Classy Classic Metal Biosecurity Farm Gate Entry Sign with Oxford Commas
Classy Classic Metal Biosecurity Farm Gate Entry Sign with Oxford Commas
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Stricter looking, but with a touch of class.
A useful gift for commercial farmers, hermits and retired spies who prefer privacy and making visitors call first, before coming straight in.
If you've seen our Toon Styles, Gold Style, Sassy No Trespassing, and Strictest No Trespasser Signs, yet STILL prefer an Industrial Style, we offer this Toonrific version of the "boring" basic biosecurity sign, to help add a touch of subtle class for companies who care about projecting higher quality for their own customers.
The Funny Thing About Boring Basic BioSecurity Signs:
1: At your gate, they fuel 1st impressions
+ 2: Nearly nobody obeys them
= 3: Strictness can scare off potential walk-in customers
Weird but true:
When they 1st became a thing, biosecurity signs were big and wordy, like reading a quarantine report: Full of instructions, rules and threats about penalties! Bleckkk!
So some clever folks from 7 countries knocked heads, and boiled it all the way down to one simple instruction; basically: "Please call the manager before entering." They simplified it so much, that they even compromised and cut down on good grammar and punctuation... yet it still looked akin to this:
... and STILL most visitors ignore it. Perhaps because the office is usually inside the property anyway, so needing to enter before they can ask for permission to enter is a bit self-defeating, especially if the phone fails to answer.
A few kids even asked us what the weird icon was, because they had never seen a phone that shape before.
So we tested a range of designs and discovered that our easy "3 Step Toon Style" signs are usually the most effective at each of our test farms. The Gold Styles are also very effective at executive style properties and plant nurseries.
However, if you still prefer a classic industrial style for your specific business niche, we offer this Toonrific version which features:
* a modernized phone icon for wider appeal
* an upgrade to fonts and formatting
* cleaner messaging, grammar and punctuation
and a slightly fancier border trim
... so the ghost of Neville's Grandma won't come back to tan his hide. LOL.
[Also to save our old English teachers from fearing that they wasted their careers.]
3 Things You Need for BioSecurity:
3 Things You Need for BioSecurity:
1) A bio-safety sign for visitors at each unlocked public access gate to your property.
2) The location of your signs & wash-down areas to be added onto your (hand-drawn or) google-map image of your property in your Property Management Plan.
3) An annual check of your local biosecurity rules and responsibilities, perhaps at the same time as you make your annual checks and payments for water access fees, registered brands, or annual animal vet checks.
Or you may prefer One of our 21 Fun Toon Styles or (our version of) the "Boring Basic" Style: All AVAILABLE HERE.
3 Ways Our Signs are Best for Families:
3 Ways Our Signs are Best for Families:
1. If you live on a farm with children, as we do, then most of your visitors are friends, family, tutors or delivery drivers for personal goods, groceries and services. So they often assume that any "boring" biosecurity sign is irrelevant to them. Instead, they need something:
a) more attractive to grab their attention
b) friendlier & easier to read
c) with clearer precise instructions
... all making it easier for them to come & go with less hassle.
2) As soon as you say, "hey, come to our place," or provide your address for deliveries; you are granting each vehicle an authority to enter your property anyway, so our signs are simpler than the generic "boring" wordy industrial signs, and therefore comply better with the requirement for "simple messages" on biosecurity signs.
3) The 3rd Step on each of our bio-safety signs provide you with flexibility to deal with each family member, friend, or other visitor however you need to on the day, and helps all of your visitors to feel re-assured that you care about their safety too.
3 Top Tips for Easier Bio-Safety:
3 Top Tips for Easier Bio-Safety:
1. Fast Easy Quarantine Zone:
If you add a hose with a water supply to your public parking area, (while keeping animals out for as long as you need), then this will automatically become a convenient natural quarantine zone near your "office", where your visitors can wash their wheels safely before entering or leaving your paddocks (if needs be)... and without feeling like they have been strictly quarantined.
2. Handling Stray Vehicles:
If a visitor or trespasser strays off your designated paths and parking area, into any production area with plants or livestock, (either accidentally or deliberately) then keeping a logbook of the date, and details, (including vehicle registration number, if possible) can save you a lot of time and hassle in future if you, or any of your neighbors, need help to track any contaminations which may not be obvious until later.
3. Passing Audits & Earning Grant Funding:
If you add the location of your bio-safety signs, parking areas, quarantine zones & wash-down areas onto your hand-drawn or google-map image in your Property Management Plan, then you can help to demonstrate your professionalism and high quality production standards to:
a) raise your chances of earning primary production or business grants which are relevant to your industry sector and location.
b) earn a higher passing score from any Bio-Security Auditors which may operate in your area from time to time.
Suggestions for Hanging
Suggestions for Hanging
It looks best, we think, if you mount it on your gate, fence, or letterbox, using Colored Screws or Cable Ties which match either the colors of the sign or your fencing. (Colored screws & cable ties sold separately).
Budget Tip:
You may prefer to DIY cheaper colored screws and cable ties using any plastic paints or permanent markers that you may already own. The colors may only last a year outside in harsh weather, but can be easily freshened up during your annual spring cleaning or festive holidays.
Material Description
Material Description
One Size in Durable Aluminum:
• Size: 30cm x 40cm (11.8inch x 15.7inch) Portrait or Landscape as Shown.
• Pre-drilled holes for convenient hanging
• Lightweight Metal Sign is High-quality and eco-friendly.
[Accessories Sold Separately.]
