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FINAL DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/FDIS 7010 ISO/TC 145/SC 2 Secretariat: DIN Voting begins on: 2003-02-27 Voting terminates on: 2003-04-27 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs s used in Symboles graphiques Couleurs de sécurité et signaux de sécurité Signaux de sécurité utilisés sur les lieux de travail et dans les lieux publics RECIPIENTS OF THIS DRAFT ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT, WITH THEIR COMMENTS, NOTIFICATION OF ANY RELEVANT PATENT RIGHTS OF WHICH THEY ARE AWARE AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT- ING DOCUMENTATION. IN ADDITION TO THEIR EVALUATION AS BEING ACCEPTABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL, TECHNO- LOGICAL, COMMERCIAL AND USER PURPOSES, DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS MAY ON OCCASION HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE LIGHT OF THEIR POTENTIAL TO BECOME STAN- DARDS TO WHICH REFERENCE MAY BE MADE IN NATIONAL REGULATIONS. number ISO/FDIS 7010:2003(E) ISO 2003

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Contents Page Foreword...iv Introduction...v 1 Scope...1 2 Normative references...1 3 Terms and definitions...1 4 s and categorization of safety signs...2 4.1 General...2 4.2 (safety meaning)...2 4.3 Categorization of safety signs...4 5 Standardized safety signs...4 Bibliography...23 ISO 2003 All rights reserved iii

Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. ISO 7010 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 145, Graphical symbols, Subcommittee SC 2, Safety identification, signs, shapes, symbols and colours. This first edition of ISO 7010, together with ISO 3864-1 and ISO 3864-2, cancels and replaces ISO 3864:1984, which has been technically revised. iv ISO 2003 All rights reserved

Introduction There is a need to standardize a system of giving safety that relies as little as possible on the use of words to achieve understanding. Continued growth in international trade, travel and mobility of labour requires a common method of communicating safety. Lack of standardization may lead to confusion and perhaps accidents. The use of standardized safety signs does not replace proper work methods, instructions and accident prevention training and/or measures. Education is an essential part of any system that provides safety. ISO 7010 is intended to be used by all Technical Committees within ISO charged with developing specific safety signing for their industry, to ensure that there is only one safety sign for each safety meaning. It is also intended that this International Standard be revised regularly to include safety signs as they are standardized by ISO, and which conform to the principles given in ISO 3864-1. The safety signs in this International Standard have been validated by ISO/TC 145/SC 2 according to procedures of standardization current at the time of publication. Future standardization of safety signs may be facilitated with suitable evaluation techniques such as the testing outlined in ISO 9186. Acceptance criteria for safety sign qualification ought to be such that there is confidence that a suitable proportion of the intended audience will understand them. Further design criteria will be added as appropriate and will be approved by ISO/TC 145/SC 2. s given in this International Standard are considered to have achieved a satisfactory degree of as established by independent testing or as a result of their use and at an international level. NOTE Standard. Some countries statutory regulations may differ in some respect from those given in this International ISO 2003 All rights reserved v

FINAL DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/FDIS 7010:2003(E) Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Safety signs used in 1 Scope This International Standard prescribes safety signs for the purposes of accident prevention, fire protection, health hazard and emergency evacuation. The shape and colour required to be used for each sign, as prescribed by ISO 3864-1, is given together with the graphical symbols contained within each sign. This International Standard is generally applicable to safety signs in workplaces and all locations and all sectors where safety-related questions may be posed. However, it is not applicable to the signalling used for guiding rail, road, river, maritime and air traffic and, in general, to those sectors subject to a regulation which may differ with regard to certain points of this International Standard and of ISO 3864-1. This International Standard specifies the safety sign originals that may be scaled for reproduction and purposes. s may be used in conjunction with these safety signs to improve. 2 Normative references ISO 3864-1, Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Part 1: Design principles for safety signs in ISO 17724, Graphical symbols Vocabulary 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 17724 and the following apply. 3.1 field of context or sphere of activity in which a graphical symbol or safety sign is to be used 3.2 format of type of object on which the symbol or sign is intended to be used 3.3 image content written description of the elements of a graphical symbol or safety sign and their relative disposition 3.4 referent idea or object that a graphical symbol is intended to represent ISO 2003 All rights reserved 1

3.5 safety colour colour with special properties to which a safety meaning is attributed 3.6 safety shape geometric shape to which a safety meaning is attributed 3.7 safety sign sign giving a general safety message, obtained by a combination of a colour and geometric shape and which, by the addition of a graphical symbol, gives a particular safety message 3.8 safety sign original safety sign with which a referent, a graphical representation and a description of the are associated 3.9 safety symbol graphical symbol used together with a safety colour and safety shape to form a safety sign 3.10 supplementary sign sign that is supportive of another sign and the main purpose of which is to provide additional clarification 4 s and categorization of safety signs 4.1 General The following summaries are provided to facilitate the search for standardized safety signs. This International Standard is to be maintained electronically through the use of a database. The indexes of this database are to be used in these overviews as search engines with each standardized safety sign having a unique reference number. 4.2 (safety meaning) Table 1 gives the list of referents in alphabetical order and provides the safety sign functional reference number. 2 ISO 2003 All rights reserved

