Do Safety Signs Cause More Harm Than Good?

Safety slogans and safety signs still seem to be one of the most popular forms of communication in the workplace. Those two search terms bring more traffic to this blog than most others combined? There are many articles on this blog about slogans, signs and semiotics (I’ve listed a few at the bottom of this post or you could try our search box if you have a couple of hours to spare and would like to discover some more).

In response to the article “I’m Just Not That Into Safety Anymore” one of our readers made an interesting comment which prompted this post. He said:

Flexibility and mature judgment is expected in every work place, and adding signs for the safety of the employees does not restrict or control their freedom, it merely promotes a safer and hazard free work place. Even with proper safety signs and warnings, mutual respect and understanding is promoted. Employees are able to understand that signs are in place for their own safety, and their compliance fosters mutual understanding and trust, rather than a feeling of rebellion due to being controlled. If an employee feels the urge to do something that will not comply with a safety guideline, he/she will do so irrespective of it being there in place or not.

This was my response and I know everybody has their own thoughts on this – please share them in the comments section below:

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