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Das ZIP-File enthält alle am 10.02.2004 verfügbaren Warnsymbole / Gefahrensymbole (42 Stück) im EPS-Format. NEU: Die Farbe entspricht nun RAL 1003 Sicherheitsgelb 5:20:90:0 (CMYK) gemäß DIN 4844-1 und ISO 3864-1 ab 05/2005.

Bitte beachten, dass seit dem 10.2.2004 hinzugekommene Warnsymbole in diesem Archiv noch nicht aufgenommen sind.

Zum Farbenmischmasch bei der Farbe Gelb siehe auch:
DIN 4844 - Sicherheitsgelb, Gelb und anderes Gelb - der Zickzackweg bei der Normung

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The ISO 7000:2004 (E/F) standard, Graphical symbols for use on equipment, is available in English and French at Beuth-Verlag, Berlin. It costs 156.- EUR and contains 200 DIN A4 pages.

Apart from this standard, there is also the BS ISO 7000:2004 in English which is available for 311,40 EUR (BS is short for British Standard). I do not know if the latter standard differs from ISO 7000:2004 in the price tag only or also in its contents.

The first 107 pages of the ISO 7000 standard contain approx. 2500 symbols with titles in English and French language. The symbols cover a variety of fields in engineering. As an example, you will find many symbols for components, operating states, and for movements of machines and devices. The "Refill toner" symbol can be found, as well as the "Low beam" symbol familiar to anyone using a car. You will find about 20 symbols for movements and states of a dental patient chair. The symbol for a 'lubrication point' is available as well as symbols for the many possible movements of an excavator.

Of particular interest for technical writers are the symbols 0434 (Caution), 0790 (Read operator's manual), 1659 (Service indicator, read technical manual) or the symbols used to mark transport packaging material (no. 0621-0632). Some of these symbols have also been adopted for use as safety symbols in the German BGV A8 and DIN 4844 standards.

The symbol library is complemented by 45 pages of informative references on the individual symbols. As an example, you can see that the symbol 1399 'Brake system' is also used by ISO 3767-1, 7296-2, 3287, 6405-1 and 20381. The committees responsible for these standards are also listed. I personally think that the same information could have been presented in far less space. On the other hand, the price of a standard is generally based on the number of pages... Evil to him who evil thinks.

The standard ends with a bibliography and 40 pages containing an alphabetical index in English and French. The index is extremely helpful - without it, you would have to flip through all the pages to find a specific symbol.

[to be continued]

Günter Ratz

The ISO 7010:2003 (E/F) standard, Graphical symbols - Safety colours and safety signs - Safety signs used in workplaces and public areas, is available in English or French at Beuth-Verlag, Berlin. It costs 70.70 EUR and contains 24 DIN A4 pages.

I would like to mention that ISO standards can also be purchased conveniently at www.iso.org as a PDF download using a credit card. At the moment, the price including the credit card fee is similar, but it may differ from the one at Beuth-Verlag due to variable exchange rates (ISO expects payment in Swiss francs).

The ISO 7010:2003 standard comprises a total of 32 safety signs, each one printed on an area of approx. 7x7 cm 'without a border':

- E001: Emergency exit (left hand)
- E002: Emergency exit (right hand)
- E003: First aid
- E004: Emergency telephone
- E005: Direction, arrow (90° increments), safe condition
- E006: Direction, 45° arrow (90° increments), safe condition
- F001: Fire extinguisher
- F002: Fire hose reel
- F003: Fire ladder
- F004: Fire fighting equipment, collection of
- F005: Fire alarm, call point
- F006: Fire emergency telephone
- M001: General mandatory action sign
- P001: General prohibition sign
- P002: No smoking
- P003: No open flame, fire, open ignition source and smoking prohibited
- P004: No thoroughfare
- P005: No drinking water
- P006: No access for fork lift trucks and other industrial vehicles
- P007: No access for persons with pacemakers
- P008: No metallic articles or watches
- W001: General warning sign
- W002: Warning, Explosive material
- W003: Warning, Radioactive material or ionizing radiation
- W004: Warning, laser beam
- W005: Warning, non-ionizing radiation
- W006: Warning, magnetic field
- W007: Warning, obstacles
- W008: Warning, drop (fall)
- W009: Warning, biological hazard
- W010: Warning, low temperature / freezing conditions
- W011: Warning, slippery surface

