Specification
Code & Life Safety Signs
The sign message schedule is consid-
The specifications for interior signs are
ered a part of the specifications and
available in the Master Construction
would comprise the last section. Con-
Specifications area of the VA Technical
figuration of the message schedule may
Information Library.
vary according to project requirements.
http://www.va.gov/facmgt/standard/
The sign message schedule form, il-
spec_10.asp
lustrated in the Programming Section of
this Handbook, lists the typical infor-
Refer to Specification 10440.
mation that a sign manufacturer and
installer will require.
For more information regarding specifi-
cations, contact the Office of Facilities
The sign message schedule needs to
Management, Standards Service.
be coordinated with a sign location plan
drawing showing where signs are to be
The specifications will require editing to
placed within a building or on the site.
eliminate signs that are not needed and
See the example in the Programming
to adapt the specifications to the spe-
Section of this Handbook.
cific project for which they are intended.
The specifications require close coordi-
nation taking into account the existing
sign program at a medical center, sign
maintenance and future signing needs.
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