A Danger Slippery Surface Stanchion Sign is a portable hazard warning sign for wet, icy or greasy walking and driving routes. It helps you alert staff, visitors and drivers in car parks, yards, entrances and outdoor access routes before a slip risk becomes an injury.

Where Danger Slippery Surface Stanchion Signs Should Be Positioned

You should install this stanchion sign where the slippery surface starts, not after people have already stepped onto it. Use it beside car park entrances, exposed walkways, loading routes and icy building approaches so drivers and pedestrians see the warning early enough to slow down or choose a safer route.

Viewing Distance For Clear Early Warning

For a 600 x 450mm sign, aim for clear visibility from around 8–15 metres in pedestrian areas and slightly further on slow-moving vehicle routes. Keep it facing the direction people approach from, with no parked cars, barriers or stored items blocking the warning.

What This Slippery Surface Stanchion Sign Helps Change

Once installed in the right place, this sign helps you turn a hidden surface hazard into an obvious warning. People are more likely to slow down, adjust their route, step carefully and treat wet, icy or contaminated ground as a real risk.

✅ Encourages slower walking near slippery routes

✅ Helps drivers approach icy areas with more care

✅ Supports faster temporary hazard control outdoors

Technical Details For Slippery Surface Stanchion Use

Sign message: Danger Slippery Surface
EN ISO 7010 code: W011
Conforms to EN ISO 7010
Conforms to BS 5499 sign regulations
Sign type: hazard warning
Pictogram: slipping person in warning triangle
Purpose: helps prevent slipping injuries

Material: rigid foam plastic PVC
Material thickness: 2mm
Size: H 450 x W 600mm
Orientation: landscape
Shape: rectangle
Finish: matte
Supplied as: single sign

Background colour: yellow
Text colour: black
Symbol colour: black
Non-photoluminescent
Non-reflective
Fixing method: clips supplied
Stanchion: sold separately

ⓘ Installation Guidance

Practical Setup Advice For Temporary Slippery Surface Warnings

Placement Errors That Reduce Impact

❌ Placing it after the hazard instead of before it
❌ Angling it away from approaching pedestrians
❌ Letting parked vehicles hide the warning

When This Sign Is Not Enough

❌ Do not rely on it alone for untreated ice
❌ Do not use it as a substitute for cleaning spills
❌ Do not leave it out after the hazard has gone

Better Choices For Safer Positioning

✅ Face it towards the main approach route
✅ Combine it with gritting, barriers or cleaning action
✅ Move it as the slippery area changes

? Customers Questions

Danger Slippery Surface Stanchion Sign questions answered

What is a Danger Slippery Surface Stanchion Sign used for? It is used to warn people that the ground ahead may be slippery due to ice, water, grease, mud or surface contamination.

Is this the right choice for a car park or outdoor entrance? Yes, it is well suited to car parks, yards, building approaches and other areas where you need a visible, temporary warning.

Does the stanchion come with the sign? No. The sign is supplied as a single 600 x 450mm sign with clips, while the stanchion is sold separately.

When should I use a stanchion sign instead of a wall-mounted sign? Use a stanchion sign when the hazard moves, appears temporarily or needs to be placed directly beside the risk rather than fixed to a wall.

Does this slippery surface warning sign support ISO-style recognition? Yes. It uses the EN ISO 7010 W011 slippery surface warning symbol and follows BS 5499 sign regulation principles.

✔ Features & Benefits

Danger Slippery Surface Stanchion Sign Features And Site Benefits

Features

✓ 600 x 450mm landscape sign for strong visibility
✓ Rigid 2mm PVC construction for repeated handling
✓ W011 slippery surface symbol with clear danger text
✓ Supplied with clips for stanchion mounting

Benefits

✓ Helps you warn people before they reach unsafe ground
✓ Useful for temporary risks caused by ice, rain or cleaning
✓ Easy to move as the hazard changes position
✓ Supports clearer control of outdoor pedestrian and vehicle routes

Linked slippery surface signs for entrances and managed walkways

For a fixed wall warning near a repeat hazard, choose danger slippery surface signs for buildings where the message needs to stay in one place. Useful for thresholds, ramps and wet-prone corridors.

If the hazard sits along an approach route, approach-route slippery surface post signs help warn people before they step onto the surface. Suitable for external paths and site access points.

For quick-use indoor warnings, slip hazard A-board floor signs can be placed directly where people are walking. Helpful after spills, cleaning or tracked-in rainwater.

Where warnings must be accessible as well as visible, tactile braille slippery when wet signs support clearer communication for a wider range of users. A good choice for public and visitor areas.

For a complete selection of fixed and portable formats, review slippery surface warning signage for safer walkways before setting up your site. Useful for keeping messaging consistent across high-risk areas.

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