Signkru provide two trained engineers per crew, unless otherwise stated or requested. Each installation crew will work from a vehicle that is designed and equipped to complete the installation and maintenance of all types of signage. It will carry access equipment and tools required for the work to be carried out.

PPE

Each sign engineer will be issued with personal protective equipment (PPE), hard hats, reflective vests, steel toe-capped boots or trainers, eye and ear protection, face masks and safety harness. Each vehicle is also supplied with a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit. 

Power Tools

All power tools are 110-volt or battery powered. This includes pneumatic drills, high speed drills, grinder, heat gun, electric jigsaw and battery drills. All 110-volt tools will be connected to the mains via a transformer reducing 240-volt mains supply down to 110-volt. All sign engineers are trained in safe use of power tools.

Hand Tools 

All hand tools are selected and inspected before use as being suitable for the work being carried out by staff whom have been trained in their safe use.

Consumables

All vans carry a wide range of fixings and various components to be used as and when required.

Loading

When necessary we will load signage, where required, and transport to site. This will be done in a safe manner.

Attending Site

All sign engineers will attend site obeying local speed and traffic laws. Upon arrival they will seek out and introduce themselves to a named contact or person in authority. They will park within a secure area or as close as possible to work area. When working on a construction site, they will attend health & safety induction courses and comply with all requirements pertaining to the same.

Secure Work Area

All working areas will be barriered off and made inaccessible to the general public and other contractors on site as practicable. All works will be completed within this area.

Access Equipment

All vehicles carry 3 lifts of scaffolding, including stabiliser braces, wheels and boards, which comply to the manufacturer's requirements. Extension ladders are checked at regular intervals to ensure they are in a safe working condition. Step ladders, tested for stability and safe condition of use. A trained person will erect all access towers and all access platforms operated by a trained engineer. Where necessary, all windows, doors and pathways will be secured so as to prevent accidental snagging of the access equipment. All fire escape routes will be left clear as far as possible and if if it is necessary to block a walkway or exit then this will be done with the consent of the owner, manager or site foreman.

Removals

All signage will be removed where necessary. This will be firstly isolated from any electrical supply if required and will be disposed of or left in an agreed location with the owner, manager or site foreman.

Installation

All signage will be installed as per the manufacturer's specification using a variety of fixings. All signage will be installed in a safe manner as per Signkru health & safety policy.

Electrical

If a suitable power supply is in place, the sign will be connected and tested. We will connect signage to a fused spur where supplied, this will be completed by a competent person or suitable experience.

Fixings

Where fixing into brickwork, all signage will be fixed using plugs and screws, mechanical bolt fixings, coach bolts, chemical fixings or threaded bar. Where fixing to steel we will use self-tapped screws, Tec bolts or nut & bolt fixings. All fixings will be hidden where possible and painted out where the correct paint is supplied. We will not install any signage where a secure and suitably strong fixing is not obtained.

Completion

Upon completion all signage will be cleaned down. All work areas will be left clean and tidy and all waste will be removed from site, where applicable, at the end of each installation.