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Caution This Machine Runs Hot Signs
£3.99
In stock
SKU
HZ067AN*
Caution This Machine Runs Hot Signs help you warn operators, maintenance staff and visitors around heat-generating machinery, making the hazard clear before someone approaches or touches the equipment.
Caution This Machine Runs Hot Signs warn operators, maintenance staff and visitors that machinery may become hot during use. Installed on or beside equipment, they make the heat hazard clear before someone approaches or touches the machine, helping you prompt safer behaviour.
Where to Install This Machine Heat Warning
Install the sign on the machine or immediately beside it, at a position people can see before reaching the hot area. Keep it within the normal line of sight and away from guards, doors or moving parts that could hide it, so the warning is noticed before contact becomes possible.
Viewing Distance Guidance
The 50 x 100mm format is a close-range equipment warning. Position it so the wording can be read from about 1–2 metres before someone reaches the machine. This is practical placement guidance, not a certified viewing-distance rating.
| Size option | Practical viewing position | Best placement |
|---|---|---|
| H 50 x W 100mm | Close range, around 1–2 metres | On or immediately beside the machine before the point of contact |
Expected Safety Outcomes After Installation
Used at the point of risk, the sign gives people a clear reason to pause before they touch, inspect or pass close to a hot-running machine. That earlier warning can change behaviour at the moment it matters, particularly for people who are unfamiliar with the equipment.
✅ Operators are prompted to check the heat risk before touching or working close to the machine.
✅ Visitors and contractors receive an immediate warning even when they are unfamiliar with the equipment.
✅ Maintenance staff can recognise the hot-machine hazard before inspection or access begins.
Specifications
- Sign message: “Caution This machine runs hot”
- Purpose: warns people that machinery may become hot
- Pictogram: ⚠ General warning symbol
- EN ISO 7010 code: W001 – General warning
- Symbol conformity: ISO 7010 where applicable
- Sign type: hazard warning
- Where to use: on or near machinery, indoors or outdoors
- Material options: Rigid Plastic, Vinyl
- Size: H 50 x W 100mm
- Orientation: landscape
- Shape: rectangle
- Finish: satin
- Material thickness: various, depending on material
- Supplied: single
- Warning panel: yellow with black text and symbol
- Non-photoluminescent
- Non-reflective
- Display area: indoors/outdoors
- Fitting methods: wall mount/machine mount
- Rigid Plastic: fixing materials sold separately
- Adhesive Rigid Plastic: self-adhesive backing
Installation Guidance
Placement traps to avoid
❌ Do not position the sign where someone has already reached the hot part of the machine before seeing it.
❌ Avoid locations hidden by guards, open doors, control panels or stored equipment.
❌ Do not attach the sign to an unstable, dirty or unsuitable surface that prevents secure mounting.
When this warning is not enough
❌ Do not use it as a substitute for other controls needed to manage a significant heat hazard.
❌ Do not choose it instead of a more specific hot-surface warning where your risk assessment identifies that particular hazard.
❌ Do not install the chosen material or adhesive where heat, movement or environmental exposure makes that fixing unsuitable.
A set-up people will actually see
✅ Position the sign at the first clear decision point before someone can contact the hot machine.
✅ Keep the yellow and black warning clearly visible within the normal approach line.
✅ Match the fixing method to the selected material and surface, using separate fixing materials for Rigid Plastic where required.
Frequently asked questions
What are Caution This Machine Runs Hot Signs used for? They warn operators, maintenance staff, contractors and visitors that a machine may become hot, helping you flag the heat hazard before someone approaches or touches the equipment.
Is this the same as a dedicated hot surface warning sign? No. This product gives a broader warning that the machine runs hot and uses the general warning pictogram. If your risk assessment identifies a specific hot-surface contact hazard, choose signage that matches that particular risk.
Should I fit the sign directly to the machine or on a nearby wall? Choose whichever position lets people see and read the warning before reaching the hazardous area. Do not place it behind guards, doors, controls or other items that can obstruct it.
Can I display this sign outdoors? The supplied specification lists indoor and outdoor display. You should still check that your selected material, fixing method and mounting surface are suitable for the exact location.
Does installing this sign remove the need for other heat controls? No. The sign warns people about the hazard; it does not remove the heat source or prevent contact. Use it alongside the physical, procedural or operational controls identified by your risk assessment.
Features and Benefits
Features
- ✓ Pairs a general warning pictogram with specific hot-machine wording
- ✓ Keeps the visual warning and written hazard message together
- ✓ Uses a compact landscape layout suited to point-of-risk positioning
- ✓ Provides mounting choices through the available product options
Benefits
- ✓ Helps people understand both the presence and nature of the hazard
- ✓ Encourages a pause before hands or body move towards the hot machine
- ✓ Gives unfamiliar visitors and contractors clearer information at the equipment
- ✓ Helps you position the warning where it can influence behaviour before contact
Choose the right machinery caution message
If trapping rather than heat is the concern, consider portrait pinch point caution signs. They give you a more relevant warning where the hazard occurs around moving parts.
For a broader warning around machinery movement, compare danger moving machinery signs. This can be the better choice when heat is not the principal risk you need to communicate.
Where controlled access is the priority, the plant room door locked sign provides a different type of precautionary message. It is useful when your decision is about access rather than a specific machine hazard.
You can compare further options in the machine and electrical hazard signs range. This helps you choose the closest warning for the risk you have identified.
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