Industrial & Chemical sector
Standards and laws in the industrial and chemical sector
The chemicals and industrial sector features complex plants, with unclear situations and surroundings. Below you will find a selection of the laws and regulations Blomsma Signs & Safety adheres to which are specific to this sector.
ISO16069
Graphical symbols — Safety signs
Safety way guidance systems (SWGS)
Scope: Onshore
Describes the principles governing the design and application of visual components used to create a safety way guidance system (SWGS).
ISO organisation » ISO16069
ISO3864:1
Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs
Part 1: Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
Scope: Onshore
Establishes the safety identification colours and design principles for safety signs and safety markings.
ISO organisation » ISO3864:1
ISO3864:2
Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs
Part 2: Design principles for product safety labels
Scope: Onshore
Establishes additional principles for the design of safety labels for products.
ISO organisation » ISO3864:2
ISO3864:3
Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs
Part 3: Design principles for graphical symbols for use in safety signs
Scope: Onshore
Gives principles, criteria and guidance for the design of graphical symbols for use in safety signs.
ISO organisation » ISO3864:3
ISO3864:4
Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs
Part 4: Colorimetric and photometric properties of safety sign materials
Scope: Onshore
Establishes the colorimetric and photometric requirements and test methods for the colours of safety signs.
ISO organisation » ISO3864:4
ISO7010
Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs
Registered safety signs
Scope: Onshore
Prescribes safety signs for the purposes of accident prevention, fire protection, health hazard information and emergency evacuation.
ISO organisation » ISO7010
ISO23601
Safety identification — Escape and evacuation plan signs
Scope: Onshore
Establishes design principles for displayed escape plans.
ISO organisation » ISO23601
ISO17398
Safety colours and safety signs — Classification, performance and durability of safety signs
Scope: Onshore
Specifies requirements for a performance-related classification system for safety signs.
ISO organisation » ISO17398
ISO7001
Graphical symbols — Public information symbols
Scope: Onshore
Specifies graphical symbols for the purposes of public information.
ISO organisation » ISO7001
EU 92/58
Safety and health signs
Scope: European Union
Defines the minimum requirements for the provision of safety and/or health signs at work.
EUR-Lex (European Union Law) » EU 92/58
EU 1999/92/EG – ATEX 153
ATEX Explosion Safety Guidelines
Scope of applicability: Country – National and International
The ATEX 153 directive is about the minimum requirements for protecting the health of employees and ensuring their safety in the presence of explosive atmospheres.
European Commission >> Directive 1999/92/EC ATEX 153
EU GHS
CLP/GHS – Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures
Scope: European Union
Defines classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.
European Commission » EU GHS
