HSI works with healthcare facilities and its departments to make them as safe and secure as possible. Not to mention as easy to traverse, understand, and efficiently work within. One part of a healthcare facility that has a high demand for safety signs is the lab. With a lot of different chemicals, sensitive machinery, and controlled atmosphere, the lab has a lot of rules and restrictions on what can and can't go on there. HSI has your lab sign needs covered, with a range of signs devoted to safety, logistics, and general information.

Safety Lab Signs

This is a powerful symbol for a number of reasons, and every discussion of safety lab signs must include it. Developed in the late 60s, the symbol is (or was) totally meaningless. The men who set about to develop it were not interested in making a symbol that meant something, or that connected whatever it was stamped on to some other concept. They wanted something totally unique, so that when it was chosen it would become the indelible marker of what they wanted it to symbolize, and not anything else. This was in important step forward in the development of effective safety lab signs. When this image was shown to people along with several other nonsense images, along with common images like a swastika, a plus sign, an inverted triangle, etc, the participants noted that when asked what it meant they were totally stumped. They had no idea, and it gave off no particular feeling. When asked a different question several weeks later, the question "which symbol do you remember the most," The biohazard symbol was chosen overwhelmingly. That was all they needed to know; a memorable image with no connection to other symbols. They taught us what it meant, and now all healthcare facilities use it to indicate serious risk and biohazardous material. There are few safety lab signs as important as this one.

But one that is also very important is the no smoking symbol. HSI has a huge range of non-smoking signage and symbols, as they represent one of the most common and serious public safety risks, especially in a healthcare facility or lab setting. If you're getting up to full speed with safety lab signs, you can't leave out "no smoking." Not only is the habit dangerous in and of itself, in oxygen and chemical rich environments it can pose a real fire hazard. Aside from simple non-smoking signage, there are excellent safety lab signs informing viewers of rooms with oxygen storage or dangerous chemicals.

A no open flame sign is very similar to the no smoking sign, and can be just as effective in preventing disastrous accidents. These safety lab signs should be posted in any part of a health care facility that uses flammable gasses or materials. These signs, as well as no smoking signs, can also help to clearly indicate which areas outside of the facility are available for smoking.

Restricted area or staff only signs are extremely important in any health care facility. These safety lab signs keep the general public out of areas that could cause them harm. Not only do these signs help protect the public, but they also ensure that patients or health care professionals are kept safe from any outside influences. These safety lab signs help guarantee that all operating rooms or exam rooms stay clean and as sterile as possible. Restricted access signs are generally printed in bold and large typeface and include some variation of a red circle with a line through the middle. Often times these signs will be printed with red or blue wording.

Restricted area signs from HSI are made from an extremely durable plastic and are resistant to chemicals as well as scratches. These specific signs feature a white background with blue wording as well as a red circle with a red diameter or a red biohazard symbol.

Wash hands signs may be the most important of the safety lab signs available. As simple as it seems, merely washing your hands before and after bathroom visits or procedures could have a great effect on the safety of health care patients. health care providers are also protected from any illness that may be carried by their patient by washing their hands on a regular basis. Although hand washing signs are put in place as a reminder to employees that it is part of their job to have excellent hygiene, they also serve as a comfort to those who are being taken care of by these professionals. Knowing that your caretaker has clean hands can remove some stress from your stay in a health care facility. HSI offers a wide range of signs indicating the need to wash your hands. Many of these signs clearly state, "employees must wash hands before returning to work". They offer this particular sign in many colors. This sign is square, but can be purchased with rounded or hard edges. HSI also offers signs that simply state, 'please wash hands'. HSI also offers a more detailed sign that indicates all of the steps necessary to ensure that nothing is transferred from patient to provider or vice versa. These safety lab signs indicate the need to wash hands, wear gloves, wear a gown, wear a mask, and dispose of needles and sharp items properly. This sign is rectangular and covers all the bases of health care safety. Printed in white on a bright red background, all of these instructions are accompanied by a picture depicting the task written beneath. These signs help remind providers of the importance of simple steps that save lives.

Lab Specific Signs

Here is some more information about lab signs.