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Keep Off The Scaffolding Signs
£12.99
In stock
SKU
PR020AM*
Keep Off The Scaffolding Signs instruct staff, contractors, visitors and the public not to climb or access scaffold structures in construction and maintenance environments, helping you reduce unsafe behaviour and keep site rules clear.
Keep Off The Scaffolding Signs give a clear instruction to stay away from scaffold structures. They help site teams, contractors, visitors and the public understand restricted access around construction or maintenance areas, reducing confusion before someone climbs, shortcuts or enters an unsafe work area.
Best Places to Position This Sign
You should install this sign at scaffold approaches, ladder access points, site entrances, hoarding lines and public-facing edges where someone may try to climb or shortcut. Position it before the hazard, not after it, so the instruction is seen early.
Viewing Distance Guidance
Use the supplied 450 x 600mm landscape size where people can see the instruction before reaching the scaffold. For open yards or long hoarding runs, repeat the sign along the approach rather than relying on one sign at a distance.
| Size option | Practical viewing range | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| H 450 x W 600mm | Around 10–15 metres, subject to lighting and sightline | Main scaffold approaches, gates and public-facing edges |
What Should Improve On Site
Once installed in the right place, the sign gives people a clear stop-and-stay-away instruction before they reach the scaffold. It supports site rules, prompts visitors to use controlled routes and helps supervisors challenge unsafe behaviour more confidently.
✅ Fewer people drift towards scaffold access points because the restriction is clear before they get close.
✅ Visitors and contractors understand that the scaffold is not a casual route, waiting point or shortcut.
✅ Site teams gain a visible prompt that supports access control, inductions and daily supervision.
Specifications
- Sign message: “Keep off the scaffolding”
- Purpose: “Helps prevent scaffold climbing”
- Where to use: “Scaffold access points”
- Risk addressed: “Unauthorised scaffold access”
- Intended viewers: staff, contractors, visitors
- Pictogram symbols: person on scaffold
- Sign style: mandatory instruction
- Background colour: blue
- Text colour: white
- Symbol colour: white on blue
- Size: H 450 x W 600mm
- Orientation: landscape
- Shape: rectangle
- Finish: glossy film surface/satin
- Non-photoluminescent
- Non-reflective
- Supplied in single
- Display area: indoors/outdoors
- Material thickness: various by material
- Material option: Rigid Plastic
- Material option: Vinyl
- Material option: Removable Vinyl
- Material option: Repositionable Vinyl
- Fitting method: wall mount
- Rigid Plastic fixings sold separately
- Adhesive Rigid Plastic: self-adhesive backing
- Vinyl: self-adhesive backing
- Removable/Repositionable Vinyl: can be repositioned
- BS EN ISO 7010: symbols conform where applicable
- EN ISO 7010 code: not supplied for this artwork
Installation Guidance
❌ Placement Errors That Weaken the Message
❌ Do not hide the sign behind scaffold tubes, sheeting, stored materials or open gates.
❌ Do not place it so high that pedestrians only see it after reaching the scaffold.
❌ Do not rely on one sign where the scaffold has several possible approach routes.
❌ Situations Where This Is Not Enough
❌ Do not use this sign as the only control for children, trespassers or out-of-hours access.
❌ Do not use it to declare a scaffold safe, inspected or ready for use.
❌ Do not fit removable materials to dirty, wet, dusty or unstable surfaces.
✅ Practical Fitment That Works
✅ Install at eye level on a clean, flat surface before the scaffold access point.
✅ Repeat along hoarding, walk routes and ladder approaches where sightlines change.
✅ Check during site walks that the sign remains readable, firmly fixed and unobstructed.
Frequently asked questions
Are Keep Off The Scaffolding Signs enough on their own? No. Use the sign as part of your access control, alongside barriers, locked gates, ladder removal, ladder guards or supervision where needed.
Should I place this on the scaffold or at the boundary? Put it where people make the decision to approach. That may be on hoarding, gates, ladder access points or the scaffold face if it remains clearly visible.
Which material should I choose? Use Rigid Plastic for more fixed positions, Vinyl for smooth surfaces, and Removable or Repositionable Vinyl where your layout may change during works.
Is this suitable for public-facing scaffold areas? Yes, the supplied details state indoor and outdoor display use. In public areas, repeat the message where sightlines are broken or access points are spread out.
When should I replace the sign? Replace it if the wording fades, the surface lifts, the sign is covered by sheeting, or site changes mean people no longer see it before reaching the scaffold.
Features and Benefits
Features
- ✓ Large scaffold instruction panel for fast recognition at approach points
- ✓ Scaffold pictogram reinforces the message before the wording is read
- ✓ Choice of fixed and repositionable formats for changing site layouts
- ✓ Professional surface finish suited to site-facing and visitor-facing areas
Benefits
- ✓ Helps reduce casual climbing, shortcutting and unsafe entry
- ✓ Gives supervisors a clear visual reference when challenging behaviour
- ✓ Makes restricted scaffold areas easier for visitors to understand
- ✓ Supports consistent access control across multi-trade work areas
Control scaffold access clearly
Where authorised visitors may be nearby, support the scaffold warning with visitor PPE on site signs. This sets a clear safety expectation before people move around the site.
If scaffold access sits inside a controlled area, add staff-only area signs. This helps limit access to people who should be there.
Where scaffold or works must not block key routes, include access required signs for work routes. This reminds people to leave essential access available.
For other site-control instructions, review mandatory construction safety signs. This helps you align scaffold, PPE and access messages without overcomplicating the area.
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