HEALTH AND SAFETY SIGNS
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Use of Symbols and Graphical Images<br />
Prohibition<br />
A red circular band with diagonal cross bar on a white background, the symbol within<br />
the circle to be black denoting a safety sign that indicates that a certain behaviour is<br />
prohibited.<br />
Hazard<br />
A yellow triangle with black border and symbol within the yellow area denoting a safety<br />
sign that gives warning of a hazard.<br />
Mandatory<br />
A blue circle with white symbol denoting a sign that indicates that a specific course of<br />
action must be taken.<br />
Fire Equipment<br />
A red rectangle or square with symbol in white denoting a safety sign that indicates the<br />
location of fire fighting equipment.<br />
Safe Condition<br />
A green rectangle or square with symbol or text in white denoting a safety sign providing<br />
information about safe conditions.<br />
The Health & Safety (Safety Signs and Signals Regulations) 1996<br />
As an employer you are required to conform fully with the provisions of these<br />
regulations. Guidance is given here and throughout the catalogue in respect of:<br />
• Risk assessment<br />
• Use of pictorial symbols<br />
• General health and safety signs<br />
• Fire/emergency escape signs<br />
• Positioning of signs<br />
• Marking of hazardous storage areas and obstacles<br />
• Dangerous locations<br />
• Identification of pipelines<br />
ISO 7010<br />
Over the next few months we will see the adoption of a new standard for safety signs as ISO 7010<br />
is soon to become Pr EN 7010. The change will see safety signs in the workplace move away from<br />
being an “International standard” (essentially a recommendation on best practice), to a European<br />
norm (meaning the contents of the standard must be written into UK and EU Law). ISO 7010 has<br />
been developed to provide a consistency in design across the EU. We will be phasing in the new<br />
designs throughout 2011 and you may notice some design changes to the symbols whereas others<br />
will look virtually unchanged.<br />
The Health and Safety Sign Association executive committee has agreed that all members will adopt<br />
the graphical symbol designs published within ISO 7010.<br />
Health and safety signs that conform to the BS 5499 series of Standards and have yet to be adopted<br />
by the ISO standards will still be available.<br />
As you can see from the examples below, some of the design changes are minor, whereas some have a more obvious difference.<br />
BS 5499 to ISO 7010 BS 5499 to ISO 7010 BS 5499 to ISO 7010 BS 5499 to ISO 7010<br />
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