ISO/TS 20559:2020
(Main)Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Guidance for the development and use of a safety signing system
Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Guidance for the development and use of a safety signing system
This document serves to complement the basic standards for safety signs: the ISO 3864 series, ISO 7010, ISO 16069, ISO 23601 and ISO 17398, as well as ISO 45001. This document contains recommendations and explanations on the practical application of safety signs to form a system of communication intended to reduce risk.
Symboles graphiques — Couleurs de sécurité et signaux de sécurité — Lignes directrices pour le développement et l'usage d'un système de signaux de sécurité
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TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 20559
First edition
2020-08
Corrected version
2020-10
Graphical symbols — Safety colours
and safety signs — Guidance for the
development and use of a safety
signing system
Symboles graphiques — Couleurs de sécurité et signaux de sécurité —
Lignes directrices pour le développement et l'usage d'un système de
signaux de sécurité
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ISO/TS 20559:2020(E)
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ISO 2020
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ISO/TS 20559:2020(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General . 1
5 Safety signing system components . 2
5.1 General . 2
5.2 Signage on evacuation routes . 2
5.3 Fire equipment signs . 3
5.4 Signs indicating the location of safety equipment or a safety facility or a safety
action (safe condition signs) . 4
5.5 Safety signs for accident prevention (warning signs, prohibition signs and
mandatory action signs) . 5
5.6 Escape and evacuation plan signs . 6
5.7 Pipe and tank markings . 7
5.8 Safety markings . 7
5.8.1 General. 7
5.8.2 Yellow/black . 7
5.8.3 Red/white .
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TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 20559
First edition
Graphical symbols — Safety colours
and safety signs — Guidance for the
development and use of a safety
signing system
Symboles graphiques — Couleurs de sécurité et signaux de sécurité —
Lignes directrices pour le développement et l'usage d'un système de
signaux de sécurité
PROOF/ÉPREUVE
Reference number
ISO/TS 20559:2020(E)
©
ISO 2020
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ISO/TS 20559:2020(E)
COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT
© ISO 2020
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may
be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting
on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address
below or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
ISO copyright office
CP 401 • Ch. de Blandonnet 8
CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva
Phone: +41 22 749 01 11
Fax: +41 22 749 09 47
Email: copyright@iso.org
Website: www.iso.org
Published in Switzerland
ii PROOF/ÉPREUVE © ISO 2020 – All rights reserved
---------------------- Page: 2 ----------------------
ISO/TS 20559:2020(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General . 1
5 Safety signing system components . 2
5.1 General . 2
5.2 Signage on evacuation routes . 2
5.3 Fire equipment signs . 3
5.4 Signs indicating the location of safety equipment or a safety facility or a safety
action (safe condition signs) . 4
5.5 Safety signs for accident prevention (warning signs, prohibition signs and
mandatory action signs) . 5
5.6 Escape and evacuation plan signs . 6
5.7 Pipe and tank markings . 7
5.8 Safety markings . 7
5.8.1 General. 7
5.8.2 Yellow/black . 7
5.8.3 Red/white .
...
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