BS 5378-2:1980
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Safety signs and colours Specification for colorimetric and photometric properties of materials
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31-08-2011
English
29-08-1980
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Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
1. Scope
2. References
3. Definitions
4. Colorimetric and photometric properties of the
materials
Appendices
A. Preferred dimensions of single safety signs
B. Colour references
Tables
1. Chromaticity coordinates and luminance factors for
ordinary and retroreflecting colours
2. Chromaticity coordinates and luminance factors for
fluorescent and photoluminescent materials
3. Coefficient of retroreflection
4. Colour references
5. Preferred sizes of signs
6. Preferred letter sizes
Figures
1. Boundaries for red, yellow, green, blue, white and
black ordinary surface colours
2. Boundaries for retroreflecting surface colours and
for fluorescent red and orange-red
3. Measured dimensions for signs
4. Boundary for photoluminescent white
Specifies the properties of materials used for safety signs as specified in Part 1.
| Committee |
PH/8
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 76/61092 DC & 85/41456 DC. (08/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
14
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
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