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Relevant Legislation for your business
ISO 7010 has now changed to BS EN ISO 7010
• ISO 7010 was approved by CEN in June 2012 with effect from January 2013. This means it will become a European Normative that the UK and other member states will have to adopt.
• The old BS 5499 has now been incorporated into the new BS EN ISO 7010. Health and Safety guidance recommends that the two different types of signage, BS 5499 and BS EN ISO 7010 should not be mixed in the workplace, so you may want to change your current signage in order to comply. When looking to purchase new signage, please ensure they meet with the new BS EN ISO 7010 standards.
• ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) 7010 prescribes the shape, colour and graphical symbol required
on safety signs. New common symbols (or pictograms) were introduced and tested throughout all European countries to ensure the symbols are easily understood and recognised across the EU.
• As the UK’s leading sign manufacturer you can be assured that the safety signs in this catalogue are compliant with BS EN ISO 7010.
The Health & Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996
The above regulation adopted European Safety Signs Directive (92/58/EEC), which outlines the correct layout for safety signs across the EU.
The salient points are that employers are required to:
• Identify all fire exits, fire alarms and fire fighting equipment with pictogram signs.
• Utilise safety signs to limit risk to hazards (not avoided or controlled by other measures) identified with the risk assessment.
• Maintain safety signs ensuring they are legible, up to date and remain relevant to the hazard.
• Explain unfamiliar signs to their employees and tell them what they need to do when they see a safety sign.
• The Regulations apply to all places and activities where people are employed.
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SAFETY SIGNS LEGISLATION GUIDE
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Created to help simplify the previous legislation into one. The
order details the requirements for a ‘responsible person’ to help manage precautions within large premises. Order states that you are required to appoint a ‘responsible person’.
Main responsibilities of an appointed person are: –
• Carry out risk assessments.
• Resolve the risks identified in any risk assessments.
• Maintain any fire equipment.
• Create new plans should a fire break out
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