hi folks

Previously I had been on a Nestle site where they had signage with a snowflake on,  this changed colour when the temperature dropped.

Does any one know where I can source them from please?

Thanks in advance

Linda

We had these at my last place. They were ok except they only warn you of ice risk in certain areas eg near the gate house and on a site of any size there will be localised areas of ice.

thanks everyone.  you have pointed me in the right direction.  Once i knew the name i could then successfully google...

regrds

Linda

Is there any evidence that these signs actually work in preventing accidents. My fear is that they lend support to the H&S 'nannying' of the workforce, which in turn fuels cynicism of other H&S messages 

I try to watch the BBC's Tomasz Schafemaker before I go to bed or the the lovely Carol Kirkwood in the morning to get a tip off about the weather. I get public transport to work. I am more than aware when it is cold, as its my ears that turn blue while I am waiting at the bus stop. My wife drives - and again, she may have to scrape ice off the windscreen which tells her it's a little nippy. In addition, our car (as is common now) has an ambient temperature thermometer on the dashboard which also bleeps at 3c as a back up warning.

I sometimes spend time outside at work. Again, my body tells me if its cold - or when inside, regular weather grumbles from people coming in the office from outside indicates inclement weather.

So my point, or rather questions are:

1) Who is the audience for this sign?

2) Why can they not work out themselves its cold?

3) Isn't this a case of stating the bleeding obvious, thereby feeding the ‘elf & safety’ attitude of some staff (especially when they find out how much the sign costs!!) -

4) Or am I missing a real need for these signs????

Must admit I agree with you Messey - if it looks cold and feels cold the likelhood is that it is in fact cold. Having said that there seems no limit to a growing number of individuals seemingly devoid of any notion of common sense or practicality. We seem to be living in a world where unless everything is highlighted in emojis on social media then people are clueless to what they should be doing. It's a scary world out there these days lol I guess the visual flashing snowflakes is the only way to get the message across to certain individuals?

As mentioned the aim of the sign is empower gatehouse staff so that they feel able to call out the on-call gritter.  If you wait until the FM bloke turns up or even the H&S person then it is too late. You need to get the grit down asap.  But be aware of the microclimate issue.

Edited by user 30 May 2018 07:48:36(UTC)  | Reason: words