CONSTRUCTION SITE REGULATIONS ARE FAMILIAR TO SIGNAGE SHOPS.

When was the last time you examined the wording on your building sites’ signage? If a year or two has passed, it may be appropriate to have your materials examined by a professional sign shop to ensure that you are complying with all applicable municipal, state, and federal sign regulations for building sites. Depending on the project type, who is funding it, and the location of the site, these specifications may be quite particular. Certain writing, language visuals, sizes, placements, and lighting requirements apply to certain projects. A quality sign company can create an eye-catching sign that satisfies each and every one of those criteria. federal regulations governing building site signage Are you a Utah contractor doing construction work for the US government, or are you putting in bids? In that case, you’re in good company. The website recovery.gov claims that Utah was awarded almost $2.2 billion in Recovery Act money. Approximately $411 million was allocated to infrastructure projects, of which $298 million was used for transportation-related projects. Although the majority of these monies were used to update state agencies and neighborhood school systems, a construction company was awarded $20.5 million to work on six projects for the US Department of Energy. The stimulus package also included funds for additional states and US territory. There are signage requirements specific to various federally sponsored projects. General Services Administration (GSA) requirements must be adhered to by contractors building government buildings. this entails providing official signs in predetermined sizes that include the GSA emblem, are positioned conspicuously, and are fixed at a certain height above the ground. Certain information must be included on the signage, such as the following: • The facility will serve US citizens • the building’s name; • details about the GSA, such as the administrator’s name, the commissioner of the agency for which the facility is intended, and the agency’s regional administrator’s name In order to be compatible with the architectural character of the building, typography, graphic design, and format must match. The names of the general contractor (you) and the architect should be posted on construction sites. Projects involving repairs or modifications should include the engineers who worked on important systems. Does the project make use of Recovery Act or federal funds? It can also be necessary to show certain logos. local and state laws governing building signs Certain towns and states have laws governing construction signs. Menlo Park, Utah, for instance, mandates that signs indicating the hours during which construction operations are permitted to exceed the city’s noise limitations be placed at the entrance to each building site. Signs must be at least five feet from the ground and have black text on a white backdrop. In order to safeguard the job site and surrounding public areas, construction contractors are also required to provide, install, and maintain safety and warning signs. Hard hat warnings, construction flags ahead, and other cautionary/danger advisories are a few examples. Go beyond the letter of the law and analyze how your sign may impede traffic around it. A cyclist in Utah County was tossed down a steep slope in 2012 when she struck a construction sign that was positioned in a bike lane, resulting in catastrophic injuries. With guidance from a knowledgeable sign shop, tragedies like this one might be prevented in the future. The author suggests that you contact Schmidt Signs & Graphics for various kinds of signage, including construction signs in Utah. recovery.gov is one of the sources. Utah: State/Territory Summary. Web. September 18, 2013. Facilities standards-site signage. General Services Administration, http://www.recovery.gov/transparency/recoverydata/pages/recipientreporteddatamap.aspx?statecode=ut&projstatus=npc&awardtype=cgl# online, or http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content