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1、AS 13191994 Australian Standard Safety signs for the occupational environment Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 12 Mar 2007 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee SF/5, Industrial Warning Signs. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 1 February 1994
2、 and published on 18 April 1994. The following interests are represented on Committee SF/5: Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia Design Institute of Australia Electricity Supply Association
3、of Australia National Safety Council of Australia Occupational Health and Safety Authority, Victoria Railways of Australia Committee University of N.S.W. WorkCover Authority of N.S.W. Worksafe Australia Review of Australian Standards. To keep abreast of progress in industry, Australian Standards are
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7、is Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 93134. Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 12 Mar 2007 The Standard is downloaded from Standard Sharing AS 13191994 Australian Standard Safety signs for the occupational environment First published as AS C241952. Revised and redesignat
8、ed AS 13191972. Second edition 1979. Third edition 1983. Fourth edition 1994. PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA (STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA) 1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140 ISBN 0 7262 8811 X Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 12 Mar 2007 AS 131919942 PREFACE This Standard was pr
9、epared by the Standards Australia Committee on Industrial Warning Signs to supersede AS 13191983. The two principal reasons for revising the Standard at this time are firstly to incorporate six new symbolic signs into the Standard, and secondly to alter the basic designs of signs with text messages
10、to incorporate the colour and shape coding of symbolic signs. The six new signs have been accepted as a result of successful comprehension testing in accordance with procedures similar to those now specified in AS 2342. The testing was carried out by Standards Australia with the financial and practi
11、cal assistance of a number of large industrial employers in both public and commercial enterprises. Signs whose function is to warn of hazards and danger have now been grouped under the general heading of hazard signs, and subdivided into DANGER signs and warning signs, the former to be used where t
12、he hazard is considered to be potentially life threatening. The term warning now replaces the term caution in previous editions, for consistency with road signs and water safety signs (neither term is now actually used on signs). The shape coding for warning signs has been retained as a triangle, de
13、spite the use of the diamond as a warning shape for road signs and water safety signs. The Committee considered that the potential for confusion with certain signs in the Hazchem series (see AS 1216*), notably those for oxidizing agents, would render use of the yellow diamond shape undesirable for g
14、eneral warning signs in the industrial environment. The text of this Standard has also been modified and expanded to provide more guidance on the design, manufacture and use of industrial safety signs. The terms normative and informative have been used in this Standard to define the application of t
15、he appendix to which they apply. A normative appendix is an integral part of a Standard, whereas an informative appendix is only for information and guidance. * AS 1216, Classification, hazard identification and information systems for dangerous goods. CopyrightSTANDARDS AUSTRALIA Users of Standards
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21、ime. Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 12 Mar 2007 The Standard is downloaded from Standard Sharing 3AS 13191994 CONTENTS Page FOREWORD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL 1.1SCOPE. . . . . . .
22、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1.2REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1.3DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1.4GENERAL REQ
23、UIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 SECTION 2 CLASSIFICATION AND LAYOUT OF SIGNS 2.1SIGN CLASSIFICATION AND USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 2.2COLOUR, SHAPE AND ENCLOSURE CODING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 2.3SIGN
24、 LAYOUTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 SECTION 3 DESIGN OF SIGNS 3.1GENERAL REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 3.2USE OF SYMBOLS AND SYMBOLIC SIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 3
25、.3SIGN LAYOUT DESIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3.4SIGN SIZE, LEGEND AND LEGIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 3.5SIGN FACE MATERIALS AND COLOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 SECTION 4 CONSTRUCTION, INSTAL
26、LATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SIGNS 4.1SIGN CONSTRUCTION, ERECTION AND REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 4.2SIGN LOCATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4.3SIGN MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27、. . . .20 SECTION 5 ACCIDENT PREVENTION TAGS 5.1GENERAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 5.2DESIGN OF TAGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 APPENDICES ASPECIFICATION OF SAFETY COLOURS . . . . .
