Hazard Signs – is there an industry standard to abide by?

[Ivan Morley]

Just had a quick look at BS5499 and The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996, and could not see any specifications on sizing, apart from being legible at an appropriate distance.

Ivan

[Dorian Marks]

460mm x 610mm or eight pictograms clustered on an 8′ x 4′ sheet is popular with us, no regulation on size only %of surface area that is coloured.

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[Lorraine Clinch]

Hi Hamlet

How do you mean, % of area coloured? I never knew there was a restriction?

[Ivan Morley]

Using the hazard sign as an example, information from BS5499-1:2002,

Shape: Equilateral triangle with radioused outer corners. Yellow background with black band (thickness 0.07 of the sign height).

Graphical symbol, black located centrally in triangle.

Border: White, width at least 0.025 of sign height.

Prohibition Sign: White with red band (thickness 0.1 of diameter), cross bar at 45 degrees (top left to bottom right) thickness 0.08 of sign diameter.

[Lorraine Clinch]

So if I make my own hazard signs, and they dont conform exactly, I could be…what?

[Jon Fields]

Thanks for your replies.

Jon

[Adrian Hewson]

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Well there are regulations and they are covered in a special book published by hmso, we have acopy in the office but not being compus mentus cant remem ber what its called i am sure it is not the producer but he user of the signs who is liable to be prosecuted

regards adrian slurp

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[Dorian Marks]

Hi Lorraine,

This is the act that applies that applies in Ireland which states that colours should take up between 35 and 50% of the sign.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZSI132Y1995.html

Never measured any of our signs for % coverage an have never been pulled up by customers or the Heath & Safety Authority.

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[Dorian Marks]

quote Lorraine Clinch:

So if I make my own hazard signs, and they dont conform exactly, I could be…what?

Well thats at least a 7 year stretch without parole!!!!!