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TOWER Signs Information 82 Making the difference • ISO 7010 was approved by CEN in June 2012 with effect from January 2013. This means it will become a European Normative that the UK and other member states will have to adopt. • The old BS 5499 has now been incorporated into the new BS EN ISO 7010. Health and Safety guidance recommends that the two different types of signage, BS 5499 and BS EN ISO 7010 should not be mixed in the workplace, so you may want to change your current signage in order to comply. When looking to purchase new signage, please ensure they meet with the new BS EN ISO 7010 standards. • ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) 7010 prescribes the shape, colour and graphical symbol required on safety signs. New common symbols (or pictograms) were introduced and tested throughout all European countries to ensure the symbols are easily understood and recognised across the EU. • As the UK’s leading sign manufacturer you can be assured that the safety signs in our ONLINE Catalogue is compliant with BS EN ISO 7010. Standards .......................................................................................................................... Legislation and Standards To conform with European legislation, all Safety Signs must comply with the Health and Safety (Safety Signs & Signals) Regulations 1996. The Regulations enact in UK law an EU Directive designed to harmonise signs across the EU so that signs across the member states will have the same meaning whichever country they are used in. Details of BS EN ISO 7010 are also included in the guidance. ISO 7010 has now changed to BS EN ISO 7010 Safety Sign Identification The Health & Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 The BS EN ISO 7010 regulation adopted European Safety Signs Directive (92/58/EEC), which outlines the correct layout for safety signs across the EU. The salient points are that employers are required to: • Identify all fire exits, fire alarms and fire fighting equipment with pictogram signs. • Utilise safety signs to limit risk to hazards (not avoided or controlled by other measures) identified with the risk assessment. • Maintain safety signs ensuring they are legible, up to date and remain relevant to the hazard. • Explain unfamiliar signs to their employees and tell them what they need to do when they see a safety sign. • The Regulations apply to all places and activities where people are employed. Old Old Old Old New New New New Hazard Identification Prohitition Safe Condition Fire Signs Mandatory Shape & Colour: Yellow triangle with black border Meaning: Potential hazard within designated area, Caution/Risk of Danger. Supplementary text may be added if necessary to convey a clearer message Shape & Colour: Red Circle with diagonal line Meaning: You must not/Do not do/Stop. Supplementary text may be added if necessary to convey a clearer message. Shape & Colour: Solid green rectangle or square Meaning: The safe way/Where to go in an emergency. Supplementary text may be added if necessary to convey a clearer message. Shape & Colour: Solid red rectangle or square Meaning: Locates fire equipment or personnel. Supplementary text may be added if necessary to convey a clearer message. Shape & Colour: Solid blue circle Meaning: You must do/Carry out action displayed on sign. Supplementary text may be added if necessary to convey a clearer message.