ISO 3864-1:2011(EN)

 

Graphical symbols — Safety colors and safety signs

Part 1: Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
ISO 3864 was created by Technical Committee ISO/TC 145, Graphical symbols, Subcommittee SC 2, Safety identification, signs, shapes, symbols, and colors.

ISO 3864-1:2011(EN) together with ISO 3864-4, cancels and replaces ISO 3864-1:2002, which has been technically revised.

The ISO 3864 consists of the following parts, under the general title Graphical symbols — Safety colors and safety signs:

Part 1: ISO 3864-1:2011(EN) Graphical symbols — Safety colors and safety signs — Part 1: Design principles for safety signs and safety markings

ISO 3864-1:2011 defines the safety identification colors and design principles for safety signs and safety markings to be used in workplaces and in public areas. For the purpose of accident prevention, fire protection, health hazard information. And emergency evacuation. It also establishes the basic principles to be applied when developing standards containing safety signs.

ISO 3864-1:2011(EN) is applicable to all locations where safety issues related to people need to be addressed. However, it is not applicable to the signaling used for guiding rail, road, and river, maritime. Also, air traffic. And, generally speaking, to those sectors subject to regulation that may differ.

Part 2: ISO 3864-2:2016(EN)Graphical symbols — Safety colors and safety signs — Part 2: Design principles for product safety labels

ISO 3864-2:2016 shares the additional principles to ISO 3864-1 for the design of safety labels for products, i.e. any items manufactured and offered for sale in the normal course of commerce, Including but not limited to consumer products and industrial equipment. The purpose of a product safety label is to alert persons to a specific hazard. Also, to identify how the hazard can be avoided.

ISO 3864-2:2016 is applicable to all products in all industries where safety-related questions can be posed. However, it is not applicable to safety labels used for chemicals, for the transport of dangerous substances and preparations. And in those sectors subject to legal regulations which differ from certain provisions of this document.

The design principles incorporated in ISO 3864-2:2016 are intended to be used by all ISO Technical Committees. And anyone designing product safety labels in the development of product safety label standards for their industries or services.

Part 3: ISO 3864-3:2012 (EN) Graphical symbols — Safety colors and safety signs — Part 3: Design principles for graphical symbols for use in safety signs

ISO 3864-3:2012 defines principles, criteria and guidance for the design of graphical symbols for use in safety signs as defined in ISO 3864-1. And for the safety sign element of product safety labels as defined in ISO 3864-2:2016

Part 4: ISO 3864-4:2011(EN) Graphical symbols — Safety colors and safety signs — Part 4: Colorimetric and photometric properties of safety sign materials

ISO 3864-4:2011 provides the colorimetric and photometric requirements and test methods for the colors of safety signs to be used in workplaces and public areas. It provides the colorimetric and photometric specifications. For the named safety and contrast colors prescribed in ISO 3864-­1.

The physical requirements that safety signs have to meet are primarily related to daytime color and normally lit environments. ISO 3864-4:2011 also includes the colorimetric requirements and test methods. For safety signs and phosphorescent material which also operate in unlit environment

ISO 3864-4:2011 is applicable to all locations where safety issues related to people need to be addressed. However, it is not applicable to signaling used for guiding rail, road, river, maritime and air traffic. And, generally speaking, to those sectors subject to a regulation that may differ.

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