BS 5499-11:2002

BS 5499-11:2002 Graphical symbols and signs. Safety signs, including fire safety signs. Water safety signs This part of BS 5499 specifies water safety signs, to be used for giving information on the prohibition of certain actions and activities, to give warnings of water hazards or dangerous situations and to give specific instructions for mandatory action. This part of BS 5499 is applicable to safety signs for use at locations in, on and near water, in coastal and inland waters, including navigational waters, and in all types of swimming pools. These locations include the following:

indoor and outdoor swimming pools; paddling pools; harbours, docks, marinas; beaches, piers, landing stages, fishing points, bridges over water; quarries, industrial and construction sites, agricultural areas; water tanks; rivers, canals, estuaries, lakes, reservoirs, ponds.