The newly published ISO/TS 20559, Graphical symbols — Safety colors and safety signs — Guidance for the development and use of a safety signing system is aimed at assisting organizations to establish a common understanding of the Safety colors and safety signs .
It contains recommendations and explanations on the practical application of safety signs to form a system of communication that is intended to reduce risk.
The guidance serves to complement the main internationally-agreed standards for safety signs:
- The ISO 3864 series that covers design principles;
- ISO 7010, Graphical symbols — Safety colors and safety signs — Registered safety signs;
- ISO 16069, Graphical symbols — Safety signs — Safety way guidance systems (SWGS);
- ISO 23601, Safety identification — Escape and evacuation plan signs; and
- ISO 17398, Safety colors and safety signs — Classification, performance and durability of safety signs.
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