ISO 7010

ISO 7010:2019

Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety signs
Abbreviation	ISO 7010
Year started	October 2003 (2003-10)
First published	October 2003;21 years ago (2003-10)
Latest version	3 2019
Organization	International Organization for Standardization
Committee	ISO/TC 145/SC 2 Safety identification, signs, shapes, symbols and colours
Base standards	ISO 3864
Domain	Safety symbol design
Website	www.iso.org/standard/72424.html

ISO 7010 is an International Organization for Standardization technical standard for graphical hazard symbols on hazard and safety signs, including those indicating emergency exits. It uses colours and principles set out in ISO 3864 for these symbols, and is intended to provide "safety information that relies as little as possible on the use of words to achieve understanding." ^[1]

The standard was published in October 2003, splitting off from ISO 3864:1984, which set out design standards and colors of safety signage and merging ISO 6309:1987, Fire protection - Safety signs to create a unique and distinct standard for safety symbols. ^{[2] [3]}

As of September 2022 ^[update] , the latest version is ISO 7010:2019, with 10 published amendments. ^[4] This revision canceled and replaced ISO 20712-1:2008, incorporating the water safety signs and beach safety flags specified in it. ^[5]

Shape and colour

ISO 7010 specifies five combinations of shape and colour to distinguish between the type of information presented. ^[6]

Shape and colour of sign types

Sign type [1]	Meaning	Colour (per ISO 3864-4) [7]	Shape [7]	Example
Prohibition sign	Must not do	Red	Circle with diagonal line	No open flame
Mandatory sign	Must do	Blue	Circle	Use hearing protection
Warning sign	Warn of hazard	Yellow	Equilateral triangle with rounded corners	Explosive materials
Safe condition sign	Identifying of safety equipment and exits	Green	Square or rectangular	Emergency assembly point
Fire safety sign	Identifying of firefighting equipment	Red	Square	Fire extinguisher

List

ISO registers and lists recommended pictograms, which it calls "safety signs", on its website, ISO.org. The ISO standard provides a registered number for pictograms that have officially been made part of the ISO 7010 standard. Corresponding with the categories above, in ISO parlance, "E" numbers refer to Emergency (signs showing a safe condition), "F" numbers refer to Fire protection, "P" numbers refer to Prohibited actions, "M" numbers refer to Mandatory actions, and "W" numbers refer to Warnings of hazards. ^[8]

According to the related ISO 3864-1 standard, if a symbol does not exist for a situation, the recommended solution is to use the relevant 'general' symbol (M001, P001, W001), along with a supplemental text message. ^[9]

Safe condition

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  E001 – Emergency exit (left hand)
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  E002 – Emergency exit (right hand)
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  E003 – First aid
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  E004 – Emergency telephone
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  E007 – Evacuation assembly point
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  E008 – Break to obtain access
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  E009 – Doctor
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  E010 – Automated external heart defibrillator
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  E011 – Eyewash station
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  E012 – Safety shower
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  E013 – Stretcher
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  E014 – Child seat presence and orientation detection system (CPOD)
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  E015 – Drinking water
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  E016 – Emergency window with escape ladder
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  E017 – Rescue window
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  E018 – Turn anticlockwise to open
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  E019 – Turn clockwise to open
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  E020 – Emergency stop button
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  E021 – Protection shelter
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  E022 – Door opens by pushing on the left-hand side
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  E023 – Door opens by pushing on the right-hand side
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  E024 – Evacuation temporary refuge
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  E025 – Emergency hammer
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  E026 – Emergency exit for people unable to walk or with walking impairment (left)
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  E027 – Medical grab bag
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  E028 – Oxygen resuscitator
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  E029 – Emergency escape breathing device
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  E030 – Emergency exit for people unable to walk or with walking impairment (right)
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  E031 – Shipboard general alarm
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  E032 – Shipboard assembly station
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  E033 – Door slides right to open
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  E034 – Door slides left to open
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  E035 – Liferaft knife
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  E036 – Lifeboat
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  E037 – Rescue boat
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  E038 – Liferaft
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  E039 – Davit-launched liferaft
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  E040 – Lifebuoy
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  E041 – Lifebuoy with line
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  E042 – Lifebuoy with light
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  E043 – Lifebuoy with line and light
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  E044 – Lifejacket
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  E045 – Child's lifejacket
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  E046 – Infant's lifejacket
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  E047 – Search and rescue transponder
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  E048 – Survival craft distress signals
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  E049 – Rocket parachute flare
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  E050 – Line-throwing appliance
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  E051 – Two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus
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  E052 – Emergency position indicating radio beacon
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  E053 – Embarkment ladder
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  E054 – Marine evacuation slide
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  E055 – Marine evacuation chute
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  E056 – Survival clothing
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  E057 – Door opens by pulling on the left-hand side
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  E058 – Door opens by pulling on the right-hand side
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  E059 – Embarkation ladder
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  E060 – Evacuation chair
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  E061 – Water life-saving equipment
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  E062 – Tsunami evacuation area
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  E063 – Tsunami evacuation building
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  E064 – First aid responder
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  E065 – Natural disaster outdoor refuge area
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  E067 – Evacuation mattress
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  E068 – Lifebuoy with light and smoke
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  E069 – Person overboard call point
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  E070 – Evacuation lift for people unable to use stairs
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  E072 – Safe anchorage point
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  E073 – Emergency descent device
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  E074 – Emergency rations
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  E075 – Lifeguard
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  E076 – Evacuation equipment

