BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A6:2023

What is BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A4, A5, A6 – Graphical symbols on safety signs about?

How do you communicate safety information while relying as little as possible on words? By specifying the look and meaning of safety signs in an international standard.

BS EN ISO 7010 ensures the appearance of safety signs is consistent and the meaning clear wherever safety signs related to people are needed. BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A4, A5, A6:2023 is the latest amendment to a document that’s updated regularly to incorporate new signs.

Who is BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A4, A5, A6 – Graphical symbols on safety signs for?

• Manufacturers of signs and symbols
• Fire safety advisory services from fire-fighting equipment and fire alarm system engineers to fire risk assessors
• 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 7010:2020+A4, A5, A6 – Graphical symbols on safety signs cover?

BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A4, A5, A6 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.

These safety signs are intended for use only where there is a risk to people. They may appear in workplaces and public areas, safety manuals and notices, product labelling and escape and evacuation plans as appropriate.

NOTE: BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A4, A5, A6:2023 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+A4, A5, A6 – Graphical symbols on safety signs?

BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A4, A5, A6 contributes to fewer accidents because:

• It ensures safety signs transcend language, culture and setting to make safety practice, process and procedure accessible to all
• It ensures safety signs are universally clear and consistent
• It applies across all businesses, helping them fulfil workplace OH&S regulation and mitigate risk
• It ensures there’s only one safety sign for each safety meaning

As well:

• 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+A4, A5, A6 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+A4, A5, A6:2023?

This is an amendment to BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A3:2022 incorporating the three most recent amendments so that BS EN ISO 7010:2020+A4, A5, A6:2023 is the most up-to-date document. It adds new symbols, including:

1. Warning signs: Large-scale fire zone, Tornado zone, Active volcano zone, Debris flow zone, Flood zone, Landslide zone
2. Mandatory action signs: Ventilate before and during entering, Ensure continuous ventilation
3. Safe condition signs: Natural disaster outdoor refuge area, Evacuation lift for people unable to use stairs