Commercial Kitchen & Food Service Safety Signs
Commercial kitchens combine almost every workplace hazard category — hot surfaces, sharp tools, slip risks, chemical cleaning agents, gas, allergens, and food-safety contamination. Council EHO (Environmental Health Officer) inspections check for documented food-safety controls; SafeWork inspections check for WHS controls. Signage covers both.
This page is the practical sign pack we supply to Australian cafes, restaurants, commercial bakeries, food manufacturers and food trucks — covering both food-safety (Food Standards Code) and WHS (AS 1319) requirements.
Hand-washing, hygiene & food-safety
- Wash hands sign at every handwash basin (not the food-prep sink)
- Hand-washing procedure poster (printed on washable rigid acrylic)
- Staff hand-washing required before returning to work — at toilet exit
- No food consumption in food-prep area
- Cleaning chemicals — keep separate from food
- Date-mark / use-first labelling system at cool rooms
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Commercial kitchen signs
Hand-wash, food-safety, hot surface, slippery floor, allergen, fire-suppression — full pack on washable acrylic.
Allergen disclosure — front of house
Australian food businesses must declare the 14 mandatory allergens (gluten, eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, soy, lupin, fish, shellfish, molluscs, sulphites, mustard, celery — the list expanded under FSANZ in 2024). Most cafes and restaurants now display: an allergen-disclosure poster at point-of-order, allergen icons in menu (gluten-free, vegan, nut-free, dairy-free), and a 'please notify staff of allergies' sign at counter.
| Sign | Location | Material |
|---|---|---|
| Wash hands | Above each handwash basin | Rigid acrylic, 200×300mm |
| Hand-washing procedure | Above main staff handwash | Rigid acrylic, A4 |
| Hot surface — caution | Near grills, ovens, fryers | Stainless or aluminium |
| Slippery when wet | Cleaning zones, mop store | Yellow corflute (replaced quarterly) |
| Fire-suppression system identification | Hood, cylinders, isolator | Engraved Traffolyte |
| Cool-room temperature monitoring | Cool-room door | Magnetic or adhesive vinyl |
| Allergen disclosure | Counter / point-of-order | Rigid acrylic with standoffs |
Fire & gas — kitchen-specific
Commercial kitchens with gas cooking and deep-fryers require AS 1851-compliant fire-suppression systems (typically wet chemical) over the cook line. Signage requirements include: fire-suppression isolator identification, gas isolation valve location, fire blanket location, K-class extinguisher sign (only K-class is rated for cooking-oil fires).
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Wall Graphics
Front-of-house wall vinyl — menu boards, hours-of-trade, allergen disclosures, brand graphics. Eat-in surface or back-of-bar feature wall.
Food trucks & mobile food
Food trucks need everything a fixed kitchen needs plus: vehicle-mounted business name, address (registered food premises), food-safety supervisor identification, gas-cylinder warning (LPG signage), and trading-hours signage. Many councils also require event-specific signage (sourcing, allergens, certifications).
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Platinum Signs
Sydney-based commercial signage manufacturer
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