Crescent variant

ISO 7010 states on all symbols with a first aid cross, that it "may be replaced with another element appropriate to cultural requirements". In countries with a Muslim-majority population, an appropriate symbol is the crescent.

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Fire protection

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  F001 – Fire extinguisher
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  F002 – Fire hose reel
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  F003 – Fire ladder
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  F004 – Collection of firefighting equipment
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  F005 – Fire alarm call point
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  F006 – Fire emergency telephone
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  F007 – Fire protection door
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  F008 – Fixed fire extinguishing battery
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  F009 – Wheeled fire extinguisher
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  F010 – Portable foam applicator unit
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  F011 – Water fog applicator
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  F012 – Fixed fire extinguishing installation
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  F013 – Fixed fire extinguishing bottle
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  F014 – Remote release station
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  F015 – Fire monitor
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  F016 – Fire blanket
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  F017 – Firefighters' lift
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  F018 – Fire alarm flashing light
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  F019 – Unconnected fire hose

Mandatory

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  M001 – General mandatory action sign
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  M002 – Refer to instruction manual/booklet
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  M003 – Wear ear protection
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  M004 – Wear eye protection
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  M005 – Connect an earth terminal to the ground
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  M006 – Disconnect mains plug from electrical outlet
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  M007 – Opaque eye protection must be worn
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  M008 – Wear safety footwear
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  M009 – Wear protective gloves
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  M010 – Wear protective clothing
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  M011 – Wash your hands
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  M012 – Use handrail
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  M013 – Wear a face shield
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  M014 – Wear head protection
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  M015 – Wear high-visibility clothing
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  M016 – Wear a mask
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  M017 – Wear respiratory protection
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  M018 – Wear a safety harness
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  M019 – Wear a welding mask
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  M020 – Wear safety belts
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  M021 – Disconnect before carrying out maintenance or repair
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  M022 – Use barrier cream
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  M023 – Use footbridge
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  M024 – Use this walkway
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  M025 – Protect infants' eyes with opaque eye protection
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  M026 – Use protective apron
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  M027 — Check guard
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  M028 — Keep locked
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  M029 — Sound horn
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  M030 — Use litter bin
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  M031 — Use table saw adjustable guard
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  M032 — Wear anti-static footwear
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  M033 — Close safety bar of chairlift
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  M034 — Open safety bar of chairlift
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  M035 — Immediately leave the tow-track in the event of falling
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  M036 — Lift ski tips
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  M037 — Close and secure hatches in launch sequence
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  M038 — Start engine in launch sequence
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  M039 — Lower lifeboat to the water in launch sequence
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  M040 — Lower liferaft to the water in launch sequence
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  M041 — Lower rescue boat to the water in launch sequence
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  M042 — Release falls in launch sequence
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  M043 — Start water spray in launch sequence
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  M044 — Start air supply in launch sequence
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  M045 — Release lifeboat gripes in launch sequence
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  M046 — Secure gas cylinders
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  M047 — Use self-contained breathing appliance
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  M048 — Use gas detector
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  M049 — Wear protective roller sport equipment
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  M050 — Alighting from toboggan to the left
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  M051 — Alighting from toboggan to the right
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  M052 — Keep distance between toboggans
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  M053 — Wear personal flotation devices
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  M054 — Keep children under supervision in the aquatic environment
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  M055 – Keep out of the reach of children ^{[10] [11]}
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  M056 – Ventilate before and during entering
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  M057 – Ensure continuous ventilation
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  M058 – Entry only with supervisor outside
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  M059 – Wear laboratory coat
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  M060 – Hold the trolley handle
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  M061 – Disinfect your hands
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  M062 – Disinfect surface
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  M068 – Lock moving mechanical parts
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  M069 – Tools must be tethered
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  M070 – Use lamp in luminaire with shield
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  M071 – Use anti-tip restraints
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  M072 – Use decontamination shower

