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BS ISO 3864-1:2011

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs Design principles for safety signs and safety markings

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-2011

£232.00
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Summarise this standard

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Purpose of safety colours and safety signs
5 General meaning of geometric shapes and safety colours
6 Layout for safety signs
7 Layout for supplementary signs
8 Layout for combination signs
9 Layout for multiple signs
10 Design principles for graphical symbols
11 Layout for safety markings
Annex A (informative) - Relationship between dimensions of
        safety signs and distance of observation
Bibliography

Specifies the safety identification colours and design principles for safety signs and safety markings to be used in workplaces and in public areas for the purpose of accident prevention, fire protection, health hazard information and emergency evacuation.

Committee
PH/8/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5499-1(2002). (09/2011) Supersedes 09/30197377 DC. (10/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This part of ISO3864 establishes the safety identification colours and design principles for safety signs and safety markings to be used in workplaces and in public areas for the purpose of accident prevention, fire protection, health hazard information and emergency evacuation. It also establishes the basic principles to be applied when developing standards containing safety signs.

This part of ISO3864 is applicable to all locations where safety issues related to people need to be addressed. However, it is not applicable to the signalling used for guiding rail, road, river, maritime and air traffic and, generally speaking, to those sectors subject to a regulation which may differ.

NOTE Some countries\' statutory regulations might differ in some respect from those given in this part of ISO3864.

Standards Relationship
ISO 3864-1:2011 Identical

£232.00
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