TS EN ISO 7010/A1

TS EN ISO 7010/A1 is an amendment to the registered safety-sign system used for accident prevention, fire protection, health-hazard information and emergency evacuation. It supports a common graphical language for signs that need to be understood quickly and across language barriers, which is why consistent symbol design is so important in workplaces, public areas and other locations where people may need safety guidance.

How the safety-sign system is organised

In this standards family, shape, colour and symbol design work together but serve different technical roles. In general technical terms, safety colours help classify the message, while the pictogram carries the core meaning such as warning, prohibition, mandatory action or escape direction. This separation matters because the same symbol must remain recognisable when reproduced in different sizes or applications.

What this amendment means in practice

As an A1 document, this listing should be understood as a change to the parent ISO 7010 edition rather than a stand-alone replacement for the whole standard. The underlying standard defines registered safety-sign originals that may be scaled for reproduction and application purposes, while also drawing clear boundaries: it applies broadly wherever people’s safety needs to be addressed, but it does not cover traffic signalling for rail, road, river, maritime or air transport, which may be governed by different rules.

• Supports a shared visual language for emergency and safety communication.
• Covers signs used for accident prevention, fire protection, health hazards and evacuation.
• Links sign shape and colour to ISO 3864-1, and graphical-symbol design to ISO 3864-3.
• Excludes transport signalling sectors subject to other regulations.