New international
standard for safety signs
A new ISO standard which clarifies the understanding and proper application of safety signs has been formulated to reduce accidents in workplaces and public areas worldwide.
The standard is called ISO 7010:2003, and it will help to communicate safety information through a collection of signs designed for use in any workplace, location and sector where safety-related questions may be posed. Convenor of the working group that developed the standard, Paul Bischof, said that ISO 7010 acts as a 'red line' for the safe installation of safety signs.
Bischof continued: 'ISO 7010 sets out to guarantee that, anywhere in the world, a manufacturer of safety signs for workplaces and public areas uses exactly the same pattern. The standard seeks, moreover, to give guidance to the designers of safety signs and get them to use ISO 7010 with a view to obtaining greater overall consistency and thereby better universal recognition.'
The standard covers 32 safety signs for accident prevention, fire protection and emergency evacuation. Each is displayed by a visual illustration with the image content, function, field and format of application. ISO 7010 is to be used by ISO technical committees who develop safety signs for their industry, and should prevent the duplication of signs for each safety meaning.
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