ISO 7010 Safety Signs

ISO 7010 is soon to be adopted as a European norm and will be adopted as the domestic standard within all member states of the European Union.

All places of work will be required to implement and display the new graphical symbols for safety communication.

The objective is to ensure that only graphical symbols with the highest comprehension credentials are used. The use of common graphical symbols across the EU will help establish a common safety sign message, ensuring that a sign can be recognised and understood, regardless of the spoken language in that country.

Wherever possible, all signs on this site have been amended to display a technically correct ISO 7010 symbol. Where a symbol has yet to be adopted by International Standardisation, but has proven comprehension credentials under BS 5499, these signs will continue to be manufactured to BS 5499 standards.

Below you will see a selection of some of the changes encountered.