In addition to the above-mentioned standard, there are several amendmends which are still considered drafts in October 2005. These additions or changes are described in separate documents, and some of them are already available at Beuth-Verlag, provided that the status is 50.XX (Approval). Each amendment describes just one single 'new' safety sign and, believe it or not, costs no less than 42.70 EUR:

- E007: Evacuation assembly point
- E008: Break to obtain access
- E009: Doctor
- M002: Refer to instruction manual/booklet
- M003: Wear ear protection
- M004: Wear eye protection
- P010: Do not touch
- P011: Do not extinguish with water
- P013: No activated mobile phone
- P014: No access for persons with metallic implants
- P015: No reaching in
- P017: No pushing
- P018: No sitting
- P019: No stepping
- W012: Warning; Electricity
- W013: Warning; Guard dog
- W014: Warning; Fork lift trucks and other industrial vehicles
- W015: Warning; Overhead load
- W016: Warning; Toxic material
- W017: Warning; Hot surface
- W018: Warning; Automatic startup
- W019: Warning; Crushing
- W020: Warning; Overhead obstacles
- W021: Warning; Risk of fire or flammable materials
- M005: Connect an earth terminal to the ground
- M006: Disconnect mains plug from outlet
- M007: Wear opaque eye protection
- M008: Wear safety shoes
- M009: Wear safety gloves
- M010: Wear protective clothing
- M011: Wash your hands

The latest available amendment is ISO 7010 DAM 13:2004-08 and describes the sign W017.

As verified by Jürgen (see the thread in German), each of these drafts discusses just one sign - there is no table which shows the entire set of safety signs graphically (2 x 2 cm).

ISO 7010 is relevant for technical writers who want to present hazard alerts according to the ISO 3864 standard. The ISO 3864-3 standard draft clearly states:

1. Always check if ISO 7010 already contains a safety sign for the hazard to be described. If a safety sign exists, use this sign.

2. When creating new symbols, designers should use existing symbol elements from ISO 7010 whenever possible.

It is also important to know that some symbols used by ISO 7010 differ from the ones used by the DIN 4844 or BGV A8 in Germany. This applies e.g. to all fire safety signs. Some statements on the safety message have also been changed.

[to be continued]

Günter Ratz

Die Norm ISO 7010:2003 (E/F), Graphische Symbole - Sicherheitsfarben und Sicherheitskennzeichen - Sicherheitszeichen zur Anwendung in Arbeitsstätten und in öffentlichen Bereichen ist in englischer und französischer Sprache vom Beuth-Verlag in Berlin zu beziehen. Sie kostet 70,70 EUR und umfasst insgesamt 24 DIN A4 Seiten.

An dieser Stelle möchte ich erwähnen, dass ISO-Normen auch bequem bei www.iso.org per Kreditkarte und als PDF-Download gekauft werden können. Die Preise inklusive Kreditkartengebühr sind zur Zeit vergleichbar, können durch Kursschwankungen (bei ISO wird in Schweizer Franken gezahlt) jedoch auch höher oder niedriger als beim Beuth-Verlag liegen.

