Stay on Top of Fire Codes to Keep Your Building Safe

Safety signs are essential to any business’s signage package.

Fire safety should be a top concern for property managers and owners. One of the easiest ways to ensure the safety of your employees and patrons is with compliant signage. And, while you likely had the property inspected before opening the doors, it is a good business practice to regularly revisit your safety signage to ensure you are still compliant with the latest fire codes and regulations.

Fire safety, as it relates to the signage industry, is the ability to assist facility occupants with exiting the building as quickly as possible in the event of a fire or other hazard through effective signage. Exit signs should be placed near doors that provide the quickest and safest way out of a building. The exit signage should also be able to operate in the case of a power outage.

Signage can also help reduce the damage caused by fires by supporting the responding firefighters’ efforts through the identification of fire detection, suppression or control elements such as sprinklers, risers and valves, hoses, etc.

Fire codes vary from state to state and even by city. For the most accurate assessment, contact your local fire department and request a fire safety evaluation. Not only will they be able to tell you where signage is needed, they can inform you of other policy measures that need to be taken in order to get up to code.