Wear Face Shield Sign

Wear Face Shield Sign – MS0066

This MS0066 mandatory sign instructs anyone entering the marked area to wear a face shield, providing protection against splashes, sparks, and flying particles that pose a risk to the whole face rather than just the eyes. Featuring the ISO 7010 blue circular face-shield pictogram alongside the bold text “WEAR FACE SHIELD”, this sign gives a clear, direct instruction wherever a higher level of facial protection is required than standard eyewear alone can provide.

Manufactured from durable, photoluminescent material, this sign remains legible in low-light workshops, engine rooms, and machinery spaces, and its rigid, UV- and corrosion-resistant construction is built to withstand oil, grease, and general wear typical of an active work environment, ensuring the instruction stays clearly visible for the working life of the vessel.

Why Wear Face Shield Signage Matters

Certain maintenance and repair tasks aboard a vessel – such as grinding, chipping, battery work, or handling corrosive chemicals – generate a splash or particle risk to the whole face, not just the eyes, making standard safety glasses insufficient on their own. Under the ISM Code’s Safety Management System, employers are required to identify tasks and areas carrying this elevated risk and communicate the correct level of protection clearly at the point of entry. A sign instructing crew to wear a face shield ensures nobody underestimates the hazard by reaching for eyewear alone, reducing the risk of serious facial injury during high-risk tasks.

Compliance and Certification

This sign is produced in accordance with the ISO 7010 international standard for graphical safety symbols, ensuring instant recognition by multilingual crews and contractors regardless of nationality. It supports the risk-control measures expected under a vessel’s Safety Management System and the ISM Code, and reflects the broader occupational-safety obligations referenced under SOLAS, the International Maritime Organization’s convention governing safety aboard ships. Displaying this instruction clearly at the entrance to a hazardous work area is a simple, low-cost way to demonstrate due diligence during safety audits and inspections.

Installation Recommendations

Mount this sign at eye level at every entrance to the designated work area, ensuring it is the first thing seen by anyone approaching, and where practical position a supply of face shields nearby for visitors without their own. Clean the mounting surface thoroughly before application to ensure strong adhesion in workshop or engine-room conditions, and consider a mechanical fixing in addition to adhesive backing in areas subject to vibration or heavy use. Review the sign periodically during routine safety inspections to confirm it remains legible and clearly placed.

• ISO 7010 compliant face-shield pictogram with bold “WEAR FACE SHIELD” instruction
• Photoluminescent material for visibility in low-light workshops and machinery spaces
• Durable, UV- and corrosion-resistant construction suited to harsh marine environments
• Supports Safety Management System hazard-communication requirements under the ISM Code
• Clear, direct instruction for tasks carrying a whole-face splash or impact risk

Every workshop, chemical-handling zone, or machinery space carrying a whole-face splash or particle risk should be clearly marked with an instruction to wear face shield, so crew and visitors know before they enter exactly what protection is required.

Protect your crew’s full face in high-risk work areas with the MS0066 Wear Face Shield Sign – a durable, unambiguous reminder that helps prevent avoidable facial injuries.

For related shipboard signage, browse our Hazard Signs and Fire Fighting Signs categories to complete your vessel’s IMO/SOLAS-compliant safety signage program.