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.
Do Not Remove Guards Signs
£11.99
In stock
SKU
PR008K*
Do Not Remove Guards prohibition signs help you control unsafe interference with machinery guards in workshops, factories and maintenance areas, reducing exposure to moving parts.
Do Not Remove Guards signs tell operators, engineers and visitors that machinery guarding must stay in place. Use them on machine frames, workshop doors and maintenance areas where removing guards could expose moving parts, pinch points or cutting hazards.
Best places to fit Do Not Remove Guards signs
You should install this sign directly on or beside guarded machinery, access covers, workshop entrances and maintenance points. Visibility matters because the message must be seen before anyone loosens, lifts or removes a guard.
Viewing distance guide for this machine guard sign
For a 150 x 300mm sign, place it close to the guarded equipment where it can be read at roughly 3–5 metres in normal workshop lighting. Keep the sign at eye level where possible and avoid fitting it behind handles, cables or machine controls.
| Supplied size | Practical viewing distance | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| H 150 x W 300mm | Approx. 3–5 metres | Machine frames, guards, doors and workshop access points |
What should improve once this sign is fitted
This sign helps you reinforce one clear rule: guards stay fitted unless authorised maintenance controls are in place. It supports safer behaviour around production machinery, servicing tasks and shared workshop equipment.
✅ Helps deter operators from bypassing guards during use
✅ Reminds maintenance teams to control guard removal carefully
✅ Reduces confusion around guarded machinery and access covers
Technical details for Do Not Remove Guards signs
- Sign message: Do not remove guards
- Purpose: prohibits removal of machine guards
- Sign type: prohibition safety sign
- EN ISO 7010 code: P001 general prohibition
- Conforms to EN ISO 7010
- Designed in line with BS 5499 guidance
- Supports Safety Signs and Signals Regulations 1996
- Pictogram: red prohibition circle and diagonal bar
- Background colour: red and white
- Text colour: white
- Symbol colour: red
- Shape: rectangle
- Orientation: landscape
- Size: H 150 x W 300mm
- Materials: rigid plastic, self-adhesive vinyl or removable repositionable vinyl
- Finish: glossy film surface
- Non-photoluminescent
- Non-reflective
- Supplied as single sign
- Display area: indoor or outdoor use
- Fitting: wall, door or machine mounting
Practical fitting guidance for guarded machinery areas
❌ Fitting errors that weaken the message
❌ Placing the sign on a distant wall instead of the guarded machine
❌ Fitting it where opened doors or tool trolleys block the wording
❌ Using it after a guard has already been removed or damaged
❌ Situations where this sign is not enough
❌ Do not use it as a substitute for physical guarding
❌ Do not rely on it where lock-off controls are required
❌ Do not fit it on dirty, oily or uneven surfaces without preparation
✅ Better installation choices
✅ Clean and dry the surface before applying vinyl options
✅ Position the sign beside guard fasteners, covers or access points
✅ Pair it with isolation and maintenance procedures where guards may be removed
Do Not Remove Guards signs questions answered
What are Do Not Remove Guards signs used for? They tell people that machine guards must not be removed, helping you control access to moving parts, pinch points and other mechanical hazards.
Should this sign go on the machine or near the machine? Fit it as close as possible to the guarded part, ideally on the machine frame, guard cover or immediate access point where the decision is made.
Does this sign replace machinery guarding? No. It reinforces safe behaviour but does not replace fixed guards, interlocks, isolation procedures or suitable machine risk controls.
Which material should I choose? Use rigid plastic where you need a durable mounted sign. Use self-adhesive vinyl for smooth, clean surfaces. Use removable repositionable vinyl where placement may need adjusting.
Is the red prohibition symbol suitable for guard removal instructions? Yes. The red circle and diagonal bar show a prohibited action, while the wording explains the exact rule: do not remove guards.
Do Not Remove Guards signs features and benefits
Features
- ✓ Clear red and white prohibition layout
- ✓ Exact message states Do not remove guards
- ✓ Choice of rigid plastic or vinyl materials
- ✓ Landscape H 150 x W 300mm format
Benefits
- ✓ Helps stop unsafe guard removal before work starts
- ✓ Gives operators a fast visual instruction near machinery
- ✓ Suits workshops, production lines and maintenance areas
- ✓ Supports safer control of moving-part and entanglement risks
Landscape guard safety sign options
For a portrait alternative, choose portrait machine guard removal signs where fixing space is narrow. Useful beside guarded equipment and smaller machinery housings.
For moving machine hazards, add do not clean machines in motion signs near running equipment. Helps prevent unsafe cleaning, oiling or handling while parts are moving.
Where clothing could catch, compare loose clothing prohibited machine signs for operator workstations. Suitable for rotating machinery, drills and production equipment.
If machinery use must be restricted, use technically qualified operator safety signs beside equipment requiring specialist knowledge. Good for reducing incorrect operation.
For wider machine safety sign planning, visit machinery prohibition signage for guarded equipment. Helps you align guard, clothing and running-machine warnings.
Estimated Delivery Day
Current date and time:
Estimated delivery by:
Based on an estimated 3 working day delivery timeframe from today, excluding weekends and bank holidays. Delivery dates are provided as a guide only and may vary depending on the product ordered, stock availability at the time of purchase, production or printing lead times.