A wet floor sign is a warning, not a fan. Learn why misusing it creates 100% store liability under the OHS Act — and the 3-step protocol that protects your team and customers. Walk into almost any supermarket, warehouse, or retail store in South Africa after a mop-down, and you'll see it: an employee grabs the bright yellow wet floor sign and starts fanning the puddle, trying to speed up drying time. It looks harmless. It even looks helpful. It is neither. That sign has exactly one job — to warn people. The moment it leaves the floor, even for ten seconds, the warning stops working. And in that gap, someone like "Gogo" pushing her trolley, or a mother with a baby on her hip, walks straight into danger with zero notice. The Real Cost of a "Quick Fan" This isn't a small thing. If a customer slips while your sign is off the floor — even briefly — the store carries 100% of the liability . Not partial. Not shared. Full legal and financial responsibility...