Required Safety Signage for Gas Pumps

The required safety signage on gas pumps comes from one of two sources: state and local governments who have become involved the issue, or corporate mandates. Most safety requirements are suggestions or common practice and not specifically regulated.

Cell Phones

• One of the most common required safety signs on gas pumps warns against the use of cell phones while pumping gas due to the risk of fire and explosion. Companies such as BP Amoco, Exxon, and Chevron require all gas pumps run through their company to post a sign prohibiting the use of cell phones during fueling.

Hazardous Materials Symbol

• Under the regulations of the Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration, some gas pumps may be required to be labeled with appropriate hazardous material logo for gasoline and flammable liquids.

Full Service Conditions

• In two states, New Jersey and Oregon, it is illegal for individuals to pump their own gas. Thus, all service stations must clearly mark that the station is full service for the safety of the consumers.

Other Common Regulations

• Although not typically mandated by law, common gas station signs include warnings against static electricity, smoking while pumping fuel, the use of improper containers in transporting gasoline, over-filling a vehicle, and allowing children under the age of 16 to pump gasoline into a motor vehicle.