Die Norm ISO 7010:2003 enthält insgesamt 32 Sicherheitszeichen, die auf einer Fläche von etwa 7x7 cm 'ohne Rand' abgedruckt sind:

- E001: Emergency exit (left hand)
- E002: Emergency exit (right hand)
- E003: First aid
- E004: Emergency telephone
- E005: Direction, arrow (90° increments), safe condition
- E006: Direction, 45° arrow (90° increments), safe condition
- F001: Fire extinguisher
- F002: Fire hose reel
- F003: Fire ladder
- F004: Fire fighting equipment, collection of
- F005: Fire alarm, call point
- F006: Fire emergency telephone
- M001: General mandatory action sign
- P001: General prohibition sign
- P002: No smoking
- P003: No open flame, fire, open ignition source and smoking prohibited
- P004: No thoroughfare
- P005: No drinking water
- P006: No access for fork lift trucks and other industrial vehicles
- P007: No access for persons with pacemakers
- P008: No metallic articles or watches
- W001: General warning sign
- W002: Warning, Explosive material
- W003: Warning, Radioactive material or ionizing radiation
- W004: Warning, laser beam
- W005: Warning, non-ionizing radiation
- W006: Warning, magnetic field
- W007: Warning, obstacles
- W008: Warning, drop (fall)
- W009: Warning, biological hazard
- W010: Warning, low temperature / freezing conditions
- W011: Warning, slippery surface

Zu der oben genannten Ausgabe existieren diverse Ergänzungen, die im Oktober 2005 allerdings noch den Status von Normenentwürfen besitzen. Diese Ergänzungen oder Änderungen sind jeweils als einzelne Dokumente angelegt und zum Teil schon bei Beuth zu beziehen, sofern sie den Status 50.XX (Approval) besitzen. Jede Ergänzung betrifft ein einziges 'neues' Sicherheitszeichen bzw. 'safety sign' und kostet sage und schreibe 42,70 EUR:

- E007: Evacuation assembly point
- E008: Break to obtain access
- E009: Doctor
- M002: Refer to instruction manual/booklet
- M003: Wear ear protection
- M004: Wear eye protection
- P010: Do not touch
- P011: Do not extinguish with water
- P013: No activated mobile phone
- P014: No access for persons with metallic implants
- P015: No reaching in
- P017: No pushing
- P018: No sitting
- P019: No stepping
- W012: Warning; Electricity
- W013: Warning; Guard dog
- W014: Warning; Fork lift trucks and other industrial vehicles
- W015: Warning; Overhead load
- W016: Warning; Toxic material
- W017: Warning; Hot surface
- W018: Warning; Automatic startup
- W019: Warning; Crushing
- W020: Warning; Overhead obstacles
- W021: Warning; Risk of fire or flammable materials
- M005: Connect an earth terminal to the ground
- M006: Disconnect mains plug from outlet
- M007: Wear opaque eye protection
- M008: Wear safety shoes
- M009: Wear safety gloves
- M010: Wear protective clothing
- M011: Wash your hands

Die neueste derzeit verfügbare Änderung ist ISO 7010 DAM 13:2004-08, die das Zeichen W017 beschreibt.

[Update]
Wie Jürgen ausprobiert hat (siehe weiter unten), enthalten diese Normenentwürfe jeweils nur ein einziges Zeichen - eine Tabelle mit allen bisher verfügbaren Sicherheitszeichen in graphischer Form (2 x 2 cm) fehlt.

ISO 7010 ist für Technische Redakteure relevant, die Sicherheitshinweise nach ISO 3864 erstellen möchten. So sagt der Normenentwurf ISO 3864-3 ganz klar:

1. Es ist zu prüfen ob für eine konkrete Gefährdung bereits ein Sicherheitszeichen nach ISO 7010 besteht. Falls ja, ist dieses zu verwenden.

2. Symbol-Designer müssen sich bei der Gestaltung neuer Symbole bestehender Symbol-Elemente aus ISO 7010 bedienen, wann immer dies möglich ist.

Wichtig zu erwähnen ist die Tatsache, dass sich sich manche in ISO 7010 verwendete Symbole von den Symbolen in DIN 4844 bzw. in BGV A8 unterscheiden. Dies betrifft z.B. alle Brandschutzzeichen / fire safety signs. Auch sind manche Sicherheitsaussagen geändert worden.

[Fortsetzung folgt]

Günter Ratz