Read from across the site
A hard hat sticker is read from ten or twenty feet away, often at an angle, so each design carries one or two bold words in high contrast: FOREMAN in black on safety yellow, VISITOR in white on red, ELECTRICIAN under a yellow bolt. The rounds are drawn to read at 2 to 3 inches across; the rectangles, at 3" × 2", also fit a 2.5" × 2" sticker.
What the designs cover
- Company: your logo in a ring, over a company band, or beside the name and office phone.
- Trades: electrician, plumber, ironworker, equipment operator, and a name and trade for the rest.
- Roles: foreman, supervisor, safety officer, a new hire in the first 90 days, and a visitor who must be escorted.
- Training: first aid and CPR, competent person, OSHA 30 and a trained in list.
- People: name and blood type, an emergency contact, and proud to be union with your local's number.
- Public crews: a volunteer fire company and a town highway department.
Reflective vinyl
Reflective vinyl is available for hard hat stickers, in a gloss finish (it is not laminated): pick Reflective Vinyl in the designer, and the price shows as you go. Three designs are drawn with it in mind: a charcoal band across safety yellow, orange and white stripes with a name, and a hat number inside a wide red ring for roll call. Big letters on solid color make the most of it, by day and at night.
Training stickers are a promise
A sticker that says OSHA 30 or safety officer tells everyone on site who to ask, so hand them out only to workers who hold the card or whom your company has named, and take them back when that changes. Clean the shell with soap and water, let it dry, and press each sticker on from the middle out.
From the shop: Keep a few spare role and visitor stickers in the truck. Crews change during a job, and a new foreman should not have to wait for the next order.