1. What Safety Signs are required by legislation?

2. Safety Sign requirements are determined by the process of formal risk assessment

3. It is the risk assessor that determines the need and should detail the requirement

4. How is this achieved?

18. Code of practice for escape route signing
BS5499 Part
Code of practice for escape route signing
BS EN ISO 7010
Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs.

19. Safety Signs Reference No. ISO 7010-E001
Referent: Emergency exit (left hand)
Function: To indicate an escape
route to a place of safety
Reference No. ISO 7010-E002
Referent: Emergency exit (right hand)
Function: To indicate an escape
route to a place of safety

20. Supplementary Text

21. Directional Arrows

22. Use of Directional Arrows
An escape route sign should incorporate or be used with an arrow which is in accordance with BS :2013.
The arrow serves to denote the direction of travel that an occupant should take in order to reach a place of safety.
The Following is an extract from BS :2013
4.8 Use of arrows
Every escape route sign should be accompanied by a directional arrow in accordance with the additional
information given with BS EN ISO 7010:2012, E001 and E002. The arrow should indicate the direction
of travel leading to the place of safety.
Meaning (as viewed from in front of the sign)
Examples of locations
1. Progress down to the right (indicating change of level).
1. On wall or suspended at head of stairs or ramp.
2. On half landing wall or stairs.
3. Suspended at change of level.

23. Use of Directional Arrows
Meaning (as viewed from in front of the sign)
Examples of locations
1. Progress up to the right
(indicating change of level).
2. Progress forward & across to the right from here (when suspended within an open area).
1. On wall or suspended at foot of stairs or ramp.
2. On half landing wall or stairs.
3. Suspended at change of level.
4. Suspended in open areas.

24. Use of Directional Arrows
Meaning (as viewed from in front of the sign)
Examples of locations
1. Progress down to the left
(indicating change of level).
1. On wall or suspended at head of stairs or ramp.
2. On half landing wall or stairs.
3. Suspended at change of level.

25. Use of Directional Arrows
Meaning (as viewed from in front of the sign)
Examples of locations
1. Progress up to the left
(indicating change of level).
2. Progress forward and across to the left from here (when suspended within an open area).
1. On wall or suspended at foot of stairs or ramp.
2. On half landing wall or stairs.
3. Suspended at change of level.
4. Suspended in open areas.

26. Use of Directional Arrows
Meaning (as viewed from in front of the sign)
Examples of locations
1. Progress forward from here (indicating direction of travel).
2. Progress forward and through from here, when sign is sited above a door (indicating direction of travel).
3. Progress forward and up from here (indicating change of level).
1. Suspended in corridor leading to door.
2. Suspended in open areas.
3. Suspended in front of door.
4. Positioned above door.
5. Suspended at foot of stairs or ramp.

27. Use of Directional Arrows
Meaning (as viewed from in front of the sign)
Examples of locations
1. Progress to the right from here
(indicating direction of travel).
1. On corridor walls.
2. Suspended adjacent and left of the exit.
3. Suspended at change of direction.

28. Use of Directional Arrows
Meaning (as viewed from in front of the sign)
Examples of locations
1. Progress to the left from here
(indicating direction of travel).
1. On corridor walls.
2. Suspended adjacent and right of exit.
3. Suspended at change of direction.

29. Use of Directional Arrows
Meaning (as viewed from in front of the sign)
Examples of locations
1. Progress down from here
(indicating change of level).
1. Suspended at head of stairs or ramp.
2. Suspended at change of level.