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It Is Against The Law To Smoke In These Premises Signs
No Smoking It Is Against The Law To Smoke In These Premises Signs are prohibition safety signs for employers, landlords and site managers who need a clear legal smoking message at entrances, reception areas, corridors and shared workplaces.
Where No Smoking Premises Signs Should Be Positioned
You should install this sign where people decide whether smoking is allowed, such as main entrances, staff doors, reception points, corridors and customer-facing rooms. Clear sightlines help you remove doubt before someone lights a cigarette.
Choosing a Practical Viewing Distance
Use smaller signs for doors and close-range wall reading, then scale up for lobbies, warehouses and outdoor approaches where people need to understand the message from several metres away.
| Size option | Best viewing use | Practical distance |
|---|---|---|
| H 100 x W 75 mm | Small doors and close surfaces | Up to 1–2 metres |
| H 150 x W 125 mm | Staff doors and internal rooms | Up to 2–3 metres |
| H 210 x W 148 mm | Entrances and reception walls | Up to 4 metres |
| H 297 x W 210 mm | Busy corridors and larger doors | Up to 6 metres |
| H 420 x W 297 mm | Workshops and wider interior spaces | Up to 8–10 metres |
| H 594 x W 420 mm | Large entrances and open workplaces | Up to 12–15 metres |
| H 841 x W 594 mm | High-visibility external approaches | Up to 18–20 metres |
What This Sign Helps You Control
Once fitted in the right place, this sign helps you set expectations early, support staff who need to challenge smoking and reduce the chance of customers, visitors or contractors claiming the rule was unclear.
Product Details That Help You Choose Correctly
- Sign message: No smoking. It is against the law to smoke in these premises.
- Sign type: Prohibition safety sign
- Purpose: Prohibits smoking on premises
- Pictogram: No smoking cigarette symbol
- EN ISO 7010 code: P002
- Conforms to EN ISO 7010
- Designed to support BS 5499 safety sign principles
- Materials: Rigid Plastic or self-adhesive Vinyl
- Size options: H 100 x W 75 mm, H 150 x W 125 mm, H 210 x W 148 mm
- Further sizes: H 297 x W 210 mm, H 420 x W 297 mm
- Large sizes: H 594 x W 420 mm, H 841 x W 594 mm
- Orientation: Portrait
- Shape: Rectangle
- Finish: Glossy film surface
- Background colour: Red and white
- Text colour: White
- Symbol colour: Red and white with black cigarette graphic
- Non-photoluminescent
- Non-reflective
- Supplied as: Single sign
- Fixing: Vinyl has adhesive backing; Rigid Plastic fixings available separately
Fitting Advice Before You Put This No Smoking Sign Up
❌ Do not hide the sign behind door frames, plants, stock or reception displays.
❌ Do not fit it so low that people miss it when entering.
❌ Do not rely on one small sign in a large, busy entrance.
❌ Do not use it alone where vaping also needs separate control.
❌ Do not use indoor vinyl on rough brick, dirty paint or damp surfaces.
❌ Do not place it only after the point where people already gather to smoke.
✅ Fit the sign at normal eye level close to the decision point.
✅ Use larger sizes where people approach from several metres away.
✅ Clean and dry the surface fully before applying self-adhesive vinyl.
No Smoking Premises Signs questions answered
What are No Smoking It Is Against The Law To Smoke In These Premises Signs? They are prohibition signs that tell people smoking is not allowed inside the premises and make the rule clear before behaviour becomes a problem.
Where should you place this sign? Put it where people enter, wait or move through the building, such as main doors, reception areas, staff entrances, corridors and shared rooms.
Should you choose rigid plastic or self-adhesive vinyl? Choose vinyl for smooth indoor doors and flat clean surfaces. Choose rigid plastic where you need a tougher sign fixed to a wall, fence or more exposed location.
Does the sign use the correct no smoking symbol? Yes, it uses the recognised no smoking prohibition pictogram, commonly referenced as EN ISO 7010 P002 for the no smoking instruction.
Is the legal wording important on a no smoking premises sign? Yes. The wording helps remove doubt by making the rule specific to your premises rather than relying on the pictogram alone.
No Smoking Premises Signs Features and Everyday Advantages
- ✓ Uses the recognised P002 no smoking pictogram
- ✓ Displays the full legal premises smoking message
- ✓ Available in rigid plastic or self-adhesive vinyl
- ✓ Multiple sizes suit doors, walls and larger entrances
- ✓ Helps you make smoke-free rules instantly clear
- ✓ Supports staff when challenging smoking indoors
- ✓ Gives you flexible fitting options for different surfaces
- ✓ Reduces confusion for visitors, contractors and customers
Useful alternatives for legal no smoking notices
For the same message in a wider layout, choose landscape no smoking law signage where wall space suits horizontal reading. Helpful for reception walls and public corridors.
Where a direct boundary message works better, use portrait no smoking beyond this point signs at controlled entry positions. They make the cut-off point easy to understand.
For school-specific compliance wording, fit against the law to smoke in this school signs near entrances and visitor routes. Ideal for education sites with pupils, parents and contractors.
If you need several matching notices, order no smoking signs in packs of six for repeated installation points. Useful when standardising doors, stairwells and shared rooms.
To plan a full smoke-free scheme, compare workplace smoking control sign options across wording, material and fixing type. This helps you avoid gaps in high-traffic areas.
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