Prohibition

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  P001 – General prohibition sign
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  P002 – No smoking
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  P003 – No open flame; Fire, open ignition source and smoking prohibited
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  P004 – No thoroughfare
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  P005 – Not drinking water
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  P006 – No access for forklift trucks and industrial vehicles
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  P007 – No access for people with active implanted cardiac devices
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  P008 – No metallic articles or watches
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  P009 – No climbing
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  P010 – Do not touch
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  P011 – Do not extinguish with water
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  P012 – No heavy load
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  P013 – No activated mobile phone
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  P014 – No access for people with metallic implants
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  P015 – No reaching in
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  P016 – Do not spray with water
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  P017 – No pushing
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  P018 – No sitting
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  P019 – No stepping on surface
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  P020 – Do not use lift in the event of fire
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  P021 – No dogs
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  P022 – No eating or drinking
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  P023 – Do not obstruct
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  P024 – Do not walk or stand here
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  P025 – Do not use this incomplete scaffold
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  P026 – Do not use this device in a bathtub, shower or water-filled reservoir
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  P027 – Do not use this lift for people
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  P028 – Do not wear gloves
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  P029 – No photography
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  P030 – Do not tie knots in rope
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  P031 – Do not alter the state of the switch
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  P032 – Do not use for face grinding
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  P033 – Do not use for wet grinding
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  P034 – Do not use with hand-held grinder
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  P035 – Do not wear metal-studded footwear
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  P036 – No children allowed
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  P037 – Do not leave the tow-track
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  P038 – Do not swing the chair
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  P039 – Hot works prohibited
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  P040 – Do not set off fireworks
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  P041 – No leaning against
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  P042 – Not for pregnant women
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  P043 – Not for people in the state of intoxication
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  P044 – Use of smart glasses prohibited
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  P045 – No campfire
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  P046 – Do not stretch out of toboggan
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  P047 – Do not ram into toboggans
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  P048 – No running
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  P049 – No swimming
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  P050 – No snorkelling
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  P051 – No sub-aqua diving
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  P052 – No diving
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  P053 – No sailing
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  P054 – No windsurfing
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  P055 – No manually powered craft
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  P056 – No mechanically powered craft
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  P057 – No personal water craft
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  P058 – No towed water activity
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  P059 – No surf craft
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  P060 – No outdoor footwear
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  P061 – No jumping into water
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  P062 – No pushing into water
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  P063 – No body boarding
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  P064 – No surfing between the red-and-yellow flags
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  P065 – No kite surfing
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  P066 – No parasailing
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  P067 – No sand yachting
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  P068 – Do not expose to direct sunlight or hot surface
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  P069 – Not to be serviced by users
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  P070 – Do not put finger into the nozzle of a hydromassage
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  P071 – Do not cross barrier
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  P072 – No jumping down
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  P073 – Do not shut lid when burners are operating
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  P074 – Child seat installation prohibited
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  P075 – Do not stare at light source
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  P080 – No access for unauthorized persons
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  P081 – Do not cover appliance

