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There are many different kinds of prohibition signs being used in the UK for a variety of reasons and below we look at what a few of these may be.

1. General – There are a wide variety of prohibition signs that fit into this category and aimed at advising or telling you that you should not do something. The kinds of signs that are classed as these are the do not touch, no ball games allowed, no cycling, no mobile phones allowed or no dogs except for guide dogs.

2. Access Restricted – These types of signs are there to inform people that they may be denied access to a particular area or they have no access at all. The signs which fall into this particular category of prohibition signs are no entry, no exit, no access provided for unauthorised personnel, no pedestrians allowed or no climbing.

3. Door Plate or Label – These particular signs will either have been situated on to the doors themselves or in a position close to the door. They will provide you with specific information for example informing you that the door is to be used for exit only in an emergency situation. But these signs may well carry information relating to other matters concerning health and safety.

4. Machinery – Such signs will be situated on or close to certain pieces of machinery in order not to protect just those working with them but those near to them. Such signs that will be put on or beside any machinery are things like do not operate without protection, do not remove guards or do not switch off.

5. No Smoking – These signs have become prominent since 2006 and 2007 when legislation was brought into force that no smoking was allowed in the workplace or in areas where the public congregated. All such signs must be displayed in prominent positions throughout premises. Although there are a few premises which are in fact exempt from this legislation and this includes nursing homes, prisons and bedrooms in hotels which have been classified as being rooms for smokers to stay in.

As well as the types of prohibition signs we have detailed above there are many others that you will see being used each and every day. One such example is that when you pass a construction site there will be signs up indicating that in order to enter the site a hard hat must be worn at all times. The main reason for these signs is that they are there to protect us from any potential risk to us.