Table 1 Summary of referents by alphabetical order Biological hazard, warning (safety meaning) Direction, arrow (45 increments), safe condition Direction, arrow (90 increments), safe condition Drop (fall), warning Emergency exit (left hand) Emergency exit (right hand) Emergency telephone Explosive material, warning Fire alarm call point Fire emergency telephone Fire extinguisher Fire fighting equipment, collection of Fire hose reel Fire ladder First aid General mandatory action sign General prohibition sign General warning sign Laser beam, warning Low temperature/freezing conditions, warning Magnetic field, warning No access for fork lift trucks and other industrial vehicles No access for persons with pacemakers No metallic articles or watches No open flame; Fire, open ignition source and smoking prohibited No smoking No thoroughfare Non-ionizing radiation, warning Not drinking water Obstacles, warning Radioactive material, warning Slippery surface, warning al reference number W009 E006 E005 W008 E001 E002 E004 W002 F005 F006 F001 F004 F002 F003 E003 M001 P001 W001 W004 W010 W006 P006 P007 P008 P003 P002 P004 W005 P005 W007 W003 W011 ISO 2003 All rights reserved 3

4.3 Categorization of safety signs s are categorized according to their function as follows: E is the category for means of escape and emergency equipment signs (safe condition signs); F is the category for fire safety signs; M is the category for mandatory action signs; P is the category for prohibition signs; W is the category for warning signs. Table 2 summarizes the standardized safety signs used in in terms of function category, graphical symbol as well geometric shape and colour as specified in ISO 3864-1. 5 Standardized safety signs Tables 3 to 7 give safety sign originals in a uniform 70 mm size with corner marks to enable accurate enlargement and reduction scaling. The sign illustrations are shown without borders in order to allow for consistent reproduction scaling, though the use of borders is encouraged as defined by ISO 3864-1. The safety signs should be reproduced exactly as shown in Tables 3 to 7. However some degree of graphical modification is permitted when cultural differences or special formats need to be considered, provided of the sign is maintained. Consistent reproduction and use of these safety signs will lead to a progressively improved degree of at the international level. In cases where the orientation of the symbol is not essential to its meaning, the orientation may be changed. A graphical symbol may be depicted in outline or filled-in form. A modification to the image content is acceptable provided the original meaning is retained. Tables 3 to 7 present the safety sign originals according to their category as follows: E Means of escape and emergency equipment signs (safe condition signs) see Table 3 F Fire safety signs see Table 4 M Mandatory action signs see Table 5 P Prohibition signs see Table 6 W Warning signs see Table 7 Tables 3 to 7 also give a description of the used for each safety sign. 4 ISO 2003 All rights reserved

Table 2 Summary of all safety signs Category, reference number and referent E F M P W Means of escape and emergency equipment signs (safe condition signs) Fire safety signs Mandatory action signs Prohibition signs Warning signs number E001 F001 M001 P001 W001 Emergency exit (left hand) Fire extinguisher General mandatory action sign General prohibition sign General warning sign number E002 F002 P002 W002 Emergency exit (right hand) Fire hose reel No smoking Warning; Explosive material number E003 F003 P003 W003 First aid Fire ladder No open flame Fire, open ignition source and smoking prohibited Warning; Radioactive material number E004 F004 P004 W004 Emergency telephone Collection of fire fighting equipment No thoroughfare Warning; Laser beam number E005 F005 P005 W005 Direction, arrow (90 increments), safe condition Fire alarm call point Not drinking water Warning; Non-ionizing radiation ISO 2003 All rights reserved 5

Table 2 (continued) Category, reference number and referent E F M P W Means of escape and emergency equipment signs (safe condition signs) Fire safety signs Mandatory action signs Prohibition signs Warning signs number E006 F006 P006 W006 Direction, arrow (45 increments), safe condition Fire emergency telephone No access for fork lift trucks and other industrial vehicles Warning; Magnetic field number P007 W007 No access for persons with pacemakers Warning; Obstacles number P008 W008 No metallic articles or watches Warning; Drop (fall) number W009 Warning; Biological hazard number W010 Warning; Low temperature/ freezing conditions number W011 Warning; Slippery surface 6 ISO 2003 All rights reserved

Table 3 Description and of referent for means of escape and emergency equipment signs (safe condition signs) (category E) Description/ E001 Emergency exit (left hand) E002 Emergency exit (right hand) To signify an escape route to an area of safe condition Full view of man moving (to left) through doorway Supplementary arrow sign is used to give directional (E005, E006) To improve conspicuity, use with a supplementary sign See ISO 3864-1 for examples of use To signify an escape route to an area of safe condition Full view of man moving (to right) through doorway Supplementary arrow sign is used to give directional (E005, E006) To improve conspicuity, use with a supplementary sign See ISO 3864-1 for examples of use ISO 2003 All rights reserved 7

