This International Standard prescribes safety signs for the purposes of accident prevention, fire
protection, health hazard information and emergency evacuation.
The shape and colour of each safety sign are according to ISO 3864-1 and the design of the graphical
symbols is according to ISO 3864-3.
This International Standard is applicable to all locations where safety issues related to people need to
be addressed. However, it is not applicable to the signalling used for guiding rail, road, river, maritime
and air traffic and, in general, to those sectors subject to a regulation which may differ with regard to
certain points of this International Standard and of the ISO 3864 series.
This International Standard specifies the safety sign originals that may be scaled for reproduction and
application purposes.