5 Essential Types of COVID-19 Safety and Social Distancing Signage

Clear messages on exterior signage increases confidence that the experience inside or with pick up will be organized and smooth. In this confusing time it’s important to obviously let people know you’re open, when you’re open, and in what capacity. Post business hours on exterior doors or windows. If you’re open for curbside pickup or drive-thru only guide traffic or designate parking spots for pickup. Many businesses are limited in the capacity of customers allowed in the space at one time. Avoid overcrowding with a maximum occupancy sign on or near the entrance door. Use adhesive vinyl window decals or pavement floor graphics to communicate you’re open and organized. 

Openly share what policies are in place to keep customers and employees safe. By making what precautions employees are taking and what is expected of customers gives everyone the information they need to feel safe and conduct themselves accordingly. Make it known when and where personal protective equipment masks and gloves must be worn. Direct people to temperature scanners or hand sanitizing stations. Enforce proper hand washing hygiene in bathrooms and shared kitchen spaces. Counter signs, freestanding banners, or posters keep safety policies in view. Adjusting to new norms and policies can be hard, so seeing reminders is helpful. 

No one likes to feel out of place. Alleviate fears by designating exactly where to safely stand, reminders to social distance by staying 6 feet apart, and directional messages or arrows to guide traffic flow. Floor decals are outstanding for visibly dividing a space and bringing awareness to where it’s safe to go. They can create the feeling of being securely sealed in your own personal safety bubble when moving from graphic to graphic or following directional arrows. No one is going to get too close when standing in your designated space.

Cleanliness is a top priority. Let customers know that a surface has been sanitized, or that they need to use hand sanitizer prior to trying on merchandise. If personal protective masks and or gloves are available designate areas for safe disposal.  Counter cards and adhesive vinyl decals are shining reminders on display cases, kitchen tables, and waste baskets.

In tight spaces keep people at a safe distance with physical barriers. Freestanding or hanging plexi-glass barriers are essential to protect people where close contact is needed such as at point of sale counters. Larger freestanding SEG fabric frame dividers can be used to create room partitions between workstations in an office or salon. Barriers don’t have to detract from the aesthetic of space as they can be printed with full color graphics or cutout decals. Where physical distance isn’t possible barriers can provide a necessary layer of protection.