Caution site entrance sign

This Caution Site Entrance Sign provides a clear and highly visible warning that people are approaching an active site entrance where vehicles, construction traffic, heavy plant, workers or other site users may be entering and leaving. The sign helps increase awareness around access points where movements can create additional hazards.

Construction and industrial site entrances can be busy locations, with delivery vehicles, contractors, employees, pedestrians and mobile plant potentially using the same access point throughout the working day. The prominent Caution heading attracts attention, while the Site Entrance message provides a straightforward warning that additional care may be required when approaching the access point.

This sign is suitable for construction sites, building projects, civil engineering works, industrial premises, factories, warehouses, quarries, demolition sites, temporary works and other locations with active vehicle and pedestrian access. It can be positioned on fences, gates, hoardings, posts, barriers and other suitable surfaces close to the entrance where it can be clearly seen by approaching road users and site visitors.

The sign can help warn motorists, cyclists and pedestrians that vehicles may turn into or emerge from the site entrance, including large vehicles that may require additional space to manoeuvre. HGVs, delivery vehicles and construction plant may enter or leave a site more slowly than normal road traffic. Drivers approaching the entrance should remain alert for vehicles slowing, turning or waiting to access the site.

Large vehicles can also have significant blind spots around the cab and body. Pedestrians and cyclists should take particular care around vehicles manoeuvring close to a site entrance. Where heavy plant operates close to the access point, people should remain alert for excavators, telehandlers, dumpers, loading shovels and other machinery that may cross or use vehicle routes.

Site entrances should be designed and managed to provide appropriate visibility where reasonably practicable so that drivers can see approaching traffic, pedestrians and other potential hazards. Where visibility is restricted by buildings, vegetation, parked vehicles, hoarding or the road layout, additional traffic management measures may be required.

Depending on the risks and site conditions, measures can include controlled access, designated vehicle routes, pedestrian segregation, banksmen, temporary traffic management and additional warning signs. This Caution Site Entrance Sign can form part of a wider construction traffic management system alongside Heavy Plant Operating, Site Traffic, Beware Moving Vehicles, Pedestrians Keep To Walkways and appropriate speed limit signs.

Where the entrance is used by authorised personnel only, additional No Unauthorised Access, Construction Site Keep Out or Visitors Report To Site Office signs can be displayed as appropriate. Clear signage can be particularly useful for delivery drivers and contractors who may be visiting the site for the first time and are unfamiliar with the access arrangements.

Where separate entry and exit points are provided, appropriate directional signage can help reduce conflicting vehicle movements and make site traffic arrangements easier to understand. Pedestrian access should be considered separately from vehicle access wherever possible. Suitable walkways, crossing points or barriers may be required to reduce interaction between people and moving vehicles.

The area around the entrance should be kept as clear as reasonably practicable so that warning signs, approaching vehicles and pedestrians remain visible. Mud, materials, parked vehicles and site equipment should not be allowed to create unnecessary hazards or obscure important signs around the entrance.

Where a site entrance joins a public highway, any traffic signs, temporary traffic management or other measures affecting the highway should comply with applicable requirements and any necessary permission or approval from the relevant highway authority. Site managers should assess workplace transport risks and ensure that vehicle and pedestrian movements are appropriately planned and controlled. The Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 and other applicable workplace safety requirements may be relevant depending on the site and activities.

The sign should be positioned where approaching users have sufficient opportunity to see and respond to the warning. Where traffic approaches from both directions, signs may be required on each relevant approach. As construction work progresses, entrances and traffic routes may change. Signage should therefore be regularly reviewed and repositioned or removed where necessary to ensure that the information displayed remains accurate.

This Caution Site Entrance Sign provides an important visual warning but should complement rather than replace suitable traffic management, good visibility, pedestrian segregation, controlled access, competent supervision and safe systems of work.

Manufactured from durable, high quality materials with clear print and excellent visibility, this Caution Site Entrance Sign provides a professional and long lasting solution for warning drivers, pedestrians and visitors about active construction, industrial and commercial site access points.

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900 micron

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