Notice Signs | OSHA Signs | Clarion Safety Systems

Q: "What does a notice sign mean?"

"A notice sign communicates important information that is not related to personal injury, such as company policies, procedures or property protection messages. It uses a blue header under the ANSI Z535 standards."

Q: "Can a notice sign be used to warn about a hazard?"

"No. The ANSI Z535 standards reserve notice signs for non-injury messages. Hazards that could cause personal injury require a caution, warning or danger sign matched to the severity of the hazard."

Q: "What color are notice signs?"

"Notice signs use a safety blue header with white italic lettering, as defined by ANSI Z535.1 and Z535.2."

Notice Signs for Policies, Procedures, and Property Protection

Notice signs communicate important information that is not related to personal injury: security policies, hygiene procedures, housekeeping rules, equipment operating instructions and property damage prevention. The NOTICE signal word was formalized by the ANSI Z535 standards and entered OSHA's framework through the agency's 2013 update to 29 CFR 1910.145, which incorporated ANSI Z535's expanded formats. Clarion Safety's notice signs use the standard's blue header format, and our custom sign services make it easy to put your exact policy language on a compliant sign.

What Belongs on a Notice Sign

Facility policies such as visitor check-in, badge and escort rules - see our restricted access signs

Hygiene and sanitation procedures

Equipment care and operating instructions

Property and equipment damage prevention messages

The rule that keeps a sign system credible: NOTICE is never used for messages about personal injury hazards. If people can be hurt, the message belongs on a caution, warning or danger sign, matched to the severity of the hazard. Our resource on ANSI Z535.2 best practices explains the full hierarchy.

Need your policy language on a compliant sign? Clarion's team can format your exact message to the ANSI Z535 notice standard. Contact our team to get started.

Frequently Asked Questions About Notice Signs

What does a notice sign mean?

A notice sign communicates important information that is not related to personal injury, such as company policies, procedures or property protection messages. It uses a blue header under the ANSI Z535 standards.

Can a notice sign be used to warn about a hazard?

No. The ANSI Z535 standards reserve notice signs for non-injury messages. Hazards that could cause personal injury require a caution, warning or danger sign matched to the severity of the hazard.