SAFETY OF MACHINERY - SYSTEM OF AUDITORY AND VISUAL DANGER AND INFORMATION SIGNALS

Amended by

BS EN 981:1996+A1:2008

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English

Published date

01-01-1997

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Ergonomic principles for the design and application
  of auditory and visual signals
  4.1 General
  4.2 Principles for distinctive characters
  4.3 Qualities of auditory signals
  4.4 Qualities of visual signals
5 System of auditory and visual signals
  5.1 Scheme of purposes and character
  5.2 Scheme of auditory signal character
  5.3 Scheme of visual signal colours
6 Testing
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

Pertains to all danger and information signals which have to be clearly perceived and differentiated as specified in 5.3 of EN 292-2:1991, by other requirements or by the work situation, and to all degrees of urgency - from extreme urgency to an ALL CLEAR situation.

Committee	PH/9/1
DevelopmentNote	1996 Edition Re-Issued in June 2009 & incorporates AMD 1 2008. (06/2009)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	14
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
UNE-EN 981:1997	Identical
SN EN 981+A1:2008	Identical
NF EN 981 : 1997 + A1 2008	Identical
ISO 11429:1996	Identical
NBN EN 981 : 1997 + A1 2009	Identical
NEN EN 981 : 1997 + A1 2008	Identical
NS EN 981 : 1996 + A1 2008	Identical
UNI EN 981 : 2009	Identical
EN 981:1996+A1:2008	Identical
I.S. EN 981:1996	Identical
DIN EN 981:2009-01	Identical

DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC1-7/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTIONS 1-7 - OVERALL CONTENTS/SCOPE
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT1)/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 1: OVERARCHING PEOPLE-RELATED REQUIREMENTS
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC11/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 11 - TRAINING
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC8/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 8 - PEOPLE IN SYSTEMS
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC9/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 9 - PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC10/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 10 - SYSTEMS SAFETY
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC15/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 15 - WORK EQUIPMENT
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC13/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 13 - THE WORKPLACE
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC12/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 12 - OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC16/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 16 - LIVING SPACES
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT2)/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 2: PARTICULAR PEOPLE-RELATED REQUIREMENTS
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC14/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 14 - THE ENVIRONMENT
DEFSTAN 00-25(PT21)/1(2004) : 2004	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 21: SYSTEM SAFETY DOMAIN
DEFSTAN 00-25(PT19)/1(2004) : 2004	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 19: HUMAN ENGINEERING DOMAIN
PD 5304:2014	Guidance on safe use of machinery
PD 5304:2005	GUIDANCE ON SAFE USE OF MACHINERY
PD 5304:2000	SAFE USE OF MACHINERY

ISO 9921-1:1996	Ergonomic assessment of speech communication Part 1: Speech interference level and communication distances for persons with normal hearing capacity in direct communication (SIL method)
IEC 60073:2002	Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification - Coding principles for indicators and actuators
EN 60073:2002	Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification - Coding principles for indicators and actuators
ISO 7731:2003	Ergonomics Danger signals for public and work areas Auditory danger signals
EN 842:1996+A1:2008	Safety of machinery - Visual danger signals - General requirements, design and testing
EN 292-2 : 91 AMD 1 95	SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES AND SPECIFICATION
1998/37/EC : 1998	DIRECTIVE 98/37/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 22 JUNE 1998 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MACHINERY
EN 457 : 1992	SAFETY OF MACHINERY - AUDITORY DANGER SIGNALS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, DESIGN AND TESTING

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