BS 5499-10:2014
Withdrawn
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Guidance for the selection and use of safety signs and fire safety notices
Hardcopy , PDF
03-31-2023
English
08-31-2014
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 System design
5 Documentation
6 Training and education
7 Audit
8 Servicing and maintenance
9 Monitoring and review
Annexes
Annex A (normative) - Fire safety notices
Annex B (informative) - Examples of application
of distance factor for safety signs
Annex C (informative) - Examples of the use of
safety signs to indicate the location and
identification of safety equipment, fire equipment
and safe drinking water, and of the hierarchy of
safety signs
Bibliography
Gives guidance on how to select, install, position and maintain safety signs conforming to BS ISO 3864-1 and BS EN ISO 7010, excluding escape route signs, to present specific safety information.
Committee |
PH/8/1
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DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 5499-10(2006) & 14/30260340 DC. (08/2014)
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
58
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PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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Status |
Withdrawn
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Supersedes |
This part of BS5499 provides guidance on how to select, install, position and maintain safety signs conforming to BSISO3864‑1 and BSENISO7010, excluding escape route signs, to present specific safety information. Fire safety notices are also covered in AnnexA. This part of BS5499 satisfies the requirements of the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 [1] and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 [2]. This part of BS5499 is applicable to all premises, with the exception of private domestic premises. However, it is applicable to the common access areas within multi-occupied dwellings. This part of BS5499 is intended for use by building owners, facility managers of premises, safety managers and others responsible for selecting, installing and/or inspecting safety signs. This part of BS5499 is not applicable to: road traffic signs; public information symbols; actions to be taken in the event of a fire; International Maritime Organization symbols; labels provided under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996; labels provided under the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. This part of BS5499 does not give guidance on the use of escape route signs or water safety signs. NOTE1 A code of practice for the use of escape route signing is given in BS5499‑4. NOTE2 Specification of water safety signs and guidance for use are covered by BSISO20712‑1 and BSISO20712‑3 respectively. NOTE3 The illustrations in this standard are as accurate as possible within the limitations of the printing process.
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BS ISO 16069:2004 | Graphical symbols. Safety signs. Safety way guidance systems (SWGS) |
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BS ISO 9186-1:2014 | Graphical symbols. Test methods Method for testing comprehensibility |
BS ISO 20712-3:2014 | Water safety signs and beach safety flags Guidance for use |
BS EN ISO 7010 : 2012 | GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS - SAFETY COLOURS AND SAFETY SIGNS - REGISTERED SAFETY SIGNS (ISO 7010:2011) |
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BS ISO 3864-1:2011 | Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs Design principles for safety signs and safety markings |
BS ISO 20712-1:2008 | Water safety signs and beach safety flags Specifications for water safety signs used in workplaces and public areas |
BS ISO 9186-2:2008 | Graphical symbols. Test methods Method for testing perceptual quality |
BS ISO 3864-3:2012 | Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs Design principles for graphical symbols for use in safety signs |
BS ISO 17398:2004 | Safety colours and safety signs. Classification, performance and durability of safety signs |
ISO/IEC Guide 74:2004 | Graphical symbols — Technical guidelines for the consideration of consumers' needs |
BS ISO 3864-4:2011 | Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs Colorimetric and photometric properties of safety sign materials |
BS ISO 17724:2003 | Graphical symbols. Vocabulary |
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