News Archive: August 2010

• Warning signs improve safety at cycle track

  Warning signs have been installed at a cycle lane to step up security.31st August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Itchington, or Ichington? Safety sign is unsure

  A safety sign in Warwickshire has mistakenly featured a humorous misspelling of the name of a small village.27th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs part of new directional signage project

  Directional warning signs are expected to improve trade at independent retailers in Morpeth.27th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Safety signage part of new Premier League assurance scheme

  Arrival signage at football stadiums falls under a new quality assurance scheme.26th August 2010 | Health and Safety Signs, Door Signs

• 'Clearer' health and safety signage for Blackpool Tower attraction

  Safety signage will be improved at a new attraction in Blackpool.26th August 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Importance of up-to-date warning signs highlighted

  A resident says inaccurate warning signs may be responsible for a spate of trucks getting stuck on a tight bend in Clitheroe.25th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Safety signs protecting public from sewer stream

  Safety signs have proved effective in alerting the public about a sewer stream.25th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warwickshire speed safety stickers are 'amazing' success

  Bin safety stickers are proving popular in Warwickshire.24th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Bad warning signs writers beware: The typo vigilantes are here

  Two American men have written a book detailing their 'typo vigilante' campaign to highlight the problems of misspelled signage.24th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Thousands sign cheaper parking petition in Worthing

  The cost of parking in Worthing has come under scrutiny.23rd August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Road sign overkill 'is a distraction'

  A 'miniature forest of signs' is a distraction for Wandsworth drivers.23rd August 2010 | Warning Signs

• New road safety campaign launched in Chippenham

  Warning signs alone may not be enough to reduce the number of fatal accidents on the A350.20th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Angry residents call for better parking signs

  Car clamp victims call for more visible parking restriction signs in Bracknell.20th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• New signs make up part of safety guidelines for jet skis

  Signs will be added at Dovercourt Bay to make the area safer for swimmers. 19th August 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• New signs aim to reduce motorists' speed on busy road

  Worth Abbey Estate is adding new signs to reduce the speed of motorists on a busy road. 19th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Improved health and safety signage for Thetford town centre

  Health and safety signage will be installed in Thetford town centre as part of a £2 million revamp.18th August 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Motor garage workers should do more to guard against asthma

  The Health and Safety Executive has said motor garages can do more to guard against the risk of asthma.18th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Steeplejack firm fined after worker's fall from height

  A Stoke-on-Trent steeplejack business has been fined £8,000 plus costs after one of its workers suffered injury after a fall.17th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Children given safety stickers to help safe cycling

  A cycle safe awareness day for youngsters used safety stickers to help spread the message.17th August 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• New warning signs for public library

  A listed public library, closed for two years, is set to reopen after undergoing a revamp that included new door signs. 16th August 2010 | Warning Signs, Door Signs

• Safety advice for Somerset farmers

  A health and safety awareness day for farmers in Somerset has taken place.16th August 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Woman who left car on railway crossing cleared partly due to lack of warning signs

  A woman was cleared of endangering of lives on a railway track due to missing warning signs and other factors.13th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Safety sign removed due to 'severe mangling' of Welsh language

  A safety sign in a Wales car park has been removed because its wording looked like 'crazy language'.13th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs deployed on jellyfish beaches

  Warning signs have gone up on Spanish beaches after a glut of jellyfish attacks.12th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs called for after girl is swept to sea

  The mother of a girl swept out to sea has called for the installation of new warning signs12th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Building firm fined over carbon monoxide exposure

  A building firm is fined after allowing carbon monoxide to be released around a customer's house.11th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs in place at cliff erosion spot

  The area around a dangerous cliff erosion spot in Hornsea has installed warning signs.11th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Ignore warning signs at your peril, British Transport Police says

  Pedestrians and motorists who ignore warning signs at railway crossings are risking their lives.10th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs erected as part of Newquay drink drive

  Warning signs used for underage drinking drive10th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Safety signage used for Tall Ships event

  Safety signs will be in place to redirect the public away from a narrow walkway at Hartlepool's Tall Ships event.9th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Safety stickers used as part of gas backlog drive

  Concerns over a backlog of gas appliance checks has led a council in Hertfordshire to issue safety stickers.9th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Construction sites 'not child's play'

  The Health and Safety Executive has issued an alert about the dangers of children playing on building sites.6th August 2010 | Health and Safety Signs, Warning Signs

• Warning signs installed to halt mobile chatterers

  Warning signs have gone up in a cafe in Sydney to stop loud mobile phone talkers.6th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Fall at work leaves man with broken back

  A firm has been fined £8,000 after a worker fell from a scaffold tower and broke his back.5th August 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• 'Funny' warning signs not welcomed by US city

  A radio station in Chicago played havoc with the city's safety signage, prompting criticism from officials.5th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Safety signage proposed to deter London cyclists

  A new proposal intended to tackle a cycling problem in London has suggested the installation of warning signs to remedy the issue.4th August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Safety stickers used for doorstep crime drive

  Safety stickers are part of a doorstep crime drive in Scotland.4th August 2010 | Warning Signs, Door Signs

• Building firm fined over asbestos work

  A firm from Pontypool has been fined after asking its workers to remove asbestos, despite being unlicensed.3rd August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Safety sign stolen from Somerset black-spot

  A warning sign on a notorious accident spot in Somerset has been stolen.3rd August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Biscuit firm fined after worker's fingers sliced off

  United Biscuits is fined £10,000 after an employee severed two fingers in an industrial mixer.2nd August 2010 | Warning Signs

• Heed warning signs, coastguard says after girl's cliff fall

  Warning signs should be observed, a coastguard official says after girl's coastal fall.2nd August 2010 | Warning Signs