Door Safety Signs

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires emergency doors to be indicated by signs and that those doors be capable of being opened easily and immediately. Door safety signs support both requirements, helping people find their way out and to operate a door without the sort of hesitation or confusion that can delay evacuation.

Door Safety Signs for Different Applications

A useful test when specifying door signs is whether someone approaching the door for the first time could work out how to operate it just by looking. A person won't know how to open a magnetically locked door if they can't easily see the release button. They won't know if they need to pull or push a glass door with handles on both sides. They won't know if the horizontal bar needs pushing down or pulling up. The time it takes to guess causes daily frustrations and dangerous delays during an evacuation.

Door safety signs can remove both. They should be visible before the person operates the door, on the side they're approaching from, and at eye level. On a door that operates differently from each side, each face needs its own sign matched to the appropriate action. Signs positioned for good contrast also help make a glass door more visible in a dim or smoke-filled environment, which reduces the risk of someone walking into it.

Reviewing Door Signage Against a Fire Risk Assessment

Gaps in door signage tend to show up when a fire risk assessment is reviewed. Walking an escape route in the direction people would move under evacuation can help to identify doors where the operating method isn't obvious from the hardware alone, or where an existing sign has been damaged, obscured by later fittings, or moved out of the sightline.

If you're not sure which door safety signs you need, call our team on 0808 175 4375. You can also find fire door signage in our fire door signs range.

Do I Need to Install Door Safety Signs?

Safety signs are mandatory for various types of buildings with fire doors and provide essential safety information to building occupants. These signs are blue in design and feature must-do information to promote safety. Other safety signs aren't essential, but help in the event that a building faces challenges or dangers. 

Our collection of safety signs displays clear information on how to open doors smoothly, decreasing panic and allowing occupants to navigate towards assembly points.

What types of door safety signs are available in this collection?

This range covers the instructions used on fire doors and other internal doors, such as whether you need to slide, lift, push or pull to open the door. Which one you need depends on how the specific door opens and operates. Various sizes are available, so you can match the sign to the door and viewing distance.

Are door safety signs legally required on fire doors?

Yes. Buildings with fire doors are required to display safety signage showing how to open them correctly in an emergency.

Are these door safety signs photoluminescent?

Yes. Every sign in this range is made using AAA photoluminescent material, so it stays visible if the power cuts out or if there are low-visibility conditions.

How are these signs fixed to doors?

These signs can be easily fixed to doors using sticky pads or double-sided tape.