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    Graphical symbols Test methods Part 1: Method for testing comprehensibility

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    Language(s):  English, French

    Published date:  17-03-2014

    Publisher:  International Organization for Standardization

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    ISO 9186-1:2014 specifies a method for testing the comprehensibility of graphical symbols. It provides a measure of the extent to which a variant of a graphical symbol communicates its intended message. The purpose is to ensure that graphical symbols and signs using graphical symbols are readily understood. The intention is to encourage the development of graphical symbols which are correctly understood by users when no supplementary (i.e. explanatory) text is presented. When such a graphical symbol cannot be developed, it might be necessary to present a graphical symbol together with supplementary text explaining its meaning in the language of the intended users.

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    Committee ISO/TC 145
    Development Note Together with ISO 9186-2 supersedes ISO 9186. (06/2008) Supersedes ISO/DIS 9186-1. (03/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher International Organization for Standardization
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    DIN ISO 3864-3:2012-11 GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS - SAFETY COLOURS AND SAFETY SIGNS - PART 3: DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS FOR USE IN SAFETY SIGNS (ISO 3864-3:2012)
    16/30334071 DC : 0 BS ISO 19809 - PACKAGING - ACCESSIBLE DESIGN - INFORMATION AND MARKING
    ISO 22727:2007 Graphical symbols Creation and design of public information symbols Requirements
    09/30203792 DC : 0 BS ISO 7010 - GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS - SAFETY COLOURS AND SAFETY SIGNS - REGISTERED SAFETY SIGNS
    BS ISO 15223-2 : 2010 MEDICAL DEVICES - SYMBOLS TO BE USED WITH MEDICAL DEVICE LABELS, LABELLING, AND INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED - PART 2: SYMBOL DEVELOPMENT, SELECTION AND VALIDATION
    BS ISO 28564-2 : 2016 PUBLIC INFORMATION GUIDANCE SYSTEMS - PART 2: GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN AND USE OF LOCATION SIGNS AND DIRECTION SIGNS
    16/30328756 DC : 0 BS EN 13814-2 - SAFETY OF AMUSEMENT RIDES AND AMUSEMENT DEVICES - PART 2: OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND USE
    13/30241424 DC : 0 BS EN 16584-2 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - DESIGN FOR PRM USE - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - PART 2: INFORMATION
    BS ISO 28564-1 : 2010 PUBLIC INFORMATION GUIDANCE SYSTEMS - PART 1: DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCATION PLANS, MAPS AND DIAGRAMS
    BS ISO 17480 : 2015 PACKAGING - ACCESSIBLE DESIGN - EASE OF OPENING
    18/30321208 DC : DRAFT FEB 2018 BS ISO 28564-3 - PUBLIC INFORMATION GUIDANCE SYSTEMS - PART 3: GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN AND USE OF INFORMATION INDEX SIGNS
    BS ISO 7010 : 2011 GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS - SAFETY COLOURS AND SAFETY SIGNS - REGISTERED SAFETY SIGNS
    BS ISO 20712-1:2008 (published 2011-09) Water safety signs and beach safety flags Specifications for water safety signs used in workplaces and public areas
    ISO 3864-2:2016 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Part 2: Design principles for product safety labels
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    09/30193656 DC : 2009 BS ISO 28564-1 - PUBLIC INFORMATION GUIDANCE SYSTEMS - PART 1: DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCATION PLANS, MAPS AND DIAGRAMS
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    SAE J 2990 : 2012 HYBRID AND EV FIRST AND SECOND RESPONDER RECOMMENDED PRACTICE
    12/30196343 DC : 0 BS ISO 24409-2 - SHIPS AND MARINE TECHNOLOGY - DESIGN, LOCATION AND USE OF SHIPBOARD SAFETY SIGNS, SAFETY-RELATED SIGNS, SAFETY NOTICES AND SAFETY MARKINGS - PART 2: CATALOGUE
    14/30278956 DC : 0 BS ISO 17842-2 - SAFETY OF AMUSEMENT RIDES AND AMUSEMENT DEVICES - PART 2: OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND USE
    BS EN ISO 7010 : 2012 GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS - SAFETY COLOURS AND SAFETY SIGNS - REGISTERED SAFETY SIGNS (ISO 7010:2011)
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    BS ISO 17842-2:2015 (published 2015-04) Safety of amusement rides and amusement devices Operation and use
    BS ISO/IEC 24779-9 : 2015 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CROSS-JURISDICTIONAL AND SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES - PICTOGRAMS, ICONS AND SYMBOLS FOR USE WITH BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS - PART 9: VASCULAR APPLICATIONS
    BS ISO/IEC 24779-1 : 2016 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CROSS-JURISDICTIONAL AND SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES - PICTOGRAMS, ICONS AND SYMBOLS FOR USE WITH BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS - PART 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
    17/30362937 DC BS ISO 24409-2. Ships and marine technology. Design, location and use of shipboard safety signs, fire control plan signs, safety notices and safety markings. Part 2. Catalogue of shipboard safety signs and fire control plan signs
    13/30261777 DC : 0 BS ISO/IEC 24779-9 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CROSSJURISDICTIONAL AND SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES - PICTOGRAMS, ICONS AND SYMBOLS FOR USE WITH BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS - PART 3: VASCULAR APPLICATIONS
    13/30241427 DC : 0 BS EN 16584-3 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - DESIGN FOR PRM USE - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - PART 3: OPTICAL AND FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS
    ISO/TS 17929:2014 Biomechanical effects on amusement ride passengers
