We use cookies to make your experience better. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. Learn more.
Caution Pinch Point Warning Signs
£4.75
In stock
SKU
HZ057U*
Caution Pinch Point Warning Signs help you alert staff, contractors and visitors to hand-trapping hazards around machinery, so people recognise the risk before reaching towards moving parts.
Caution Pinch Point Warning Signs alert staff, contractors and visitors to hand-trapping hazards around machinery. Use them where moving gears or mechanisms create a pinch point, helping people recognise the danger before hands or fingers enter the hazardous area.
Where to Position Your Pinch Point Warning Sign
You should install this sign on the machine or an adjacent fixed surface before a person can reach the pinch point. Keep it in the normal line of sight, close enough to link the warning with the hazard and clear of guards, controls or anything that may hide it.
Choosing a Clear Viewing Position
For the 100 x 250mm option, use it as a close-range machine warning. A clear view of roughly 2–5 metres is a practical planning guide, not a certified viewing-distance rating; move the sign closer where lighting, clutter or approach angle reduces visibility.
| Sign size | Practical clear-view distance | Best placement |
|---|---|---|
| H 100 x W 250mm | Approximately 2–5 metres | Close to the identified machine pinch point |
What Better Pinch-Point Awareness Should Achieve
A well-positioned pinch point sign prompts people to slow down, identify the trapping hazard and keep hands away before operating, cleaning or approaching equipment. It works best as a visible reminder alongside guarding, isolation and your safe system of work.
✅ People recognise the hand-trapping risk before reaching towards the mechanism.
✅ Operators and contractors are prompted to keep hands clear during routine interaction with equipment.
✅ The hazard is easier to associate with the exact machine location where extra care is required.
Specifications
- Sign message: “Caution Pinch point”
- Purpose: warns of a pinch-point or moving-gear hand hazard
- Pictogram: ⚠️ hand at moving gears
- EN ISO 7010 reference: W089 – “Warning; Moving gears”
- Standards: ISO 7010 symbols where applicable
- Sign type: hazard warning
- Size: H 100 x W 250mm
- Orientation: landscape
- Shape: rectangle
- Material options: Rigid Plastic, Vinyl, Removable, Repositionable Vinyl
- Material thickness: varies depending on material
- Finish: satin or matte
- Background colour: yellow
- Text colour: black
- Symbols colour: black
- Non-photoluminescent
- Non-reflective
- Supplied: single sign
- Display area: indoors/outdoors
- Where to use: machinery or equipment with an identified pinch-point risk
- User focus: people approaching or working near the identified hazard
- Format: pictogram with supplementary warning text
- Fitting methods: wall mount/machine mount
- Rigid Plastic: fixing materials sold separately
- Adhesive Rigid Plastic: self-adhesive backing
- Vinyl: self-adhesive backing
- Removable, Repositionable Vinyl: can be repositioned
Installation Guidance
Avoid These Placement Errors
❌ Do not mount the sign so far from the machine that people cannot tell which pinch point it refers to.
❌ Do not position it on a moving cover, door or guard if the warning disappears during normal use.
❌ Do not apply a self-adhesive option to a dirty, oily or unsuitable surface where adhesion could be compromised.
Where This Warning Is Not Enough
❌ Do not use the sign instead of suitable guarding, isolation, interlocks or safe working procedures.
❌ Do not use the moving-gears pictogram for counter-rotating rollers when W025 is the more accurate hazard symbol.
❌ Do not rely on this non-reflective, non-photoluminescent sign where normal lighting cannot keep it visible.
Install for Immediate Recognition
✅ Identify the normal approach direction and place the sign where it is seen before hands can reach the pinch point.
✅ Match the material and fixing method to the surface, then prepare the mounting area before installation.
✅ Check the sign during workplace inspections and reposition or replace it if machinery changes, damage or obstruction reduces visibility.
Frequently asked questions
Are Caution Pinch Point Warning Signs suitable for every type of pinch hazard? Not automatically. This design is appropriate where the identified risk matches the moving-gear or hand-trapping hazard shown. Choose a more specific symbol where the mechanism creates a different hazard.
Can this sign replace a machine guard or isolation procedure? No. You should use the sign to reinforce awareness of a remaining hazard, not as a substitute for suitable guarding, isolation, interlocks or safe working procedures.
What if the pinch point is created by counter-rotating rollers? Check whether an ISO 7010 W025 counter-rotating rollers warning is the more accurate choice. The sign should describe the actual mechanical hazard rather than simply using a general pinch-point message.
Which material option should I choose? Choose Rigid Plastic where you need a fixed sign, Vinyl for a self-adhesive application, or Removable, Repositionable Vinyl where you may need to adjust its position. Match the fixing method to the mounting surface and working environment.
Can I put the sign directly on a machine? Yes, machine mounting is one of the stated fitting methods. Position it on a fixed, visible surface where it can be seen before someone reaches the hazard, rather than somewhere hidden when a door or guard moves.
Is this suitable where lighting is poor? The sign is non-photoluminescent and non-reflective, so you should make sure normal lighting keeps it clearly visible. Where that cannot be achieved, review whether a different visibility solution is required.
Can I use this pinch point sign outdoors? The product is specified for indoor and outdoor display. You should still select the material and fixing method that suit the particular mounting position and exposure.
Can this sign replace a machine guard or isolation procedure? No. You should use the sign to reinforce awareness of a remaining hazard, not as a substitute for suitable guarding, isolation, interlocks or safe working procedures.
What if the pinch point is created by counter-rotating rollers? Check whether an ISO 7010 W025 counter-rotating rollers warning is the more accurate choice. The sign should describe the actual mechanical hazard rather than simply using a general pinch-point message.
Which material option should I choose? Choose Rigid Plastic where you need a fixed sign, Vinyl for a self-adhesive application, or Removable, Repositionable Vinyl where you may need to adjust its position. Match the fixing method to the mounting surface and working environment.
Can I put the sign directly on a machine? Yes, machine mounting is one of the stated fitting methods. Position it on a fixed, visible surface where it can be seen before someone reaches the hazard, rather than somewhere hidden when a door or guard moves.
Is this suitable where lighting is poor? The sign is non-photoluminescent and non-reflective, so you should make sure normal lighting keeps it clearly visible. Where that cannot be achieved, review whether a different visibility solution is required.
Can I use this pinch point sign outdoors? The product is specified for indoor and outdoor display. You should still select the material and fixing method that suit the particular mounting position and exposure.
Features and Benefits
Features
- ✓ Combines the “Caution Pinch point” message with a mechanical hazard pictogram
- ✓ Landscape layout places the visual hazard warning beside the supporting text
- ✓ Choice of rigid, self-adhesive and repositionable material options
- ✓ Non-reflective and non-photoluminescent format for normally illuminated locations
Benefits
- ✓ Helps people understand the trapping risk before their hands enter the hazardous area
- ✓ Makes it easier to connect the warning with the specific machine hazard beside it
- ✓ Lets you choose a fixing approach that suits a permanent or changeable position
- ✓ Reinforces safer behaviour around machinery without relying on text alone