SDL-Safety-Sign-Catalogue-2020

SDL ~ Safety Sign Catalogue 2020
SAFETY SIGNS – LEGISLATION GUIDE
Relevant Legislation for your business
ISO 7010 has now changed to BS EN ISO 7010
• ISO 7010 was approved by CEN in June 2012 with effect from January
2013. This means it will become a European Normative that the UK
and other member states will have to adopt.
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• The old BS 5499 has now been incorporated into the new BS EN ISO
7010. Health and Safety guidance recommends that the two different
types of signage, BS 5499 and BS EN ISO 7010 should not be mixed
in the workplace, so you may want to change your current signage
in order to comply. When looking to purchase new signage, please
ensure they meet with the new BS EN ISO 7010 standards.
• ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) 7010 prescribes
the shape, colour and graphical symbol required on safety signs.
New common symbols (or pictograms) were introduced and tested
throughout all European countries to ensure the symbols are easily
understood and recognised across the EU.
• As the UK’s leading sign manufacturer you can be assured that the
safety signs in this catalogue are compliant with BS EN ISO 7010.
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The Health & Safety (Safety Signs and
Signals) Regulations 1996
Legally Required
The above regulation adopted European Safety Signs Directive (92/58/EEC),
which outlines the correct layout for safety signs across the EU.
The salient points are that employers are required to:
• Identify all fi re exits, fi re alarms and fi re fi ghting equipment with
pictogram signs.
• Utilise safety signs to limit risk to hazards (not avoided or controlled
by other measures) identifi ed with the risk assessment.
• Maintain safety signs ensuring they are legible, up to date and
remain relevant to the hazard.
• Explain unfamiliar signs to their employees and tell them what
they need to do when they see a safety sign.
• The Regulations apply to all places and activities where people
are employed.
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Created to help simplify the previous legislation into one. The
order details the requirements for a ‘responsible person’ to help
manage precautions within large premises. Order states that you
are required to appoint a ‘responsible person’.
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Main responsibilities of an appointed person are: –
• Carry out risk assessments.
• Resolve the risks identifi ed in any risk assessments.
• Maintain any fi re equipment.
• Create new plans should a fi re break out
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