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1、AS 13191994 Australian Standard Safety signs for the occupational environment Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 12 Jun 2008 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、his Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 93134. Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 12 Jun 2008 AS 13191994 Australian Standard Safety signs for the occupational environment First published as AS C241952. Revised and redesignated AS 13191972. Second edition 1979. Third editio
8、n 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 Jun 2008 AS 131919942 PREFACE This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on In
9、dustrial 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 to incorporate the colour and shape coding of sym
10、bolic 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 practical assistance of a number of large industrial em
11、ployers 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 the hazard is considered to be potentially life th
12、reatening. 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, despite the use of the diamond as a warning shape f
13、or 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 general warning signs in the industrial environmen
14、t. 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 the appendix to which they apply. A normative appe
15、ndix is an integral part of a Standard, whereas an informative appendixis only for information and guidance. * AS 1216, Classification, hazard identification and information systems for dangerous goods. CopyrightSTANDARDS AUSTRALIA Users of Standards are reminded that copyright subsists in all Stand
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21、12 Jun 2008 3AS 13191994 CONTENTS Page FOREWORD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL 1.1SCOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1.2REFERENCED
22、 DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1.3DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1.4GENERAL REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 SECTION 2 CLASSIFICAT
23、ION AND LAYOUT OF SIGNS 2.1SIGN CLASSIFICATION AND USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 2.2COLOUR, SHAPE AND ENCLOSURE CODING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 2.3SIGN LAYOUTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 SECT
24、ION 3 DESIGN OF SIGNS 3.1GENERAL REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 3.2USE OF SYMBOLS AND SYMBOLIC SIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 3.3SIGN LAYOUT DESIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3.4
25、SIGN SIZE, LEGEND AND LEGIBILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 3.5SIGN FACE MATERIALS AND COLOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 SECTION 4 CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SIGNS 4.1SIGN CONSTRUCTION, ERECTION AND REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26、. .19 4.2SIGN LOCATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4.3SIGN MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 SECTION 5 ACCIDENT PREVENTION TAGS 5.1GENERAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 5.2DESIGN OF TAGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 APPENDICES ASPECIFICATION OF SAFETY COLOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 BINDEX OF SYMBOLIC SAFETY SIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28、. . . . . . . . . . . . .24 CDESIGN OF DANGER SIGN SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 DGUIDE FOR THE LAYOUT DESIGN OF SAFETY SIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 EGUIDE FOR THE USE OF RETROREFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON SIGNS . .38 FRECOMMENDED LIGHTING LEVELS FOR ILLUMINATED SIGNS .
29、 . . . .39 Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 12 Jun 2008 AS 131919944 FOREWORD Symbols and symbolic signs are often regarded as a means of visual communication superior to words. With well designedgraphics, a symbolic sign can have greater legibility than one with words, and provided the
30、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 assessed without comprehension testing in accordance with AS 2342. This Standard, therefore, requires th
31、at 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/symbol signs. These may be in the form of either a composite sign, where the words are used to qualify or a
32、ugment 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 comprehension testing, it should not be necessary. The need to provide a hybrid sign is generally indicative
33、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 accepted entirely on the results of the recall test in AS 2342 after having failed the comprehension test, i
34、ts 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 Jun 2008 5AS 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
35、 Standard sets out requirements for the design and use of safety signs intended for use in the occupational environment to regulate and control safety related behaviour,to warn of hazards and to provide emergency information including fire protection information. It does not include EXIT signs of th
36、e type specified in AS 2293.1 for use inside buildings. 1.2REFERENCED DOCUMENTSThe following documents are referred to in the Standard: AS 1742Manual of uniform traffic control devices 1742.1Part 1:General introduction and index of signs 1744Standard alphabets for road signs 2293Emergency evacuation
37、 lighting in buildings 2293.1Part 1:Design and installation 2342Development, testing and implementation of information and safety symbols and symbolic signs 2700Colour standards for general purposes AS/NZS 1906Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes 1906.1Part 1:Retro
38、reflective materials BS 873Road traffic signs and internally illuminated bollards 873.5Part 5:Specificationforinternallyilluminatedsignsandexternallighting luminaires 1.3DEFINITIONSFor the purpose of this Standard the definitions below apply. 1.3.1Backgroundthat part of a sign that is behind the leg
39、end. 1.3.2Combination signs (a)Combination signa sign which comprises both words and a symbol. (b)Composite signa combination sign on which the words 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 i
40、n 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 outlines and emphasizes the symbolic shape of a sign (sometimes referred to as the border). COPYRIGHT Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 12 Jun
41、2008 AS 131919946 1.3.5Functionthe purposeof a sign, e.g. to indicateprohibitionor mandatory requirements, to warn, or to inform. 1.3.6Legendthemessagecontentof a signin words (text)orsymbols,ora combination of these. 1.3.7Responsible personthe person legally responsiblefor the maintenanceand manage
42、ment 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 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
43、, i.e. advisory or recommended. 1.3.11Signaninscribedboard,plaqueorotherdelineatedspaceonwhicha combination of legend and symbolic shape is used to convey a message. NOTE:Definitionsofthevariousclassesofsigns,i.e.regulatory,hazard,emergency information and fire signs are given in Clause 2.1. 1.3.12S
44、urrounda fine outline of background or base colour on the outer edge of a symbolic sign that is sometimes formed during the manufacturing 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 con
45、cepts, but for the purposes of this Standard, excluding letters, numerals and punctuation symbols. NOTE: Directional arrows, although normally 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
46、 combination used to identify the function of a sign, and which may have a symbol superimposed, or may be used without a superimposed symbol 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
47、 may form an element of a composite sign containing text, other symbols, symbolic signs, or a combination of these. 1.3.16Warningapplied 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 cauti
48、on used in previous editions of this Standard has now been replaced by the term warning. The two terms are regarded as being interchangeable. 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 a
49、ssessment 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 recognition of the message may be needed in a critical situation. Translated messages shall adhere as closely as practicable to the intent of the English version. (b)If a symbol or symbolic sign is used, does th
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