Posted By Homer Can anyone advise on a signage issue? My employer is currently client to a large construction job that will house operational plant, my employer is also the designer. The Principal Contractor is nearing completion of the civils and M&E bit where upon the building will be handed over to my employer (designer and client) for commissioning trials, both operational and non operational. My question is this, What level of safety and opertional signs would we expect at handover? I think we should have as a minimum a fully fire compliant building as it should be fit for purpose but unsure on operational signs etc, should Principal Contractor have fitted signs for all building in its current non operational state? I'm sure there must be a standard or regulation that covers this.

Posted By Robert K Lewis Ultimately there will be a description within the contract of what is and is not provided. In general terms fire safety signage is normally included at a level laid down in the Fire Safety Strategy agreed during the planning stages. Other signage is very much down to individual contract arrangements. Bob

Posted By Jerry Lucey I would agree with the previous post in that it would not normally be the Principal Contractor's responsibility to provide permanent hazard signage. You need to be aware that signage posted by the Principle Contractor is most likely to cover Construction Stage and may disappear at the end of the construction stage and arrangements should be in place to implement the permanent solution as regards signage i.e. a smooth hand over from construction stage to end user.