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BS 5499-10:2014

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Guidance for the selection and use of safety signs and fire safety notices
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

31-03-2023

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-08-2014

Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 System design
5 Documentation
6 Training and education
7 Audit
8 Servicing and maintenance
9 Monitoring and review
Annexes
Annex A (normative) - Fire safety notices
Annex B (informative) - Examples of application
        of distance factor for safety signs
Annex C (informative) - Examples of the use of
        safety signs to indicate the location and
        identification of safety equipment, fire equipment
        and safe drinking water, and of the hierarchy of
        safety signs
Bibliography

Gives guidance on how to select, install, position and maintain safety signs conforming to BS ISO 3864-1 and BS EN ISO 7010, excluding escape route signs, to present specific safety information.

This part of BS5499 provides guidance on how to select, install, position and maintain safety signs conforming to BSISO3864‑1 and BSENISO7010, excluding escape route signs, to present specific safety information. Fire safety notices are also covered in AnnexA. This part of BS5499 satisfies the requirements of the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 [1] and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 [2]. This part of BS5499 is applicable to all premises, with the exception of private domestic premises. However, it is applicable to the common access areas within multi-occupied dwellings. This part of BS5499 is intended for use by building owners, facility managers of premises, safety managers and others responsible for selecting, installing and/or inspecting safety signs. This part of BS5499 is not applicable to: road traffic signs; public information symbols; actions to be taken in the event of a fire; International Maritime Organization symbols; labels provided under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996; labels provided under the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. This part of BS5499 does not give guidance on the use of escape route signs or water safety signs. NOTE1 A code of practice for the use of escape route signing is given in BS5499‑4. NOTE2 Specification of water safety signs and guidance for use are covered by BSISO20712‑1 and BSISO20712‑3 respectively. NOTE3 The illustrations in this standard are as accurate as possible within the limitations of the printing process.

Committee
PH/8/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5499-10(2006) & 14/30260340 DC. (08/2014)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
58
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn
Supersedes

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BS 5266-1:2016 Emergency lighting Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises
BS 9999:2017 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice
EN ISO 7010 : 2012 AMD 7 2017 GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS - SAFETY COLOURS AND SAFETY SIGNS - REGISTERED SAFETY SIGNS (ISO 7010:2011/AMD 7:2016)

ISO 7010:2011 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Registered safety signs
BS ISO 16069:2004 Graphical symbols. Safety signs. Safety way guidance systems (SWGS)
BS 5266-1:2011 Emergency lighting Code of practice for the emergency escape lighting of premises
BS 18004:2008 Guide to achieving effective occupational health and safety performance
BS ISO 9186-1:2014 Graphical symbols. Test methods Method for testing comprehensibility
BS ISO 20712-3:2014 Water safety signs and beach safety flags Guidance for use
BS EN ISO 7010 : 2012 GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS - SAFETY COLOURS AND SAFETY SIGNS - REGISTERED SAFETY SIGNS (ISO 7010:2011)
BS EN 60598-1:2015 Luminaires General requirements and tests
BS ISO 3864-1:2011 Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
BS ISO 20712-1:2008 Water safety signs and beach safety flags Specifications for water safety signs used in workplaces and public areas
BS ISO 9186-2:2008 Graphical symbols. Test methods Method for testing perceptual quality
BS ISO 3864-3:2012 Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs Design principles for graphical symbols for use in safety signs
BS ISO 17398:2004 Safety colours and safety signs. Classification, performance and durability of safety signs
ISO/IEC Guide 74:2004 Graphical symbols — Technical guidelines for the consideration of consumers' needs
BS ISO 3864-4:2011 Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs Colorimetric and photometric properties of safety sign materials
BS ISO 17724:2003 Graphical symbols. Vocabulary

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