TS EN ISO 7010:2012

TS EN ISO 7010:2012 is a standard for registered safety signs within the field of safety colours and safety signage. Its purpose is to support accident prevention, fire protection, health hazard information, and emergency evacuation by providing signs that can be understood quickly and consistently. In technical terms, the value of a safety sign lies not only in the pictorial symbol itself, but also in the coordinated use of shape and colour to convey a clear safety message.

How the sign language is organised

According to the standard’s scope, the sign shape and colour follow ISO 3864-1, while the graphical symbol design follows ISO 3864-3. In general technical context, this means the symbol is not treated as an isolated picture: its meaning depends on the full visual system of colour, border, and layout. Registered signs also include originals intended to be scaled for reproduction and application purposes, which is important where the same sign must be used across different sizes and media.

Where it applies and where it does not

• It applies to locations where safety issues related to people need to be addressed.
• It does not apply to signalling used for guiding rail, road, river, maritime, or air traffic.
• It is generally not intended for sectors subject to their own regulations, which may differ on some points.
• The document specifies safety sign originals that may be scaled for reproduction and application.

In practice, standards of this kind are used for site orientation, hazard warning, fire equipment identification, and emergency escape guidance. Their technical importance is consistency: the same symbol should communicate the same intended message across production methods, installations, and locations. This record represents a withdrawn edition of TS EN ISO 7010:2012.