Custom Steel NIOSH Truss Sign

NIOSH suggested truss placard:

The NIOSH suggested truss placard type provides guidelines for labeling buildings to enhance firefighter safety by indicating construction details. Based on the "NIOSH Alert: Preventing Injuries and Deaths of Firefighters due to Truss System Failures," it recommends displaying building construction information, including roof and floor types, on the exterior. This helps firefighters quickly identify structural details during emergencies.

The sample law includes

• Sign Requirements: Signs must be placed on specific occupancy groups (A, B, E, F, H, I, M, R-1, R-2, R-4, S) and installed by the building owner.
• New and Existing Buildings:New buildings require signs before occupancy certificates are issued, while existing buildings must comply within 90 days of notification.
• Sign Design: Reflective red with white text, a 6-inch square diagram, and specific stroke widths.
• Content: The sign displays construction classification (Types I-V), year of construction, and structural types using alphabetic codes ("W," "I," "S," "T," "C") to represent wood, steel, truss, and concrete construction details.
• Contents of Signs: Signs shall consist of a diagram 6 inches (152.4 mm)in height and width, with a stroke width of ¼ inch (6.4 mm). The sign background shall be reflective white in color. The diagram and contents shall be reflective red in color. Where a sign is directly applied to a door or sidelight, it may be a permanent non-fading sticker or decal. Signs not directly applied to doors or sidelights shall be of sturdy, non-fading, weather resistant material.
• Identification of Construction Classification: Signs shall contain the roman alphanumeric designation of the construction classification of the building, in accordance with the provisions for the classification of types of construction (types I through V) of the building code. The roman numeral designating construction classification shall be 1 inch (25.4 mm) minimum in height and have a stroke width of ¼ inch (6.4 mm) minimum, and it shall be reflective white in color on a background of reflective red.
• Identification of Year of Construction: Signs shall indicate the building’s year of construction or major reconstruction. The arabic numeral indicating year of construction shall be 1 inch (25.4 mm) minimum in height and have a stroke width of ¼ inch (6.4 mm) minimum, and it shall be reflective white in color on a background of reflective red.