What do hard hat stickers mean?
Different hard hat stickers have different meanings, but in general, they are used to show special training, certifications, and roles of the person wearing them. They quickly identify skills and positions, which can help improve safety and efficiency. For example, CPR certification, forklift training, or to identify team leaders and/or special positions, such as a GHS chemical safety officer or the onsite foreman.
In this article, we’ll go over different types of stickers and what they mean. Plus, we’ll share free templates to create your own stickers onsite to help make your workplace safer and more organized:
- Safety hard hat stickers
- Training and certification hard hat stickers
- Leadership and team-focused stickers
- How to create custom stickers in-house
Stickers that indicate safety training
Safety stickers usually indicate that the person wearing them is trained to respond to workplace medical emergencies. For example, giving general first aid, using specific medical equipment or responding in a crisis.
Hard hat sticker templates for safety training come in a variety of common colors. Some common symbols used for safety stickers include the first aid cross, variations on the caduceus symbol featuring a staff with one or two snakes coiled around it, and specific medical emergency symbols. For example, the ANSI symbol for Automated External Defibrillator (AED) devices used when someone has gone into cardiac arrest.
Safety sticker templates
Ensure certified members of your team stand out in the event of an emergency with bright colored certified first aid stickers.
Use this free template and customize as needed.
In the event of cardiac arrest or other serious heart conditions, an AED certified sticker indicates who is trained in the use of an automated external defibrillator.
Use this free template and customize as needed.
Use emergency response team stickers to quickly identify who to look for during a crisis. This allows for a faster, more coordinated response when time is of the essence.
Use this free template and customize as needed.
Examples of job training & certification stickers
Job training and certification stickers are used to indicate that the person wearing them is qualified for a specific job or task. That can mean certification to use specialized equipment or training to accomplish a potentially hazardous task safely. Forklifts, aerial lifts, boom lifts, and cranes are just a few examples of specialized equipment that requires certification.
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) authorized employees are a great example of employees trained to safely perform a potentially hazardous task. To elaborate, they perform procedures to lockout and tagout (LOTO) machines or equipment. LOTO training for authorized employees is very detailed and covers the skills needed to safely apply, use, and remove energy controls.
Training & certification sticker templates
Fulfill safety regulations with Lock out tag out qualified stickers for those authorized and trained to handle LOTO procedures and equipment.
Use this free template and customize as needed.
Arc flash trained stickers indicate who has the necessary knowledge and skills to handle electrical hazards safely, so workers and supervisors can easily identify them when needed.
Use this free template and customize as needed.
For jobsites requiring identification of aerial lift operators these certified operator stickers are a simple way to demonstrate compliance.
Use this free template and customize as needed.
Leadership and team designs
Another way to use helmet stickers is to indicate team leadership and create a clear chain of command. For example, indicating the jobsite foreman, safety supervisor or other leadership roles. Furthermore, you can use stickers to boost morale and create team spirit, as well as reward/acknowledge achievements.
Stickers for morale and team spirit often sport a slogan, saying, or meaningful iconography such as an American flag or bald eagle. You may also wish to commemorate certain achievements with stickers that are more like a “badge of honor.” For example, a worker that remains accident-free for a period of time or has reached other milestones with the company.
Team and leadership sticker templates
Prioritize safety with safety decals that encourage safe behavior throughout the workplace.
Use this free template and customize as needed.
Promote a positive safety culture by celebrating a workplace achievement with accident-free stickers. These serve as visible recognition of a team’s commitment and encourages continued safe practices.
Use this free template and customize as needed.
Improve communication onsite with jobsite supervisor or foreman stickers that allow workers to easily find the person in charge. this can help ensure questions, issues, and instructions are communicated quickly.
Use this free template and customize as needed.
Create stickers for your facility
Custom helmet stickers don’t have to be expensive or a huge hassle. You can create your own using our free online design tools. As a matter of fact, you can save money on custom designs by using free customizable templates. Simply open the template in Avery Design and Print Online (ADPO) and you can edit graphics, text, color, and more.
Not to mention, you can quickly personalize decals for your entire crew. Specifically by using the Mail Merge/Data Import tool in ADPO. In short, the tool pulls in data from the spreadsheet of your choice and automatically fills in each individual sticker.
More reasons to create custom stickers in-house
Additionally, the materials that we use are also uniquely suited to safety helmets. We make our stickers with durable conformable materials and strong permanent adhesive. We engineered these heavy duty stickers to be extremely durable, waterproof, oil resistant, chemical resistant (so you can clean them), and resistant to UV rays.
You can order custom hard hat stickers that we print on professional industry-leading digital printers. Not only that, but our custom-printing service also has super low MOQs, fast turnaround, and no charges for setup, plates, or dies. Or you can print them yourself using our printable hard hat stickers.
What you need to get started creating
You can start designing right away using the free tools in ADPO. In fact, it’s likely that you have everything you need to start designing today already set up in your facility. Indeed, all you need is a computer, laptop, or smart device with an internet connection, and a free Avery account.
Simply log in to your free Avery Industrial account and you can save, edit, print, and share projects. To say nothing of the dozens of free templates for that are available to customize. (Not to be confused with our excellent GHS Wizard® subscription, which is a paid tool within ADPO that let’s you create GHS labels in minutes.)
Naturally, if you’re going to print your designs yourself you’ll also need a laser printer. Using a laser printer is important because matching the labels that you’re printing on with compatible printers ensures ink stability.
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How to find free Avery templates
Within ADPO, there are hundreds of free templates for creating safety signs, labels, stickers, and more. You can find templates for Avery Industrial products three ways. First and foremost, our template finder page allows you to search by Avery product number or browse by product and/or use.
Secondly, you can click the template link on the product page. Then click “Start Designing.” From there you’ll see a wide variety of predesigned templates to modify as well as a blank template to design from scratch. Thirdly, open ADPO and enter your product number in the search bar.
How to find Avery templates from online product pages.
Most options are easiest if you have your product number handy. However, if you don’t have it there are still options. You can use our helpful template support page or simply give our wonderful Customer Care team a call at (800) 832-8379. They are always happy to assist.
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Understanding and creating your own effective stickers
As mentioned, stickers for your hard hat are generally used to display special training and/or certifications as well as identify team leaders and/or special positions. Stickers that indicate safety training/certification usually display common symbols related to giving first aid, using specific medical equipment, or responding in a crisis.
Safety stickers can also mean that a person is trained or certified for a specific job or specialized equipment. Then there are decals used for leadership and team spirit. These types of stickers can indicate a chain of command, or simply boost morale and reward achievements.
Using free Avery templates and design tools, you can easily create your own stickers right from your jobsite. Not only can you save money on custom designs by doing it yourself, but our decals are durable and conformable, designed especially for fitting the curves of helmets.
You don’t need much to get started designing, just a free Avery account, a smart device, and an internet connection. You can print your designs onsite and on demand with printable sticker sheets and a laser printer. Or, let us print them for you with our hassle-free printing service.
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