    NBR ISO 15223-2 : 2013 MEDICAL DEVICES - SYMBOLS TO BE USED WITH MEDICAL DEVICE LABELS, LABELLING, AND INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED - PART 2: SYMBOL DEVELOPMENT, SELECTION AND VALIDATION
    13/30241421 DC : 0 BS EN 16584-1 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - DESIGN FOR PRM USE - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - PART 1: CONTRAST
    PREN 131-3 : DRAFT 2016 LADDERS - PART 3: MARKING AND USER INSTRUCTIONS
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    ISO 20712-1:2008 Water safety signs and beach safety flags Part 1: Specifications for water safety signs used in workplaces and public areas
    16/30338537 DC : 0 BS EN 131-3 - LADDERS - PART 3: MARKING AND USER INSTRUCTIONS
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    SAE J 2830 : 2016 PROCESS FOR COMPREHENSION TESTING OF IN-VEHICLE SYMBOLS
    PREN 1069-2 : DRAFT 2015 WATER SLIDES - PART 2: INSTRUCTIONS
    I.S. EN 16584-1:2017 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - DESIGN FOR PRM USE - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - PART 1: CONTRAST
    AAMI HE75 : 2009 HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING - DESIGN OF MEDICAL DEVICES
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    I.S. EN ISO 7010:2012 GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS - SAFETY COLOURS AND SAFETY SIGNS - REGISTERED SAFETY SIGNS (ISO 7010:2011)
    NF ISO 28564-1 : 2011 PUBLIC INFORMATION GUIDANCE SYSTEMS - PART 1: DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCATION PLANS, MAPS AND DIAGRAMS
    ISO/IEC 24779-1:2016 Information technology Cross-jurisdictional and societal aspects of implementation of biometric technologies Pictograms, icons and symbols for use with biometric systems Part 1: General principles
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    I.S. EN 16584-3:2017 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - DESIGN FOR PRM USE - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - PART 3: OPTICAL AND FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS
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    DIN EN ISO 7010:2012-10 GRAPHISCHE SYMBOLE - SICHERHEITSFARBEN UND SICHERHEITSZEICHEN - REGISTRIERTE SICHERHEITSZEICHEN (ISO 7010:2011/AMD 5:2014)
    ISO 28564-2:2016 Public information guidance systems Part 2: Guidelines for the design and use of location signs and direction signs
    CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 24779-9:16 Information technology Cross-jurisdictional and societal aspects of implementation of biometric technologies Pictograms, icons and symbols for use with biometric systems Part 9: Vascular applications (Adopted ISO/IEC 24779-9:2015, first edition, 2015-11-01)
    EN 131-3:2018 LADDERS - PART 3: MARKING AND USER INSTRUCTIONS
    BS EN 16584-1:2017 (published 2017-01) Railway applications. Design for PRM use. General requirements Contrast
    AAMI ISO 15223-2 : 2010 MEDICAL DEVICES - SYMBOLS TO BE USED WITH MEDICAL DEVICE LABELS, LABELING AND INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED - PART 2: SYMBOL DEVELOPMENT, SELECTION AND VALIDATION
    ISO 15223-2:2010 Medical devices Symbols to be used with medical device labels, labelling, and information to be supplied Part 2: Symbol development, selection and validation
    ISO 3864-3:2012 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Part 3: Design principles for graphical symbols for use in safety signs
    ISO 24409-1:2010 Ships and marine technology Design, location and use of shipboard safety signs, safety-related signs, safety notices and safety markings Part 1: Design principles
    ISO 17842-2:2015 Safety of amusement rides and amusement devices Part 2: Operation and use
    ISO/IEC 24779-9:2015 Information technology Cross-jurisdictional and societal aspects of implementation of biometric technologies Pictograms, icons and symbols for use with biometric systems Part 9: Vascular applications
    I.S. EN 131-3:2018 LADDERS - PART 3: MARKING AND USER INSTRUCTIONS
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    UNE-EN 16584-1:2017 Railway applications - Design for PRM Use - General requirements - Part 1: Contrast
    UNE-EN 1069-2:2017 Water slides - Part 2: Instructions
    BS EN 1069-2:2017 (published 2017-09) Water slides Instructions
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    EN 1069-2:2017 (edition 2) Water slides - Part 2: Instructions
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    ISO 9241-400:2007 Ergonomics of humansystem interaction Part 400: Principles and requirements for physical input devices
    ISO 7010:2011 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Registered safety signs
    ISO 9241-5:1998 Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) Part 5: Workstation layout and postural requirements
    ISO 17724:2003 Graphical symbols Vocabulary
    ISO 9241-12:1998 Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) Part 12: Presentation of information
    ISO 9241-303:2011 Ergonomics of human-system interaction Part 303: Requirements for electronic visual displays
    ISO 7001:2007 Graphical symbols Public information symbols
    ISO 22727:2007 Graphical symbols Creation and design of public information symbols Requirements
    ISO 9186-2:2008 Graphical symbols Test methods Part 2: Method for testing perceptual quality
    IEC 80416-1:2008 BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS FOR USE ON EQUIPMENT - PART 1: CREATION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS FOR REGISTRATION
    ISO 80416-2:2001 Basic principles for graphical symbols for use on equipment Part 2: Form and use of arrows
    ISO 3864-1:2011 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Part 1: Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
    ISO 3864-3:2012 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Part 3: Design principles for graphical symbols for use in safety signs
    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
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