New legal guidelines for sign-makers
Do you lie awake at night wondering what would happen if one of your signs was to fall down in a storm and hit a child in the street?
Tuesday, 26 Aug 2014 12:56 GMT
Danger warning: the BSGA has issued guidelines over the legal obligations over signs
Hopefully a new set of industry guidelines released by The British Sign and Graphics Association (BSGA) detailing legal obligations on sign maintenance and the new rules on sign construction following the introduction of Eurocodes will give some comfort and make for essential reading.
As well as the guidelines for sign-makers and sign buyers, the BSGA has released a series of white papers from the International Sign Association to its members, which focus on wayfinding, use of typography in signs and a survey on wide-format print.
David Catanach of the BSGA says: “The guideline about sign maintenance has been issued in light of a number of tragic incidents involving signs and make it clear what the sign buyer's role is, in terms of installation and maintenance of signs.
The guideline about sign maintenance has been issued in light of a number of tragic incidents involving signs and make it clear what the sign buyer's role is”
“The second guide provides an overview of what types of signs need to conform to the new Eurocodes, as these regulations come under criminal rather than civil law and will carry greater penalties for failure to comply. It is therefore vital that sign-makers understand what is required of them.”
Signlink has previously covered a number of stories in which signs have fallen down hitting people passing by, while Tim Andrews, the boss of Hollywood Monster in Birmingham, drew attention to a large sign that had fallen across a main road last winter highlighting the potential legal and financial pitfalls that await badly constructed signage.
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