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The ISA-UK has launched Best Practice Guides to support the sign and graphics industry
The ISA-UK has launched two guides designed to run alongside the values in the current British Standard and Specification for the design and construction of signs for publicity, decoration, and general purpose (BS559) document.
Described as a key document for companies working in the sign and graphics sector, the Best Practice Guides comprise of the ISA-UK Best Practice Guide and the ISA-UK Best Practice Guide – Inspection & Maintenance).
Both guides are said to reflect ISA-UK’s commitment to developing and promoting clear and implementable best practice and guidance.
Users can access either the full guide for best practice or just the specialist publication for those working within the inspection and maintenance area of the industry.
The price for the guides are either £25 for ISA-UK members or £50 for non-members.
Craig Brown, chief executive officer of ISA-UK, says: “Best practices are important for processes that you need to work correctly. They are simply the best way to do things and are found to be the most sensible way to proceed to help you avoid falling foul of regulations and legislation.”
Brown explains that the association will be reviewing and revising the guides regularly and welcomes constructive feedback from both members and non-members.
“With regards to the Inspection & Maintenance version, for a variety of reasons, maintenance is one of those topics that is often overlooked or not addressed with potential clients at time of quote or purchase of signage.
“Without trying to state the obvious, external signs in particular are subject and susceptible to the seasonal changes, which put the materials used and the structures they are mounted onto through various states of stress.”
With this in mind, Brown explains that as a minimum, regular inspections should be recommended to the client, especially after extreme weather.
“This isn’t always the easiest subject to broach with clients, so in an effort to address the issue the ISA-UK has put together the ISA-UK Best Practice Guide Inspection and Maintenance, hopefully to help give some pointers,” Brown adds.
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