BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A3:2022

What is BS EN ISO 7010 - Registered safety signs about?

BS EN ISO 7010 standardizes the look and meaning of safety signs for use wherever safety issues relating to people need to be addressed.

BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A3:2022 is the latest amendment to a standard that is regularly updated to incorporate new signs.

Who is BS EN ISO 7010 - Registered safety signs for?

BS EN ISO 7010 on registered safety signs can be used by:

• Manufacturers of signs and symbols
• Fire safety advisory services
• Health and safety risk assessors
• Risk assessors for areas involving aquatic activity
• Public space health and safety managers, e.g. at airports, for railway companies, hospitals, retail spaces, workspaces, theatres and cinemas
• Event planning organizations

What does BS EN ISO 7010 - Registered safety signs cover?

BS EN ISO 7010 on registered safety signs prescribes safety signs for the purposes of accident prevention, fire protection, health hazard information and emergency evacuation. It specifies the safety sign originals that can be scaled for reproduction and application purposes.

The shape and colour of each safety sign conforms to the design principles in ISO 3864-1 and the design of the graphical symbols conforms to the design principles in ISO 3864-3.

NOTE: BS EN ISO 7010 doesn’t apply to the signalling used for guiding rail, road, river, maritime and air traffic and, in general, to those sectors subject to a regulation which may differ regarding certain points of this document and of the ISO 3864 series.

Why should you use BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A3:2022?

• It ensures clarity and consistency – regardless of language, culture or setting – and that there is only one safety sign for each safety meaning, thereby reducing confusion and the probability of accidents

• This is the most up-to-date version of this standard incorporating the latest safety signs

• The use of specified signs strengthens the risk management of organizations who use them

BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A3:2022 contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.

What’s new about BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A3:2022?

This is an amendment to BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A1:2020 incorporating the two most recent amendments: A2 and A3, so that BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A3:2022 is the latest and most up-to-date document. It adds new symbols, including:

1. Evacuation route, location of safety equipment or safety facility, safety action (safe condition signs): First aid responder, Evacuation mattress, Lifebuoy with light and smoke, Person overboard call point
2. Fire equipment signs: Firefighters’ lift, Unconnected fire hose
3. Mandatory action signs: Keep out of reach of children
4. Warning signs: Substance or mixture presenting a health hazard; warning, Substance or mixture that can cause an environmental hazard; warning