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With relation to escape route signage, Can anyone tell me if the direction arrow is actually part of the standard?
I.e. is the use of a direction arrow on a sign mandated? Is the style of arrow mandated?
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hserc wrote:With relation to escape route signage, Can anyone tell me if the direction arrow is actually part of the standard?
I.e. is the use of a direction arrow on a sign mandated? Is the style of arrow mandated?
There will be phasing so that all signage meets the European 'norm'.
http://blog.stocksigns.co.uk/iso7010-safety-signs/
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Unless called into law, there is no legal requirement to follow this standard or indeed any other.
BS5499 could still be used for fire route escape signage
No doubt sign sellers will be hyping up the standard
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This is one of the classic misinformation from a large section of the safety signs industry.
In the beginning of April, on IOSH website, there was an "Industry News" item originating from the Press Association with a highly misleading headline, until it was removed after intervention from discussion forum users!
The headline in that case was, “New law is a warning sign for firms”. It included within its text:-
"……….. Businesses and organisations looking to put up new safety signs are being warned by an equipment supplier to make sure they meet new European standards that could soon become law. The ISO 7010 legislation in Britain is set to be replaced by EN 7010 recommendations that will standardise all safety signage across the Continent………"
Firstly the term “ISO Legislation” was wholly inaccurate and misleading. The International Standards Organisation is a standards making body and does not have statutory jurisdiction regarding national health and safety legislation.
The only legislation applicable in UK are the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996, as referred to in the item, but these regulations HAVE NOT CHANGED, therefore it is wholly misleading to state that the law has changed.
There has been no change in the European COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/58/EEC of 24 June 1992 on the minimum requirements for the provision of safety and/or health signs at work and as amended by directive 2007/30/EC
http://eur-lex.europa.eu...992L0058:20070627:EN:PDF
What has occured is that that the European Standards body, European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has ratified the adoption of ISO 7010:2011:-Graphical symbols -- Safety colours and safety signs -- Registered safety signs as a European Standard on 31 January 2013.
http://esearch.cen.eu/es.../Details.aspx?id=9147495
I for one am not going to change the signage on our site!
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All very interesting (and understood).
But back to my actual question...
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I believe the arrow is classed as supplementary, to show directional movement of people and covered in BS ISO 3864-3?
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The BS ISO is strictly speaking advisory - hence why many people have incorrectly used some of the arroas incorrectly, particularly the donward arrow above a fire exit door.
It would be somewhat hard to evidence an effective procedure if staff and others were not directed of the way to go.
Remember the poor old visitor
Bob
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