Personalised Multiple Hazards HAZCHEM Sign

HAZCHEM Sign – Personalised Multiple Hazards HAZCHEM Sign

The “Personalised Multiple Hazards HAZCHEM Sign” carries added significance in environments where a customized approach is necessary to address specific risks associated with multiple hazardous substances. The importance of this personalized sign includes:

1. Tailored Hazard Communication: Unlike generic signs, a personalized multiple hazards HAZCHEM sign is customized to display the exact hazards present in a particular facility or area. This ensures that the sign communicates highly relevant, site-specific information, making it more effective in informing workers and responders about the precise dangers.
2. Enhanced Safety Awareness: Personalizing the sign allows for the inclusion of specific hazard symbols, descriptions, and instructions directly relevant to the substances on-site. This ensures that workers and emergency responders have a clear and detailed understanding of the risks, leading to better compliance with safety protocols and fewer accidents.
3. Effective Emergency Response: During emergencies, time is of the essence. A personalized sign that clearly identifies the exact types of chemicals and hazards present allows emergency responders to quickly implement the appropriate actions—whether for firefighting, spill containment, or evacuation. Specific guidance on handling multiple hazards reduces confusion and speeds up critical decision-making.
4. Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management: Personalizing the HAZCHEM sign ensures that it meets the specific regulatory requirements for the types of hazardous materials stored or used on-site. This can help facilities meet legal obligations, such as those set out by local hazardous materials handling laws or international standards (like the UN’s Globally Harmonized System), and avoid fines or penalties.
5. Improved Worker and Public Safety: A personalized sign reduces the risk of workers or visitors misinterpreting the hazards in the area. With clear, custom messaging about the specific dangers (such as flammable, corrosive, or toxic materials), employees are more likely to follow appropriate procedures and use the correct personal protective equipment (PPE), enhancing overall safety.
6. Customization for Site-Specific Instructions: In addition to identifying hazards, the personalized sign can also include site-specific instructions, such as evacuation routes, emergency contacts, or special handling procedures. This makes it more comprehensive and valuable for emergency preparedness and day-to-day operations.
7. Adaptability to Changes: Facilities often change their processes, and personalized signs can be updated to reflect new materials or hazards. This adaptability ensures the signage remains accurate over time, keeping safety practices current and relevant.

FAQs

1️⃣ Why do I need a Personalised Multiple Hazards HAZCHEM Sign?
When a site stores or transports several classes of hazardous goods, multiple individual panels can clutter vehicles or walls. This combined panel keeps everything compliant and readable while saving space and reducing confusion for emergency responders.

2️⃣ Where should it be used?

• On tanker trailers or containers carrying mixed DG loads (e.g. fuel + corrosives)

• At depots storing various chemical or fuel types

• In manufacturing or maintenance facilities handling flammables, oxidisers, and corrosives

3️⃣ What can be personalised?

• UN numbers and HAZCHEM codes

• Product names and emergency contact details

• Layout (portrait / landscape), logo, and colour adjustments

How to choose the right mounting options.

Corflute: short-term term less than 2 years outdoors

Thin PVC: Medium term, more than 2 years

ACM: Long term 5 years or more

Supplied as a sticker:

long-term digital print laminated for long-term use. With a life of 5 years or more. We use a Hi Tac vinyl which allows it to be applied to most surfaces.

Magnetic mounting option for the Personalised Multiple Hazards HAZCHEM Sign

Flexible, vehicle-grade magnetic placards with the Personalised Multiple Hazards HAZCHEM Sign printed on premium vinyl, laminated, and mounted to automotive magnetic sheeting. They stick to ferrous steel panels and remove without residue—ideal for vehicles that only carry DG sometimes.

Who they’re for

• Contractors / couriers who transport Dangerous Goods occasionally

• Hire or multi-use vehicles (no permanent signage)

• Sites that swap classes depending on load (quick changeover)

• Magnet: vehicle-grade sheet, 0.8–1.0 mm thick (30–40 mil), high-energy.

• Face film: outdoor self-adhesive vinyl + UV laminate (gloss).

• Operating temp: suitable from winter cold to summer heat (typical automotive range).

Where they work (and don’t)

• Works on: painted steel panels that are flat, clean, and smooth.

• Doesn’t work on: aluminium, stainless, plastics, composites, heavy body filler; vinyl wraps, ceramic coatings, heavily textured paint.

• If customers have aluminium doors/ute trays, suggest self-adhesive or rigid ACM instead.

Fitment checklist

1. Clean & dry the panel (no wax/polish).

2. Warm, flat magnet—no curl.

3. Apply to flat steel only; press from centre out.

4. Do not bridge panel gaps, ribs or sharp curves.

5. Remove daily to clean/dry both surfaces; store flat.

6. In heavy rain/highway speeds, check edges haven’t lifted.

Care & maintenance

• Remove and wipe after wet weather; store flat (never rolled tight).

• Move position slightly each week to avoid differential fading.

• Avoid use on freshly resprayed paint (allow full cure).

Compliance note

• Magnet is a mounting method. The operator must ensure placards are the correct class, size, and securely affixed for the journey. Some carriers or site rules may require permanent/rigid placards—check your procedure.

For more information check out these links

• WorkSafe NZ – Hazardous Substances Management
  👉 WorkSafe NZ – Hazardous substances

• EPA NZ – HSNO Act guidance
  👉 EPA NZ – Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act

• United Nations GHS
  👉 UN – Globally Harmonized System (GHS)  

• Why you need the correct Hazard sign

Please note. We make some of our safety signs to order and it may take 5 to 10 business days to receive. If you require your order urgently, please don’t hesitate to contact us to confirm an estimated delivery date prior to placing your order.

If you are not sure about what sign you need for your business, just contact us at +6432183350 or email us and we will make it ready for you.