Council Directive 92/58/EECShow full title

Article 2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive:

(a)

safety and/or health signs means signs referring to a specific object, activity or situation and providing information or instructions about safety and/or health at work by means of a signboard, a colour, an illuminated sign or acoustic signal, a verbal communication or a hand signal, as the case may be;

(b)

prohibition sign means a sign prohibiting behaviour likely to incur or cause danger;

(c)

warning sign means a sign giving warning of a hazard or danger;

(d)

mandatory sign means a sign prescribing specific behaviour;

(e)

emergency escape or first-aid sign means a sign giving information on emergency exits or first-aid or rescue facilities;

(f)

information sign means a sign providing information other than that referred to in (b) to (e);

(g)

signboard means a sign which provides specific information by a combination of a geometric shape, colours and a symbol or pictogram and which is rendered visible by lighting of sufficient intensity;

(h)

supplementary signboard means a signboard used together with one of the signs described under (g), which provides supplementary information;

(i)

safety colour means a colour to which a specific meaning is assigned;

(j)

Symbol or pictogram means a figure which describes a situation or prescribes specific behaviour and which is used on a signboard or illuminated surface;

(k)

illuminated sign means a sign produced by a device made of transparent or translucent materials which are illuminated from the inside or the rear in such a way as to give the appearance of a luminous surface;

(l)

acoustic signal means a coded sound signal which is released and transmitted by a device designed for that purpose, without the use of a human or artificial voice;

(m)

verbal communication means a predetermined spoken message communicated by a human or artificial voice;

(n)

hand signal a movement and/or position of the arms and /or hands, in coded form, for guiding persons who are carrying out manoeuvres which constitute a hazard or danger for workers.