28、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 BINDEX OF SYMBOLIC SAFETY SIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 CDESIGN OF DANGER SIGN SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 DGUIDE FOR THE LAYOUT DESIGN OF SAFETY SIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 EGUIDE FOR TH
29、E USE OF RETROREFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON SIGNS . .38 FRECOMMENDED LIGHTING LEVELS FOR ILLUMINATED SIGNS . . . . .39 Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 12 Mar 2007 AS 131919944 FOREWORD Symbols and symbolic signs are often regarded as a means of visual communication superior to words. With well
30、 designed graphics, a symbolic sign can have greater legibility than one with words, and provided the meaning is reasonably self-evident to the people for whom its message is intended, it can transcend language barriers. However, whether the meaning is sufficiently self-evident cannot be reliably as
31、sessed without comprehension testing in accordance with AS 2342. This Standard, therefore, requires that only the symbolic signs specified shall be used, except where a new symbol has been introduced after testing as set out in Clause 3.2. The Standard also makes provision for combination word/symbo
32、l signs. These may be in the form of either a composite sign, where the words are used to qualify or augment the message, or a hybrid sign where the meaning of the symbol is merely repeated in words. Use of the latter is generally deprecated because, if the symbol performed satisfactorily in compreh
33、ension testing, it should not be necessary. The need to provide a hybrid sign is generally indicative of a symbol which does not convey its meaning adequately, and therefore, either needs further attention to its design, or should be abandoned in favour of words. However, if a symbol has been accept
34、ed entirely on the results of the recall test in AS 2342 after having failed the comprehension test, its use as a hybrid sign may need to be considered (see Clause 2.3.3(d) of this Standard). Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 12 Mar 2007 The Standard is downloaded from Standard Sharing 5
35、AS 13191994 STANDARDS AUSTRALIA Australian Standard Safety signs for the occupational environment S E C T I O N1S C O P EA N DG E N E R A L 1.1SCOPEThis Standard sets out requirements for the design and use of safety signs intended for use in the occupational environment to regulate and control safe
36、ty related behaviour, to warn of hazards and to provide emergency information including fire protection information. It does not include EXIT signs of the type specified in AS 2293.1 for use inside buildings. 1.2REFERENCED DOCUMENTSThe following documents are referred to in the Standard: AS 1742Manu
37、al of uniform traffic control devices 1742.1Part 1:General introduction and index of signs 1744Standard alphabets for road signs 2293Emergency evacuation lighting in buildings 2293.1Part 1:Design and installation 2342Development, testing and implementation of information and safety symbols and symbo
38、lic signs 2700Colour standards for general purposes AS/NZS 1906Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes 1906.1Part 1:Retroreflective materials BS 873Road traffic signs and internally illuminated bollards 873.5Part 5:Specificationfor internallyilluminatedsignsandexterna
39、llighting luminaires 1.3DEFINITIONSFor the purpose of this Standard the definitions below apply. 1.3.1Backgroundthat part of a sign that is behind the legend. 1.3.2Combination signs (a)Combination signa sign which comprises both words and a symbol. (b)Composite signa combination sign on which the wo
40、rds qualify or augment the symbol. (c)Hybrid signa combination sign on which the words simply repeat the message given by the symbol. 1.3.3Dangerapplied in the context of safety signs to a situation which is likely to be life threatening if the message is ignored. 1.3.4Enclosurea coloured band that
41、outlines and emphasizes the symbolic shape of a sign (sometimes referred to as the border). COPYRIGHT Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 12 Mar 2007 AS 131919946 1.3.5Functionthe purposeof a sign, e.g. to indicateprohibitionor mandatory requirements, to warn, or to inform. 1.3.6Legendthe m
42、essage contentof a sign in words (text) or symbols,or a combination of these. 1.3.7Responsible personthe person legally responsible for the maintenance and management of safety and safety practices in a workplace or on a works site. 1.3.8Safety colourany one of the colours specified in Appendix A to
43、 which a safety meaning is attributed. 1.3.9Shallthe word shall is to be understood as mandatory. 1.3.10Shouldthe word should is to be understood as non-mandatory, i.e. advisory or recommended. 1.3.11Signaninscribedboard,plaqueorotherdelineatedspaceonwhicha combination of legend and symbolic shape i
44、s used to convey a message. NOTE:Definitionsofthevariousclasses ofsigns,i.e. regulatory,hazard,emergency information and fire signs are given in Clause 2.1. 1.3.12Surrounda fine outline of background or base colour on the outer edge of a symbolic sign that is sometimes formed during the manufacturin
45、g process, or on the outer edge of a dark coloured border on a light coloured background. 1.3.13Symbola graphic or pictorial device used to represent objects or concepts, but for the purposes of this Standard, excluding letters, numerals and punctuation symbols. NOTE: Directional arrows, although no
46、rmally classed as symbols, are dealt with in this Standard as though they were a separate sign element. 1.3.14Symbolic shapea characteristic shape and safety colour combination used to identify the function of a sign, and which may have a symbol superimposed, or may be used without a superimposed sy
47、mbol as an element of a larger sign. 1.3.15Symbolic signa sign comprising the combination of a graphic symbol and a symbolic shape, which may either stand alone, or may form an element of a composite sign containing text, other symbols, symbolic signs, or a combination of these. 1.3.16Warningapplied
48、 in the context of safety signs to a situation which is likely to be hazardous but not likely to be life-threatening if the message is ignored. NOTE: The term caution used in previous editions of this Standard has now been replaced by the term warning. The two terms are regarded as being interchange
49、able. 1.4GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1.4.1Suitability for purposeThe responsible person shall ensure that the type of sign used is suitable for the intended purpose. The assessment should include consideration of the following: (a)Where there are to be words on a sign, is it likely that the meaning of the sign will need to be conveyed to persons not familiar with the English language? In addition to English, it may be necessary to repeat the message in one or more other languages, particularly if instant recognit