Table 3 (continued) Description/ E003 First aid To signify the location of first aid equipment or facilities A white cross on a green background or an alternative appropriate recognized ethnic element E004 Emergency telephone For summoning first aid or rescue Telephone receiver in profile, with determinative cross or with another appropriate element evocative for the targeted cultural group 8 ISO 2003 All rights reserved

Table 3 (continued) Description/ E005 Direction arrow (90 increments) safe condition To indicate direction (the arrow may be rotated in increments of 90 from the vertical) Arrow with Belgian head, with angle at apex ranging between 84 and 86 as supplementary sign See ISO 3864-1 supplementary sign E006 Direction arrow (45 increments) safe condition To indicate direction (the arrow may be rotated in increments of 90 from 45 ) Arrow with Belgian head, with angle at apex ranging between 84 and 86 as supplementary sign See ISO 3864-1 supplementary sign ISO 2003 All rights reserved 9

Table 4 Description and of referent for fire safety signs (category F) Description/ To signify a fire extinguisher Front view of fire extinguisher with determinative flames F001 Fire extinguisher Fire safety signing Fire safety manuals and To indicate fire hose reel Fire hose reel in profile with determinative flames F002 Fire hose reel Fire safety signing Fire safety manuals and 10 ISO 2003 All rights reserved

Table 4 (continued) Description/ To signify a fire ladder Front view of vertical ladder with determinative flames F003 Fire ladder Fire safety signing Fire safety manuals and To signify a collection of fire fighting equipment Fire helmet with determinative flames F004 Collection of fire fighting equipment Fire safety signing Fire safety manuals and The shape of the helmet may be changed to better represent a country's style of fire helmet ISO 2003 All rights reserved 11

Table 4 (continued) Description/ F005 Fire alarm call point To signify a fire alarm call point Hand with projecting finger on push button of call point with determinative flames Fire safety signing Fire safety manuals and To signify fire emergency telephone Telephone receiver shown in profile with determinative flames F006 Fire emergency telephone Fire safety signing Fire safety manuals and 12 ISO 2003 All rights reserved

Table 5 Description and of referent for mandatory action signs (category M) Description/ To signify a mandatory action Exclamation mark M001 General mandatory action sign Requires supplementary sign to give further Table 6 Description and of referent for prohibition signs (category P) Description/ To signify a prohibited action None, prohibition shape and colour only P001 General prohibition sign Requires supplementary sign to give further ISO 2003 All rights reserved 13

Table 6 (continued) Description/ To prohibit smoking Cigarette shown in profile with smoke P002 No smoking To prohibit smoking and all forms of open flame P003 No open flame Fire, open ignition source and smoking prohibited Match shown as profile with flame 14 ISO 2003 All rights reserved

Table 6 (continued) Description/ To prohibit a person from using a designated thoroughfare Stylized man walking (left hand) P004 No thoroughfare To prohibit the drinking of unsuitable water Tap above glass containing water indicated by wavy lines P005 Not drinking water ISO 2003 All rights reserved 15

Table 6 (continued) Description/ To prohibit the use of fork lift trucks and other industrial vehicles in hazardous P006 No access for fork lift trucks and other industrial vehicles Truck shown as profile with stylized driver P007 No access for persons with pacemakers To prohibit a person from passing through a device that might harm a pacemaker Stylized heart shape with cable 16 ISO 2003 All rights reserved

Table 7 (continued) Description/ To warn of a hazard from explosive materials Stylized exploding bomb W002 Warning; Explosive material To warn of a hazard from radioactive material As abstract image shown opposite W003 Warning; Radioactive material 18 ISO 2003 All rights reserved

Table 7 (continued) Description/ To warn of a hazard from a laser beam As abstract image shown opposite W004 Warning; Laser beam To warn of a hazard from non-ionizing radiation As abstract image shown opposite W005 Warning; Nonionizing radiation ISO 2003 All rights reserved 19

Table 7 (continued) Description/ To warn of a hazard from a magnetic field Stylized magnet with two radiating arcs either side W006 Warning; Magnetic field To warn of a hazard from obstacles Stylized man tripping over floor obstacle W007 Warning; Obstacles 20 ISO 2003 All rights reserved

Table 7 (continued) Description/ To warn of a hazard from a drop Stylized man falling from the edge of a surface W008 Warning; Drop (fall) To warn of a hazard from a biological hazard As abstract image shown opposite W009 Warning; Biological hazard ISO 2003 All rights reserved 21

Table 7 (continued) Description/ To warn of a hazard from low temperature As abstract image shown opposite W0010 Warning; Low temperatur e/ freezing conditions To warn of a hazard from a slippery surface Stylized man falling on a slippery surface W0011 Warning; Slippery surface 22 ISO 2003 All rights reserved