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BS ISO 15870:2000

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Powered industrial trucks. Safety signs and hazard pictorials. General principles

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-02-2001

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Objectives of safety signs
4 Format for safety signs
4.1 General
4.2 Two-panel safety signs: signal panel, message
      panel
4.3 Three-panel safety signs: signal panel,
      pictorial panel, message panel
4.4 Two-panel safety signs: pictorial panel,
      message panel
4.5 Two-panel safety signs: two pictorial panels
5 Signal panel
6 Pictorial panels
7 Message panel
8 Language, translations and multi-language
      safety signs
9 Colours of safety signs
9.1 Colours of signal panel
9.2 Colours of pictorial panel
9.3 Colours of message panel
9.4 Colour of border
9.5 Colour of panel separation lines
10 Dimensions
11 Principles and guidelines for graphical design of
      hazard pictorials
12 Hazard description pictorials
13 Hazard avoidance pictorials
14 Examples of safety signs
14.1 Examples of safety signs with text
14.2 Examples of safety signs without text
Annex A (informative) Principles and guidelines for graphical
                      design of hazard pictorials
Annex B (informative) Hazard description pictorials
Annex C (informative) Hazard avoidance pictorials
Annex D (informative) Examples of safety signs without text
Annex E (informative) Sizes of graphic symbols and text
Bibliography

Defines general principles for the application and design of hazard pictorials and safety signs permanently affixed to all types of industrial truck including those in ISO 5053. Also covers the outlines of safety sign objectives, describes the basic safety sign colours and formats, as well as provides guidance on developing the various panels that together constitute a safety sign.

This International Standard establishes general principles for the design and application of safety signs and hazard pictorials permanently affixed to all types of industrial truck including those defined in ISO5053. This International Standard outlines safety sign objectives, describes the basic safety sign formats and colours, and provides guidance on developing the various panels that together constitute a safety sign.

Committee
MHE/7
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 99/704665 DC. (07/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
42
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 15870:2000 Identical

ISO 13200:1995 Cranes Safety signs and hazard pictorials General principles
ISO 4196:1984 Graphical symbols — Use of arrows
ISO 9244:2008 Earth-moving machinery Machine safety labels General principles
ISO 5053:1987 Powered industrial trucks Terminology
ISO 12100-2:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 2: Technical principles
ISO 12100-1:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology
ISO 3461-1:1988 General principles for the creation of graphical symbols — Part 1: Graphical symbols for use on equipment
ISO 7000:2014 Graphical symbols for use on equipment Registered symbols
ISO 3864:1984 Safety colours and safety signs
ISO 11684:1995 Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Safety signs and hazard pictorials — General principles

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