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  • BS ISO 20712-3:2014

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    Water safety signs and beach safety flags Guidance for use

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  04-08-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-07-2014

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Guidance for selection and siting of
      signs and flags
    5 Water safety signs
    6 Beach safety flags
    7 Multiple signs
    8 Tsunami signing system
    Annex A (informative) - Distance factor z
    Annex B (informative) - Examples of signing
             swimming pools
    Annex C (informative) - Examples of positioning
             beach safety flags
    Annex D (informative) - Typeface for text
    Annex E (informative) - Examples of tsunami
             signing system
    Bibliography
    National Annex NA (informative) - Examples of
                       feather flags

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    Provides guidance for the selection and use of water safety signs as specified in ISO 20712-1 and beach safety flags as specified in ISO 20712-2, in aquatic environments.

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    Committee PH/8/1
    Development Note Supersedes BS 8504-1(2006) and BS 8504-2(2006). (09/2011) Supersedes 13/30266386 DC. (07/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    13/30241837 DC : 0 BS 8569 - COASTAL SLIPWAY SAFETY SIGNS - GUIDANCE FOR THE SELECTION AND USE
    14/30260340 DC : 0 BS 5499-10 - GUIDANCE FOR THE SELECTION AND USE OF SAFETY SIGNS AND FIRE SAFETY NOTICES
    BS ISO 20712-1:2008 Water safety signs and beach safety flags Specifications for water safety signs used in workplaces and public areas
    BS 8569:2014 Coastal slipway safety signs. Guidance for the selection and use
    BS 5499-10:2014 Guidance for the selection and use of safety signs and fire safety notices
    ISO 20712-1:2008 Water safety signs and beach safety flags Part 1: Specifications for water safety signs used in workplaces and public areas

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    ISO 7010:2011 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Registered safety signs
    ISO 20712-2:2007 Water safety signs and beach safety flags Part 2: Specifications for beach safety flags Colour, shape, meaning and performance
    ISO 17398:2004 Safety colours and safety signs — Classification, performance and durability of safety signs
    ISO 17724:2003 Graphical symbols — Vocabulary
    ISO 7001:2007 Graphical symbols — Public information symbols
    ISO 3864-1:2011 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Part 1: Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
    ISO 3864-3:2012 Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Part 3: Design principles for graphical symbols for use in safety signs
    ISO 20712-1:2008 Water safety signs and beach safety flags Part 1: Specifications for water safety signs used in workplaces and public areas
    ISO 3864-4:2011 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Part 4: Colorimetric and photometric properties of safety sign materials
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