BS EN 842 : 1996
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
SAFETY OF MACHINERY - VISUAL DANGER SIGNALS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, DESIGN AND TESTING
Hardcopy , PDF
English
01-01-1996
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Safety and ergonomic requirements
4.1 General
4.2 Detectibility
4.3 Discriminability
4.4 Glare
4.5 Distance
4.6 Duration
5 Physical measurements
6 Subjective visual check
Annex A (informative) - Bibliography
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
Directive 98/37/EC, amended by 98/79/EC
Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this European
Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
Directive 2006/42/EC
Explains criteria for the perception of visual danger signals in the area that people are intended to perceive and to react to such a signal. It also specifies the safety and ergonomic requirements and the corresponding physical measurements and subjective visual check.
| Committee |
PH/9/1
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 92/45098 DC (09/2005) 1996 Edition Re-Issued in June 2009 & incorporates AMD 1 2008. (06/2009)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
16
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| I.S. EN 842:1997 | Identical |
| EN 842:1996+A1:2008 | Identical |
| NF EN 842 : 1996 + A1 2008 | Identical |
| NS EN 842 : 1996 + A1 2008 | Identical |
| NBN EN 842 : 1996 + A1 2009 | Identical |
| NEN EN 842 : 1997 + A1 2008 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 842:1996+A1:2008 | Equivalent |
| UNE-EN 842:1997 | Identical |
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| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC14/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 14 - THE ENVIRONMENT |
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| ISO 8995-1:2002 | Lighting of work places — Part 1: Indoor |
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