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Online Webinar — 24 April 2027, 12:00–13:00 BST

Fire Safety Signage Webinar

A free 60-minute webinar on fire safety signage compliance for responsible persons, facilities managers, and fire risk assessors. Covers BS ISO 7010 pictogram requirements, escape route sign placement, fire action notices, emergency lighting, and the five most common signage failures found in fire risk assessment inspections.

Free to attend Online 60 minutes Responsible persons

Why signage is frequently overlooked

Responsible persons often focus fire safety investment on alarms, extinguishers, and fire doors — and treat signage as a secondary concern. But missing or incorrect signage is consistently cited in enforcement action, and in a real emergency, clear escape route signs are the difference between an orderly evacuation and confusion. This webinar covers everything you need to get signage right. See our fire safety signage guide for the full reference.

Session agenda

12:00 Welcome and the legal framework: Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 and RRO 2005
12:07 BS ISO 7010 pictograms: what they are and why non-standard signs are non-compliant
12:15 Fire exit sign placement: every decision point, not just the final exit
12:22 Fire action notices: content requirements and keeping them current
12:30 Fire door signs: both faces, the correct wording, and common failures
12:37 Assembly point signs: placement and directional signs from exits
12:43 Emergency lighting: BS 5266-1 requirements, testing schedule, and interaction with signs
12:52 Q&A
13:00 Close and resources

What you will leave with

  • A signage audit checklist covering all escape route, fire door, and assembly point requirements
  • Clear guidance on when photoluminescent signs are and are not acceptable
  • A fire action notice template updated for current requirements
  • A testing schedule for emergency lighting
  • Confidence to complete a signage audit as part of your fire risk assessment review

Pre-webinar reading

Our fire safety signage guide is the primary background reading. For the 2026 enforcement context, read our fire safety signage requirements 2026 article. For fire door sign requirements specifically, see our fire door safety guide.

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