Warning

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  W001 – General warning sign
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  W002 – Explosive material
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  W003 – Radioactive material or ionizing radiation
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  W004 – Laser beam
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  W005 – Non-ionizing radiation
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  W006 – Magnetic field
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  W007 – Floor-level obstacle
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  W008 – Drop (fall)
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  W009 – Biological hazard
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  W010 – Low temperature/freezing conditions
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  W011 – Slippery surface
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  W012 – Electricity
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  W013 – Guard dog
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  W014 – Forklift trucks and other industrial vehicles
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  W015 – Overhead load
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  W016 – Toxic material
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  W017 – Hot surface
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  W018 – Automatic start-up
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  W019 – Crushing
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  W020 – Overhead obstacle
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  W021 – Flammable material
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  W022 – Sharp element
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  W023 – Corrosive substance
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  W024 – Crushing of hands
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  W025 – Counterrotating rollers
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  W026 – Battery charging
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  W027 – Optical radiation
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  W028 – Oxidizing substance
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  W029 – Pressurized cylinder
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  W030 – Hand crushing between press brake tool
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  W031 – Hand crushing between press brake and material
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  W032 — Rapid movement of workpiece in press brake
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  W033 — Barbed wire
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  W034 — Bull
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  W035 – Falling objects
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  W036 — Fragile roof
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  W037 — Run over by remote operator controlled machine
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  W038 — Sudden loud noise
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  W039 – Falling ice
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  W040 — Roof avalanche
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  W041 — Asphyxiating atmosphere
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  W042 — Arc flash
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  W043 — Thin ice
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  W044 — Slipway
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  W045 — Towed water activity area
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  W046 — Surf craft area
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  W047 — Deep water
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  W048 — Shallow water (diving)
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  W049 — Submerged objects
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  W050 — Sudden drop in swimming or leisure pools
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  W051 — Unprotected edge
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  W052 — Unstable cliff edge
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  W053 — Unstable cliff
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  W054 — Shark
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  W055 — Sewage effluent outfall
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  W056 — Tsunami hazard zone
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  W057 — Strong currents
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  W058 — Boating area
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  W059 — Sand yachting
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  W060 — Incoming tides
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  W061 — Quicksand or mud/deep mud or silt
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  W062 — Kite surfing
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  W063 — Parasailing
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  W064 — Strong winds
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  W065 — High surf or large breaking waves
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  W066 — Deep shelving beach
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  W067 — Crocodiles, alligators or caymans
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  W068 – Falling into water when stepping on or off a floating surface
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  W069 – Jellyfish
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  W070 – Step down
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  W071 – Substance or mixture presenting a health hazard
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  W072 – Substance or mixture that can cause an environmental hazard
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  W073 – Large-scale fire zone
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  W074 – Tornado zone
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  W075 – Active volcano zone
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  W076 – Debris flow zone
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  W077 – Flood zone
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  W078 – Landslide zone
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  W079 – Hot content
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  W080 – Hot steam
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  W087 – High sound volume levels
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  W088 – Moving blades
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  W089 – Moving gears

Withdrawn symbols

The following symbols were previously part of ISO 7010, but have since been withdrawn from the standard; arrow type D in ISO standard 3864-3 are to be used in their stead.

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  E005 – Direction, arrow (90° increments), safe condition
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  E006 – Direction, 45° arrow (90° increments), safe condition

Symbols from regional variations of ISO 7010

France

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  NF ISO 7010 Collection of firefighting equipment

Netherlands

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  NEN 3011 – Fire hose with loose nozzle
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  NEN 3011 – Hydrant with Storz
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  NEN 3011 – Underground fire hydrant
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  NEN 3011 – Collection of emergency response resources
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  NEN 3011 – Authorized access only
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  NEN 3011 – Closing the fire door is mandatory
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  NEN 3011 – Keep the emergency door clear

See also

• Hazard symbol
• ISO 3864 – Safety colors and safety signs
• ISO 7001 – Public Information Symbols
• ISO 21482 – A separate standard for a specific radiation safety sign for specific applications
• Pipe marking § ISO 20560-1 & -2 Safety information for piping systems
• ANSI Z535 – The United States national standard for safety information
• Directive 92/58/EEC – Safety signs used in the European Union
• GHS hazard pictograms – Symbols used by the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals

References

1. "ISO 7010:2011 — Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety signs". ISO Online Browsing Platform (OBP). International Organization for Standardization . Retrieved 14 July 2018.
2. International Organization for Standardization. "ISO 3864:1984". iso.org. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
3. International Organization for Standardization. "ISO 6309:1987". iso.org. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
4. "ISO 7010:2019". ISO. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
5. Online Browsing Platform (OBP)ISO Archived 17 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine
6. "ISO 7010 Safety Signs Guide Book" (PDF). Brady Corporation . 12 January 2017.
7. "ISO 3864-4:2011". International Organization for Standardization. March 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
8. "ISO Online Browsing Platform". ISO Online Browsing Platform. International Standards Organization. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
9. ""ISO 3864-2:2016 Standard" . Retrieved 1 July 2021.
10. "ISO 7010 — Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety signs, Reference No: M055" . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
11. Erin Earley (30 June 2020). "Keep Out of Reach of Children Symbol in Focus". In Compliance. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

External links

• ISO 7010:2019 Graphical symbols -- Safety colours and safety signs -- Registered safety signs