygiene signs, employers fulfil their duty to inform and protect employees and the public.
All our signs follow the format and symbols laid out in BS 5499 and ISO 7010. This ensures your hygiene signage is standardised, understandable, and legally compliant.
Common Hygiene Messages to Display
We stock signs with the most widely required messages, including:
- “Wash your hands before returning to work”
- “Hand sanitising point”
- “Use PPE before entering”
- “Keep this area clean”
- “Disinfect tools before and after use”
If your required message isn’t listed, we’re happy to create it for you. Just send us the wording and we’ll prepare a draft the same day.
Encouraging Behaviour Change
Although regulations drive much of the need for hygiene signs, they also have a psychological benefit. Regular reminders create behavioural consistency. For example, a well-positioned handwash sign in a restroom increases the likelihood of compliance. Over time, this contributes to a culture of hygiene, leading to better outcomes for your business and employees.
Quick Delivery and Local Service
We print and dispatch all hygiene signs from our Borehamwood facility, offering free local delivery within 2 miles of WD6 and rapid shipping across the UK. Bulk pricing and trade discounts are also available; contact us for a tailored quote.
Why Choose EU Signs for Hygiene Signage?
- Over 10 years of sign-making expertise
- In-house design and production for full quality control
- Compliant with BS 5499 & ISO 7010
- Wide material selection for all environments
- Excellent customer service and same-day quotes
A Clean Message for Safer Workspaces
Safety signs are a simple but powerful way to improve cleanliness, reduce contamination, and communicate clearly with everyone on site. Whether you need a single sign or a complete workplace hygiene signage solution, EU Signs has the quality, speed, and expertise you can count on.
Order your hygiene signs online today or contact us for advice and custom options.
