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  • BS ISO 3864-3:2012

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    Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs Design principles for graphical symbols for use in safety signs

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-03-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Designing graphical symbols for use in safety signs
    5 Review of existing standards
    6 Assignment of Meaning, Function, Image content
      and Hazard to the safety sign
    7 Design criteria
    Annex A (informative) - Additional design guidelines
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines principles, criteria and guidance for the design of graphical symbols for use in safety signs as defined in ISO 3864-1, and the safety sign element of product safety labels as defined in ISO 3864-2.

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    This part of ISO3864 gives principles, criteria and guidance for the design of graphical symbols for use in safety signs as defined in ISO3864-1, and for the safety sign element of product safety labels as defined in ISO3864-2.

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    Committee PH/8/1
    Development Note Supersedes BS 5499-6(2002) and 11/30214919 DC. (03/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    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 1710:2014 Specification for identification of pipelines and services
    14/30283828 DC : 0 BS 1710 - SPECIFICATION FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PIPELINES AND SERVICES
    13/30260337 DC : 0 BS 5499-4 - SAFETY SIGNS - PART 4: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR ESCAPE ROUTE SIGNING
    11/30228478 DC : 0 BS 7255 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SAFE WORKING ON LIFTS
    BS 5655-6:2011 Lifts and service lifts Code of practice for the selection, installation and location of new lifts
    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

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 7010:2011 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Registered safety signs
    ISO 17724:2003 Graphical symbols — Vocabulary
    ISO 3864-2:2016 Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Part 2: Design principles for product safety labels
    ISO 7001:2007 Graphical symbols — Public information symbols
    ISO 9186-1:2014 Graphical symbols Test methods Part 1: Method for testing comprehensibility
    ISO 9186-2:2008 Graphical symbols — Test methods — Part 2: Method for testing perceptual quality
    ISO 3864-1:2011 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Part 1: Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
    ISO 7000:2014 Graphical symbols for use on equipment Registered symbols
    ISO/IEC Guide 74:2004 Graphical symbols — Technical guidelines for the consideration of consumers' needs
    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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